Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are critical, but they are notorious for generating false positives—alerts for benign activity that is mistaken for a threat. A flood of false positives can quickly lead to "alert fatigue," where security teams become desensitized and begin to ignore or disable alerts. This is a dangerous path, as a real intruder's activity can be missed amidst the noise. Conversely, a false negative, where the system fails to generate an alert for a genuine intrusion, is even more catastrophic, as it represents a complete failure of detection. Achieving a balance is paramount. Teams often err by setting detection thresholds too low (resulting in a flood of false positives) or too high (creating false negatives).
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