Technology
Volume XII of the Sector Coverage Series
For technology company general counsel, corporate security, product-abuse teams, and independent investigators retained by SaaS providers, platform operators, and their insurers.
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Technology, At a Glance
92
Investigative Playbooks
23
Categories
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The 92 Technology Playbooks
The full catalog is listed below by category. Each entry is a standalone playbook covering the case type named.
01 · Software Licensing Compliance
Software audit response workup
Open source license compliance workup
SaaS license overuse and abuse workup
Enterprise license agreement dispute workup
02 · IP and Trade Secret Theft
Trade secret theft investigation (departing employee)
Foreign IP theft workup
Source code exfiltration investigation
Reverse engineering and DMCA workup
Patent infringement investigation
03 · Insider Threat Investigation
Malicious insider investigation
Insider data exfiltration workup
Insider sabotage investigation
Insider fraud workup
Departing employee investigation workup
04 · Data Breach Investigation
Customer data breach investigation
PII breach workup
PHI breach workup
Third-party vendor breach investigation
Cloud provider breach workup
05 · Ransomware Incident Response
Ransomware incident response (SaaS)
Ransomware incident response (enterprise IT)
Data extortion (no encryption) workup
Ransom payment sanctions workup
Post-ransomware restoration workup
06 · BEC and Wire Fraud
BEC and wire fraud investigation
Vendor email compromise workup
Payroll diversion BEC workup
CEO impersonation BEC workup
07 · Cloud Security Incident
Cloud infrastructure compromise workup
Cloud misconfiguration incident workup
Kubernetes/container incident workup
Cloud identity and IAM compromise workup
08 · SaaS Fraud and Abuse
SaaS account takeover investigation
SaaS trial abuse workup
SaaS credential abuse and sharing workup
SaaS refund fraud workup
09 · Marketplace and Platform Fraud
Marketplace seller fraud investigation
Marketplace buyer fraud workup
Fake review and manipulation workup
Platform ToS violation workup
10 · Ad Fraud and Impression Manipulation
Programmatic ad fraud investigation
Click fraud workup
Bot traffic and impression fraud workup
Attribution fraud workup
11 · Cryptocurrency and Web3 Fraud
Cryptocurrency theft investigation
Cryptocurrency exchange fraud workup
NFT and Web3 project fraud workup
DeFi and smart contract exploit workup
12 · Fintech and Payments Fraud
Fintech account takeover investigation
Payment processor fraud workup
BNPL fraud workup
Neobank and challenger bank fraud workup
13 · Executive Misconduct
CEO/founder misconduct workup
CTO/CIO misconduct workup
Executive expense abuse workup
Executive equity and vesting fraud workup
14 · Startup Investor Fraud
Startup founder fraud investigation
Series-round representation fraud workup
Revenue fabrication workup
Metrics manipulation workup
15 · Employee Background and Hiring
Employee background investigation workup
Executive background investigation workup
Contractor background workup
16 · Non-Compete and Departing Employee
Non-compete violation investigation
Non-solicit violation workup
Departing employee trade secret workup
Team-lift and mass departure investigation
17 · Open Source and Third-Party Risk
Open source vulnerability workup
Third-party library incident workup
Software supply chain attack workup
SBOM and provenance workup
18 · Regulatory Investigation (Privacy)
GDPR investigation response workup
CCPA/CPRA investigation workup
FTC privacy investigation workup
State privacy law compliance workup
19 · Regulatory Investigation (Antitrust)
Antitrust investigation response workup
Anti-competitive conduct workup
App store and platform antitrust workup
20 · Litigation Support (Tech)
IP litigation support
Contract litigation support
Employment litigation support
Class action defense support
21 · M&A and Diligence
Tech M&A due diligence
SaaS company acquisition diligence
Reps and warranties investigation
22 · Hardware Supply Chain
Hardware supply chain fraud workup
Counterfeit semiconductor workup
Hardware trojan and firmware workup
CHIPS Act and domestic content workup
23 · Emerging Exposure
AI model theft and IP workup
AI-generated deepfake and synthetic-media workup
Quantum computing and post-quantum crypto workup
Where Technology Meets the Rest of the Catalog
Technology investigations regularly cross into adjacent sectors. The volumes listed below carry the framework and playbooks that most often surface alongside a technology matter. Tier 2 subscribers have access to every volume; the cross-references identify where to look first.
Volume II · Banking
Fintech and banking-as-a-service investigations, payment-platform abuse, crypto-adjacent matters.
Volume XVI · Telecommunications
Platform-telecom API abuse, SS7 exploitation, over-the-top service investigations.
Volume XVIII · Entertainment
Streaming-platform account fraud, media-DRM investigations, digital-content piracy.
Volume XIX · Real Estate
PropTech acquisition diligence, real-estate platform fraud investigations.
Volume XXI · Renewable Energy
EV-charging platform fraud, energy-tech IP theft, renewable-industry software matters.
Volume XXVII · Media and Journalism
AI-content and synthetic-media investigations, platform-newsroom overlap, aggregator matters.
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Operational Playbook
The doctrinal chapter: case overview, business and practice framework, investigative blueprint with step cards covering purpose, actions, output, restrictions, and gates, evidence considerations, interview strategy, report considerations, common mistakes, a tabletop exercise with worked answers, closing take, and the case-specific Client Communication Pack of email templates for every touchpoint from proposal through invoicing.
TALON Brief
The actor model for the case typology, the artifact map, and the reverse-trace sequence. This is the doctrine layer that tells the investigator not just what to do, but why those steps in that order, grounded in how actors in that typology actually operate.
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