200-201 Network Intrusion Analysis Practice Question
During alert triage, an analyst determines that an alert fired but no actual attack or malicious activity occurred on the network. How should this alert be classified?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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False positive
A false positive is an alert that triggers incorrectly when no real attack exists. True positive means attack confirmed, false negative means attack missed, true negative means no alert and no attack.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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True negative
Why it's wrong here
True negative means no alert and no attack.
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False negative
Why it's wrong here
False negative means attack missed.
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True positive
Why it's wrong here
True positive means attack confirmed.
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False positive
Why this is correct
False positive is an alert without an actual attack.
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