Articles and short-form insights from the practice — court-appointed software expert engagements, architecture reviews, fractional CTO.https://integra-ci.com/enhttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/insider-access-logs-vault7/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/insider-access-logs-vault7/The Vault-7 leak conviction turned on CIA access logs — a restored backup, deleted entries, and whether the trail survived cross-examination.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTinsider-threatdigital-evidenceexpert-witnesshttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/autopilot-liability-logs/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/autopilot-liability-logs/The first US felony Autopilot-crash case turned on the vehicle's own event data, not the brand name — why it needs a court-grade software expert.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTautonomous-vehiclessoftware-evidenceproduct-liabilityhttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/terra-luna-collapse-code-claims/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/terra-luna-collapse-code-claims/The Terra-Luna collapse shows how a failed software mechanism becomes courtroom evidence: the promised algorithm versus the on-chain record and the hidden human hand behind the peg.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcrypto-litigationsoftware-evidencefintech-compliancehttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/expert-ai-prompts-discoverable/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/expert-ai-prompts-discoverable/A landmark U.S. ruling held that an expert's AI prompts are discoverable methodology — making the computer-engineering expert the de-facto gatekeeper for every case where opposing counsel used a language model to sift evidence.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital-evidenceaiexpert-witnesshttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/tornado-cash-code-as-speech/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/tornado-cash-code-as-speech/In the Pertsev case a developer was convicted over a privacy tool whose core smart contracts could not be changed after deployment — all because the team retained control over the surrounding infrastructure. The question 'who is liable for code?' has never been more urgent for Israeli lawyers representing developers.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital-evidenceopen-sourcedeveloper-liabilityhttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/copa-wright-metadata-forgery/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/copa-wright-metadata-forgery/In the trial where Craig Wright claimed to be Bitcoin's creator, forensic analysis of metadata, fonts and timestamps exposed documents that had been edited. The lesson: in identity and authenticity disputes, a file's history can be more devastating than a hostile witness.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital-evidencedocument-forensicshttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/fitbit-wearable-witness/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/fitbit-wearable-witness/In the Dabate case the victim's Fitbit step data contradicted the timeline the defendant gave. But the real lesson is not 'wearables incriminate' — it is that sensor data persuades only when an expert can explain its limits as well as its power.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital-evidencewearableshttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/horizon-the-computer-says-so/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/horizon-the-computer-says-so/Hundreds of UK subpostmasters were prosecuted on shortfalls that the Horizon software reported — until it emerged the system had known bugs and remote access. The lesson for any case built on computer output: reliability must be proven, not presumed.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital-evidencesoftware-reliabilityhttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/ftx-auto-deleting-messages/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/ftx-auto-deleting-messages/SBF directed FTX staff toward auto-deleting messaging, and the court treated that policy as evidence. The lesson for any deletion case: ephemeral messaging rarely erases the whole story — the surrounding metadata usually survives.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcrypto-litigationdigital-evidencedata-retentionhttps://integra-ci.com/en/insights/netanyahu-pegasus-evidence-disclosure/https://integra-ci.com/en/insights/netanyahu-pegasus-evidence-disclosure/The court ordered some spyware-related material disclosed to the defense while protecting method-privilege — not everything, and not the tool itself. Which layer was disclosed is a technical question that needs an expert to answer.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTstate-surveillancedigital-evidencecriminal-procedurehttps://integra-ci.com/en/articles/appointing-software-expert-checklist/https://integra-ci.com/en/articles/appointing-software-expert-checklist/Ten questions every litigator should ask a software expert at intake — before the formal appointment.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTexpert-witnesscourtchecklistlaw-firmappointmentlitigationhttps://integra-ci.com/en/articles/expert-opinion-cross-examination/https://integra-ci.com/en/articles/expert-opinion-cross-examination/Three recurring failures that dismantle software expert opinions under cross-examination — and how to avoid them.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTexpert-witnesscourtcross-examinationsoftware-opinionlitigationhttps://integra-ci.com/en/articles/two-week-expert-opinion-process/https://integra-ci.com/en/articles/two-week-expert-opinion-process/A day-by-day breakdown of how a software expert opinion is prepared — from intake to signed deliverable.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTexpert-witnesscourtprocessopiniontwo-weeklitigationdeliverable