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Root cause analysis

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A principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.

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Process95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Root cause analyses
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Root cause analysis's
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Root cause analyses'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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A process of diagnosis to establish the origins of events, which can be used for learning from consequences, typically from errors and problems
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.
NIST SP 800-301 senseview framework →
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A principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.
NIST SP 800-391 senseview framework →
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A principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A principle-based, systems approach for the identification of underlying causes associated with a particular set of risks.
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