NIST CSF Practice Question: What is a false positive in detection systems? | CyberCertPrep
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What is a false positive in detection systems?
A.A positive detection result
B.An alert triggered by normal activity incorrectly identified as malicious
C.A confirmed security incident
D.A positive outcome from testing
Why B is correct
False positives are alerts on benign activity misidentified as threats. Excessive false positives cause alert fatigue and can lead to real threats being overlooked.
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Where this fits in the NIST CSF exam
Detect Function
NIST CSF Detect function: continuous monitoring, anomaly and event detection, and detection processes.
This question belongs to the "Detect" domain, which makes up about 20% of the NIST CSF exam.
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