312-49 · Question #573
312-49 Question #573: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Administrative Investigation. An administrative investigation is conducted internally by an organization to determine policy violations, employee misconduct, or internal incidents — such as whether a data loss was accidental or deliberate. No law enforcement or courts are involved at this stage. A criminal
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Korey, a data mining specialist in a knowledge processing firm DataHub.com, reported his CISO that he has lost certain sensitive data stored on his laptop. The CISO wants his forensics investigation team to find if the data loss was accident or intentional. In which of the following category this case will fall?
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- ACivil Investigation
- BAdministrative Investigation
- CBoth Civil and Criminal Investigations
- DCriminal Investigation
Explanation
An administrative investigation is conducted internally by an organization to determine policy violations, employee misconduct, or internal incidents — such as whether a data loss was accidental or deliberate. No law enforcement or courts are involved at this stage. A criminal investigation involves violation of laws pursued by law enforcement. A civil investigation involves disputes between parties litigated in court. Since this is an internal HR/security matter initiated by the CISO within DataHub.com, it is administrative.
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