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Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 1 Question 63 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSS exam
Question #: 63
Topic #: 1
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Jay, a network administrator, was monitoring traffic flowing through an IDS. Unexpectedly, he received an event triggered as an alarm, although there is no active attack in progress.

Identify the type of IDS alert Jay has received in the above scenario.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Ty at Jan 06, 2023, 09:33 AM

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Roosevelt
4 months ago
False positives can be so misleading, right?
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Gail
4 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not a true positive? Seems odd.
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Darnell
4 months ago
Agreed, false positive makes the most sense here.
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Paola
4 months ago
I thought true negatives were the ones with no attacks?
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Serina
4 months ago
That's definitely a false positive alert!
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Kaycee
5 months ago
I’m leaning towards false positive too, but I recall something about true positives being actual threats. It’s a bit confusing!
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Penney
5 months ago
If Jay got an alarm without an attack, it sounds like a false positive to me, but I could be mixing it up with false negatives.
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Avery
5 months ago
I remember practicing a question about IDS alerts, and I think a true negative means no alert when there’s no attack, so that doesn't fit here.
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James
5 months ago
I think this might be a false positive alert since there's no actual attack happening, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Antonio
5 months ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the details about the HPE Superdome Flex and nPar configuration to figure out the right components.
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Glen
5 months ago
I remember we talked about how speed is crucial for user satisfaction, so option B sounds familiar, but I could be mixing it up.
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Tora
5 months ago
I remember we covered certificate issues in the lab, but I'm unsure if it's about the server or intermediate certificates for this one.
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Georgiann
5 months ago
I feel like option A and option B are both plausible. I want to say that setting the local preference on routes that have passed through is common, but I've also seen questions that emphasize routes originating from an AS.
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Tawanna
10 months ago
Ah, the joys of network monitoring. I'm feeling confident about B) False negative alert. If the IDS didn't catch a real attack, that's a missed detection.
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Linn
10 months ago
Haha, leave it to the network admin to get a false positive on their own network! I'm going with D) False positive alert. Gotta love those IDS systems, am I right?
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Sylvia
10 months ago
Hmm, this is tricky. I'm going to go with C) True positive alert. Even though there's no active attack, the IDS still detected something suspicious, right?
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Clement
8 months ago
User 3: I'm not sure, but I think it could be C) True positive alert. The IDS might have detected something legitimate that appeared suspicious.
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Andra
9 months ago
User 2: I agree with Andra. It seems like a false positive alert in this case.
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Johnna
9 months ago
User 1: I think it's D) False positive alert. The IDS mistakenly triggered an alarm when there was no actual attack.
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Cherri
9 months ago
User3: I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) True positive alert.
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Annice
9 months ago
User2: I agree with User1, it could be a false positive.
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Cristal
9 months ago
User1: I think it's D) False positive alert.
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Maryrose
10 months ago
I think the correct answer is D) False positive alert. If there's no active attack, but the IDS triggered an alarm, it's likely a false positive scenario.
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Tawna
8 months ago
That's correct, false positives can occur when the IDS mistakenly identifies benign traffic as malicious.
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Francene
8 months ago
Yes, false positive alerts can sometimes be triggered by normal network activity.
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Daren
8 months ago
I agree, it seems like a false positive alert.
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Frank
8 months ago
D) False positive alert
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Chandra
9 months ago
C) True positive alert
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Brandee
9 months ago
B) False negative alert
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Cherelle
9 months ago
A) True negative alert
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Myong
10 months ago
But what if it's a true positive alert? Maybe there's a new type of attack that the IDS is detecting.
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Bulah
11 months ago
I agree with Stefany, it's probably a false positive alert.
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Stefany
11 months ago
I think Jay received a false positive alert.
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