A vulnerability scanner flags dozens of findings on county servers, but analysts must confirm which alerts are real before briefing the council. Which analysis step best reduces panic from inaccurate scanner noise?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Scanners cry wolf sometimes—confirm the hits so you do not march into council with a false alarm. Validating findings separates real vulns from false positives; burying results or assuming silence means safety are the opposite of analysis.
Full Explanation
Analysis in vulnerability management includes confirming scanner output to reduce false positives before stakeholder communication. False negatives remain a residual risk if validation is shallow, but escalating unreviewed noise erodes trust and wastes remediation effort. Deleting results or equating lack of confirmation with a clean environment fails the validation objective.