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After conducting a vulnerability scan, a systems administrator notices that one of the identified vulnerabilities is not present on the systems that were scanned. Which of the following describes this example?

A.
False positive
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A.
False positive
B.
False negative
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B.
False negative
C.
True positive
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C.
True positive
D.
True negative
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D.
True negative
Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

A false positive occurs when a vulnerability scan identifies a vulnerability that is not actually present on the systems that were scanned. This means that the scan has incorrectly flagged a system as vulnerable.

False positive: Incorrectly identifies a vulnerability that does not exist on the scanned systems.

False negative: Fails to identify an existing vulnerability on the system.

True positive: Correctly identifies an existing vulnerability.

True negative: Correctly identifies that there is no vulnerability.

asked 02/10/2024
Josh Rose
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