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False Negative

What is False Negative?

A security detection failure where a genuine threat is not identified, allowing malicious activity to proceed undetected.

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Frameworks that govern false negative

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on false negative

Requirements naming false negative across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO/IEC 42005:20252 controls

Safety is the property of a system that, under defined conditions, keeps it from reaching a state that endangers human life, health, well-being, property or the environment, and AI can bring new safety problems (ISO/IEC 23894 A.10).

iso-iec-42005-2025::6.8.2.7 · Safety →
ISO 21448:20221 control

The design considers potential performance insufficiencies where an element's output could lead to hazardous behaviour at vehicle level, such as insufficient classification, measurement, tracking, target selection or kinematic estimation, false positive and fa...

iso-21448-2022::5.4 · 5.4 Performance insufficiencies and countermeasures considerations →
ISO 37003:20251 control

Where artificial intelligence systems are used in detection (anomaly detection, pattern recognition, scoring of transactions or claims), govern them: define what they are for and which decisions they inform, validate their performance including false-positive...

iso-37003-2025::8.3.7 · Artificial intelligence systems →
NIST SP 800-2071 control

The risk associated with automated agents (NPEs) configuring and enforcing policy, including false positives and false negatives in automated decisions.

SP800-207-THR-NPE · Threat: Use of Non-Person Entities (NPE) in ZTA Administration →
NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 31 control

CSF 2.0 Category: assets are monitored to find anomalies, indicators of compromise and other potentially adverse events. Priority High.

nist-sp-800-61-rev-3::DE.CM · DE.CM Continuous monitoring of all asset types at all times, tuned and informed by threat information →
Open Banking Security1 control

Operate fraud detection + Transaction Risk Analysis + rate limiting + sandbox per scheme requirements. Fraud Detection and Transaction Risk Analysis must (a) implement real-time fraud detection at authorisation + initiation + completion + (b) consider device +...

OPENBANK-6 · Fraud Detection, Transaction Risk Analysis, Rate Limiting, Sandbox →

Questions people ask about false negative

What is False Negative?
A security detection failure where a genuine threat is not identified, allowing malicious activity to proceed undetected.
Why is False Negative important for compliance?
False Negative is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding false negative helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address False Negative?
False Negative appears in the requirement text of ISO/IEC 42005:2025, ISO 21448:2022, ISO 37003:2025, NIST SP 800-207, NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3. Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about False Negative?
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