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A scanner is tuned aggressively to reduce noise and now misses several real weaknesses. Which measure has worsened?

  1. The false positive rate
  2. The credentialed coverage
  3. The false negative rate
  4. The scan duration
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Answer: C. The false negative rate

Tuning trades one against the other: fewer wasted investigations, more real weaknesses left unreported.

Source: NIST SP 800-115 (NIST) — SP 800-115 § 4 Target Identification and Analysis Techniques

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