# Cybersecurity & information security use cases

> Preserve incident evidence, security review history, and automation accountability.

Canonical page: https://www.truthlocks.com/industries/cybersecurity
Category: Technology & communications

Security teams need to inspect evidence from many tools without losing its source. Signed records support that review by connecting artifacts and reported actions to identifiable people or services.

## Security operations: Keep an incident evidence manifest

Exported logs and investigation files can become separated from their collection context.

### What to record

Record artifact fingerprints, collection references, responsible service identity, and the incident reference in a signed evidence manifest.

### What to review

Compare reviewed files with the manifest and examine gaps or inconsistent events using the original security tools.

### The outcome

A supporting record of which artifacts were collected for an investigation.

## Security consulting: Share the approved assessment report

A preliminary security report can be mistaken for the reviewed client deliverable.

### What to record

Sign a record of the final report fingerprint, engagement scope reference, issuing team, and approved release version.

### What to review

Let the client check the source and version while evaluating findings through its own remediation process.

### The outcome

A clear distinction between the issued report and earlier working drafts.

## Security automation: Make automated response actions attributable

A response playbook may involve several services and agents with different permissions.

### What to record

Associate the automation identity with its allowed tools and record the alert reference, action, and review or escalation event.

### What to review

Inspect recorded actions against the configured scope and require authorized approval for consequential containment steps.

### The outcome

An action history for reviewing how a connected response workflow behaved.

## Before you begin

Connect selected security events and define evidence retention and access. Your security tools and responders remain responsible for detecting, assessing, and containing threats.

## Relevant capabilities

- [Action receipts](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/receipts)
- [Machine identity](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/machine-identity)
- [Proof bundles](https://www.truthlocks.com/product/proof-bundles)

These are practical workflow examples, not certification claims or a record of customer deployments.