What this policy is
Defines who conducts a forensic investigation, the toolset they use, and the procedural standards that ensure findings are reproducible and defensible.
Why every organization needs one
Internal investigations and law-enforcement engagements both require predictable, repeatable procedures. The policy is what defends the org's findings against challenge.
What a competent Forensic Investigation Policy typically contains
- Purpose and scope
- Roles and responsibilities
- Definitions
- Investigator qualification + authority
- Approved-tool list
- Reporting template and audience
- Third-party-IR provider relationship
- Review cadence (typically annual) and version control
- Approval, sign-off and effective date
How iCompaas tracks this policy
The icompaas policy-doc producer manages this document through an 8-state lifecycle: draft → generated → internal_qa → customer_review → in_review → approved → signed (with rejected as a terminal side-state). The producer publishes a policy_doc_forensic_investigation_policy_signed compliance finding once at least one document of this kind reaches the signed state for the account being assessed; the finding then rolls up into every compliance framework that references this policy (see the table below).
Compliance frameworks that reference this policy
The icompaas compliance controls library links every policy document to the controls in each framework that require, evidence, or otherwise rely on it. Below: every control across every framework in the iCompaas catalogue that names this policy as part of its evidence base. Each control links to its own dedicated page with auditor-view content + implementation guidance.
| Framework | Control | Title | Component |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | A.5.28 | Collection of evidence | Organizational controls |
| ISO/IEC 27701:2025 | A.3.25 | Logging | Security considerations |
| ISO/IEC 42001:2023 | A.7.5 | Data provenance | Technological controls |
3 controls across 3 frameworks reference this policy.
About this page
This article is part of the iCompaas Policy Documents library — one page per signed-document type the icompaas policy-doc producer tracks for customer accounts. The article is intentionally framework-agnostic: a customer signing a policy of this kind gets the same regulatory benefit across every framework that references it.