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Actual exam question from Isaca's CISA
Question #: 266
Topic #: 1
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When reviewing the functionality of an intrusion detection system (IDS), the IS auditor should be MOST concerned if:

  • A. legitimate packets blocked by the system have increased.
  • B. false positives have been reported.
  • C. detected events have increased.
  • D. actual attacks have not been identified.
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
by MunaM at Sept. 6, 2022, 12:20 a.m.

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MunaM
Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago
Answer should be D as IDS can't block traffic
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euphemiarose99
Highly Voted 1 year, 7 months ago
This appeared on the actual CISA exam today 🥹
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blues_lee
Most Recent 2 months, 3 weeks ago
answer is D. IDS cannot prevent/block the attack. that's IPS function.
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Swallows
7 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: D
Attacks that are not identified by the system are at higher risk because they are unknown and no action is taken to address them.
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007Georgeo
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: D
It's D , The primary purpose of an IDS is to identify and alert on potential attacks, and if the system fails to do so, it may not be providing adequate protection to the organization's systems and data
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MichaelHoang
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: D
answer is D. IDS cannot prevent/block the attack. that's IPS function.
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Julianleehk
1 year, 11 months ago
should be D
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Deeplaxmi
2 years, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: D
blocking legitimate packet is tolerable than IDS not detecting the actual attack.
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