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Software forensics

Software forensics

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Software forensics

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- [Instructor] Software code may be used as evidence in an investigation, and software forensic techniques may be used to analyze that software in an effort to render an expert opinion. There are two major uses of software forensics in today's cybersecurity environment. First, software forensics are often used to help resolve intellectual property disputes between parties. This is a very common occurrence in civil disputes, and software forensic specialists are often used in court to testify about the origins of software code. For example, suppose a key developer leaves a company and accepts a position at a competitor. The competitor may then later release a new product version that includes features very similar to the first company's product. The first company may accuse the competitor of using the hired software developer to steal code. The competitor may respond that they independently developed the new feature…

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