QuestionQ45

VerifiedInformation Security Tools and Programs

Steve, a network administrator at a large company where an IDS is already installed, reviews log information and observes a genuine attack that triggered the IDS to raise a threat alarm on the network, then reports it to management. Which term correctly describes this type of alarm raised by the IDS?

Explanation

A true positive occurs when an intrusion detection system raises an alert for an actual malicious attack or threat.

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