The events of the incident must be written in chronological order.

Always record the times you learned the information, write your report in chronological order, and never guess or estimate when things happened; keep your timeline as specific as possible. Also, unless instructed otherwise by your company, use the military time to eliminate confusion with the time frame. Don't use the word 'approximately'; this way, you avoid being questioned about the report's accuracy.

Check the short video below on how to tell military time to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rf1qtdk5ag

Source: Sollars, Robert D. “Security Report Writing: Tips for Creating Pro Security Reports” on silvertracsoftware.com, 2019. Photo by Erik Mclean from Pexels