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Yes, there are industry standards and best practices that organizations can follow when deciding whether to apply mitigations as early as possible or keep a system in a broken state to ease investigation. Here are some examples:

1. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library): ITIL is a framework for managing IT services. It includes a process for incident management that recommends restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible while also minimizing the impact of the incident. This means that organizations should apply mitigations as soon as possible, while also conducting a thorough investigation to understand the root cause of the issue.

2.NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology): NIST provides guidelines for incident response and recovery. Its guidelines recommend that organizations apply mitigations as soon as possible to reduce the impact of an incident, while also conducting a thorough investigation to understand the cause and prevent future incidents.

3. ISO/IEC 27001: This is an international standard for information security management systems (ISMS). It recommends that organizations establish processes for incident management, including the application of mitigations as soon as possible to reduce the impact of an incident.

4. COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies): COBIT is a framework for IT management and IT governance. It includes a process for incident management that recommends restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible while also minimizing the impact of the incident.

By following these industry standards and best practices, organizations can make informed decisions about how to balance the need to apply mitigations as early as possible with the need to conduct a thorough investigation. It's important to note that each situation is unique, and organizations should consider the specific circumstances of each incident when making a decision.```