What happens to alerts in Deep Security after a period of time?

In Deep Security, alerts are designed to remain in the system until they are either dismissed manually by an administrator or automatically by the system based on predefined conditions. This functionality allows administrators to have full visibility over security events and incidents, ensuring that they can address each alert appropriately based on its severity and context.

The automatic dismissal of alerts can be configured, which helps manage the volume and relevance of alerts in the system, but until those conditions are met, the alerts will remain visible. This long-term retention of alerts allows for ongoing monitoring and can aid in forensic analysis or auditing processes.

Considering the other options, alerts do not get deleted automatically without interaction, nor are they archived permanently in a way that renders them unviewable. Also, alerts do not convert into logs, as alerts and logs serve different purposes within the system; alerts are actionable items that require attention, while logs provide a historical record of events. Thus, the correct choice reflects the functionality that alerts stay in the system until addressed.