Which kind of event occurs when an intrusion detection device identifies an activity as acceptable behavior and the activity is acceptable?

Which kind of event occurs when an intrusion detection device identifies an activity as acceptable behavior and the activity is acceptable?

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

Explanation: True negatives occur when an intrusion detection device identifies an activity as acceptable behavior, and the activity is acceptable. False negatives are malicious activities not detected by a network security device. False positives are situations in which a security device triggers an alarm, but no malicious activity or actual attack occurs. True positives are successfully identifying a security attack or a malicious event.

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