Exam SY0-701 topic 1 question 218 discussion

the vulnerability was NOT present after the scan indicates a false positive

False Positive = flagged issue but not really there.

Ans A - Scanned, identified but not found = False positive False negative is identified, scanned but not found.

False negative

Its false negative. a test result which incorrectly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is absent.

Its a false negative

Its a false negative

This one is a false negative. Why? A known vulnerability has been found but the scanner failed to see it. False Positive means the scanner incorrectly identified a vulnerability

The correct answer is: A. False positive Explanation: A false positive occurs when a security system incorrectly flags a vulnerability or threat that does not actually exist on the system. In this case, the vulnerability scan reported an issue, but upon further investigation, the administrator confirmed that the vulnerability is not present. Why not the other options? B. False negative – This would mean a vulnerability is present but was not detected, which is the opposite of what happened here. C. True positive – This would mean the vulnerability was correctly identified and is actually present on the system. D. True negative – This would mean the system was correctly identified as not having the vulnerability, but in this case, the scan incorrectly reported it.

B. False negative. Because it is an "identified" vulnerabilities but not reported by a scan.

False Positive - Normal or expected activity is incorrectly identified as abnormal or unexpected. False Negative - Abnormal or unexpected activity is incorrectly identified as normal or expected. Therefore, B is the correct answer.

A. False Positive - an alert for an event that is not a threat.

A. GPT