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investigation

nounid 3027·updated May 9, 2026
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The purpose of this task is to discover and examine the facts of an incident or allegation to establish the truth.

Classifications

Entity Type

Process92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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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 Glossary1 senseview framework →
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The collection and analysis of evidence with the goal to identifying the perpetrator of an attack or unauthorized use or access
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
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The purpose of this task is to discover and examine the facts of an incident or allegation to establish the truth.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
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The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.

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