Joe, the Security Administrator, Sees This in a Vulnerability Scan

question 1071

Multiple Choice

Joe, the security administrator, sees this in a vulnerability scan report: "The server 10.1.2.232 is running Apache 2.2.20 which may be vulnerable to a mod_cgi exploit." Joe verifies that the mod_cgi module is not enabled on 10.1.2.232. This message is an example of:

• A) a threat.
• B) a risk.
• C) a false negative.
• D) a false positive.

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A ratio computed from the observed sample mean difference divided by the standard error of the mean, used in hypothesis testing.

Critical Values

Critical values are thresholds in statistical hypothesis testing that define the boundary between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it is not rejected.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, used as a criterion for deciding the outcome of a statistical test.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, particularly in situations dealing with small sample sizes or unknown standard deviations, to determine if there is a significant difference between two sets of data.