Which term is used to describe legitimate traffic that is mistaken for unauthorized traffic by firewalls and IPSs?
- True positive
- True negative
- False positive
- False negative
Explanation: Network security devices such as firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) use preconfigured rules to identify malicious traffic on the network. Sometimes legitimate traffic is mistakenly identified as unauthorized or malicious. When legitimate traffic is incorrectly identified as unauthorized, it is known as a false positive.
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