investigation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The purpose of this task is to discover and examine the facts of an incident or allegation to establish the truth.
polysemousFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexiconextended definition available
A systematic and formal inquiry into a qualified threat or incident using digital forensics and perhaps other traditional criminal inquiry techniques to determine the events that transpired and to collect evidence.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
The collection and analysis of evidence with the goal to identifying the perpetrator of an attack or unauthorized use or access
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v6
The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.
Wordset Dictionary
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
Wordset Dictionary
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
Classifications
Entity Type
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- investigatingprobe
- alternatephrasing
- Investigation
- plural
- investigations
- possessive
- investigation's
- pluralpossessive
- investigations'