24 Jun Practice Test Question – Intrusion Detection Systems
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Roger recently deployed an IDS on his organization’s network and tuned it to reduce the false positive rate. Which one of the following categories best describes this control?
A. Preventive
B. Detective
C. Corrective
D. Compensating
Correct Answer: B
An intrusion detection system (IDS) has the ability to identify suspicious network traffic but cannot take any preventive action to block the traffic. Therefore, it is best classified as a detective control.
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