QuestionQ119

Network Monitoring and Analysis

Richards, a security specialist at an organization, was monitoring an IDS system. During monitoring, he suddenly received an alert about an ongoing intrusion attempt on the organization's network. He immediately prevented the malicious actions by implementing the required measures.

Identify the type of alert produced by the IDS system in this scenario.

  • A True positive
  • B True negative
  • C False negative
  • D False positive
Explanation

A true positive occurs when an IDS generates an alert for a real intrusion or malicious activity. The detected intrusion attempt was genuine and required mitigation.

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