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Running an IT Investigation in the Corporate Environment
- Abstract
- This paper describes the issues that are involved in conducting an IT investigation of an incident in a corporate environment. It helps to provide insight into the issues that many companies deal with when it comes to ensuring that an investigation is done correct. The paper starts by describing hurdles that many IT investigators face and gives solutions to help overcome these problems. This paper will help you understand the need for creating severity guidelines in your organization so that an incident can be assessed and investigated properly as well as communicated correctly. In addition, this paper helps outline the basic steps in properly conducting and investigation, including knowing how to rate the severity and potential risk that the particular incident may pose.