False Positive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001667",
  "term": "False Positive",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An erroneous acceptance of the hypothesis that a statistically significant event has been observed.\n\n2. An alert that incorrectly indicates that a vulnerability is present.\n\n3. An alert that incorrectly indicates that malicious activity is occurring.\n\n4. An instance in which a security tool incorrectly classifies benign content as malicious.\n\n5. Incorrectly classifying benign activity as malicious.\n\n6. An erroneous acceptance of the hypothesis that a statistically significant event has been observed. This is also referred to as a type 1 error. When “health-testing” the components of a device, it often refers to a declaration that a component has malfunctioned - based on some statistical test(s) - despite the fact that the component was actually working correctly.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-55v1 from NIST SP 800-90B",
    "NIST SP 800-115",
    "NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2",
    "NIST SP 800-83 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-86",
    "NIST SP 800-90B",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/false-positive/"
}