Software forensics: Old methods for a new science

Proceedings - 1996 International Conference Software Engineering: Education and Practice, SEEP 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 481-485

  Sallis, P ^a   Aakjaer, A ^a   Macdonell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC ENGINEERING;

AUTHORSHIP IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER FRAUD; NEW SCIENCE; SECURITY BREACHES; SOFTWARE FORENSICS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 85031581736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SEEP.1996.534037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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