What kind of events diminishes the value and urgency of real alerts?

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What kind of events diminishes the value and urgency of real alerts?

  • false positives
  • false negatives
  • true negatives
  • true positives

Explanation: False positives are situations in which a security device triggers an alarm, but no malicious activity or actual attack occurs. They are problematic because triggering unjustified alerts diminishes the value and urgency of real alerts.

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