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Which of the following are the three broad categories of cybersecurity investigations?

The correct answer is A. Public, private, and individual investigations. Cybersecurity investigations are broadly categorized into public, private, and individual investigations based on who initiates and conducts them.

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Which of the following are the three broad categories of cybersecurity investigations?

Options

  • APublic, private, and individual investigations
  • BJudiciary, private, and individual investigations
  • CPublic, private, and corporate investigations
  • DGovernment, corporate, and private investigations

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    88% (22)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Cybersecurity investigations are broadly categorized into public, private, and individual investigations based on who initiates and conducts them.

APublic, private, and individual investigationsCorrect

The three broad categories are public investigations (initiated by government or law enforcement agencies with legal authority), private investigations (conducted by organizations or hired firms internally), and individual investigations (conducted by or on behalf of a single person). This framework reflects the distinct legal standing, scope, and methodology applicable to each category.

BJudiciary, private, and individual investigations

Judiciary is not a primary investigation category - judicial involvement may arise across investigation types but does not define a standalone category.

CPublic, private, and corporate investigations

Corporate is a narrower sub-label within private investigations; treating it as a separate top-level category creates an inaccurate and redundant taxonomy.

DGovernment, corporate, and private investigations

Government and corporate are more specific sub-labels; the accepted broad categorization uses public, private, and individual rather than government, corporate, and private.

Concept tested: Three broad categories of cybersecurity investigations

Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-86.pdf

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