"Over a Quarter of Security Alerts Are False Positives"

Researchers from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC) have discovered that many organizations are starting to get risk fatigue.  Most organizations are investing in more resources in network monitoring and threat intelligence technologies, which create more alerts, and more false positives for security teams.  In a new survey, the researchers found that 43 percent of the organizations surveyed experienced false positive alerts in more than 20 percent of cases.  15 percent of the organizations reported that more than 50 percent of the security alerts they receive are false positives.  

InfoSecurity reports: "Over a Quarter of Security Alerts Are False Positives"