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Cybersecurity Glossary

True Negative

A true negative occurs in cybersecurity when a negative detection occurs in a situation where there is a negative condition. In other words when an intrusion detection system (IDS) successfully ignores acceptable behaviour, or a vulnerability assessment detects no vulnerability in non-vulnerable software, or in attack surface management the platform or process ignores assets that are unrelated to an attack surface.

A true negative indicates that the system is performing as expected by looking for and finding no problems where none are present.

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Improve Attack Surface Visibility While Reducing False Positives

Join Meir Asiskovich, VP of Product at CyCognito, as he demonstrates how your Security team can build a more streamlined and focused attack surface visibility program that eliminates this noise, prioritizing risks based on their business impact, discoverability, and exploitability intelligence.

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Manage Your Attack Surface

CyCognito uniquely reveals unknown and unmanaged assets associated with your organization, including assets in cloud, partner, and subsidiary environments.

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Prioritization

Eliminate alert fatigue and focus on the top 1% most critical issues in your attack surface through intelligent, automated risk prioritization.

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State of External Exposure Management, 2024 Edition

State of External Exposure Management Report

Critical vulnerabilities often hide in plain sight—especially in your web servers.

The report is a must-read for understanding today’s external risks and how to prioritize them effectively. Download the report to stay ahead of emerging threats and strengthen your security posture for 2025.

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