Benign: In IT and cybersecurity, benign refers to software or activities that are not harmful to systems or data. While the term can apply to innocuous programs or files, it is also used to describe false positives in security alerts, where benign events are mistakenly flagged as threats.
Categories: CC D1: Security Principles | CCSP D1: Cloud Concepts - Architecture and Design | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D1: Security Concepts and Practices
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