1.6 Requirements for Investigation Types

Question 1

Name the 4 Investigation types pertaining to Data Privacy?

Answer 1

Criminal | Civil | Regulatory | Administrative

Question 1

Give a brief overview of criminal investigations as they pertain to Data Privacy. Who drives the investigation?

Answer 1

Deals with crimes and often times accompanying legal punishment. Convictions often lead to jail and a criminal record. | Occurs at the local, state, or federal level and occurs by law enforcement with support of the organization.

Question 2

Give a brief overview of Civil investigations as they pertain to Data Privacy. Who drives the investigation?

Answer 2

Deals with disputes between individuals or organizations, and whichever party is found guilty often has to pay a fine or other monetary penalty as well as court costs. Law enforcement or the organization drives these investigations.

Question 3

Give a brief overview of regulatory investigations as they pertain to Data Privacy. Who drives the investigation?

Answer 3

Deals with violations of regulated activities. Driven by the associated regulatory body. =

Question 4

Give a brief overview of administrative investigations as they pertain to Data Privacy. Who drives the investigation?

Answer 4

Focuses on internal violations of organizational policies and incidents identified by an organization. Perhaps employee misconduct was involved, or policies, or procedures were broken. Unless it’s determined that criminal activity resulted, administrative activities are open and closed by the organization itself. This is driven by the organization.

Question 5

Who typically initaties a Criminal and Civil investigation?

Answer 5

The organization involved. For each investigation, law enforcement should be notified the moment criminal involvement was identified.