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Investigate

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

To carry out a formal or systematic inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an event, incident, etc. in order to establish the truth.

Framework senses

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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a NICE Workforce Framework category consisting of specialty areas responsible for the investigation of cyber events and/or crimes of IT systems, networks, and digital evidence
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
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To carry out a formal or systematic inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an event, incident, etc. in order to establish the truth.
NERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v21 senseview framework →
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To carry out a formal or systematic inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an event, incident, etc. in order to establish the truth.