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incident containment process

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An established or official method for implementing the policy for incident containment or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to limit and prevent further damage from happening after an incident occurs, along with ensuring that there is no destruction of forensic evidence that may be needed for future legal actions which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.

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Information Class

unclassified

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