Why automated vulnerability scanners over VPN were generating false positives in security logs and the scanner pattern rules I applied to reduce noise
Security teams rely heavily on automated tools to keep infrastructure safe from vulnerabilities, but these tools can sometimes create more confusion than clarity. A common scenario has emerged in many organizations where automated vulnerability scans piped through VPNs unknowingly trigger a flood of false positives in security logs. These false positives, if not mitigated, can …