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Risk Management
Incident Investigation Checklist
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Incident Investigation Checklist

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Begin Incident Investigation
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Identify the type of incident
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Deploy initial incident response team
4
Gather primary evidence
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Interview initial witnesses
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Gather secondary evidence
7
Approval: Initial Findings
8
Develop an incident timeline
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Identify root cause of incident
10
Document findings and recommendations
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Approval: Root Cause Analysis
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Create incident report
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Approval: Incident Report
14
Plan actions to prevent future recurrences
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Implement preventive actions
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Approve implementation of preventive measures
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Perform follow-up investigation
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Approval: Follow-up Investigation
19
Review and update incident response plan
20
Close incident investigation