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Software forensics
From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 6 Incident Response
Software forensics
- [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 forensics specialists are often used in court to testify about the origins of software code. For example, suppose a key software 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 newly hired software developer to steal code. The competitor may respond that they independently developed the new…
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Conducting investigations5m 7s
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Evidence types3m 51s
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Introduction to forensics4m 6s
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System and file forensics4m 17s
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File carving3m 1s
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Creating forensic images5m 36s
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Digital forensics toolkit3m 13s
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Operating system analysis6m 25s
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Password forensics8m 9s
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Network forensics4m 50s
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Software forensics3m 32s
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Mobile device forensics1m 32s
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Embedded device forensics2m 50s
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Chain of custody2m 13s
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Ediscovery and evidence production3m 15s
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