A cybersecurity analyst is tasked with reviewing a newly acquired, third-party software component for which the source code is unavailable. The component is critical to production systems, and management has prohibited any testing that could cause it to crash or disrupt live operations. The goal is to identify potential vulnerabilities like buffer overflows or insecure function calls before deployment. Which assessment technique should the analyst use?
Static analysis is the most appropriate technique because it involves examining the software's binary code without executing it. This method allows the analyst to identify structural vulnerabilities, such as potential buffer overflows or the use of insecure functions, while adhering to the strict requirement of not running the code, thereby avoiding any risk of service disruption. Dynamic analysis and fuzzing are unsuitable as they both require executing the software, which is prohibited. While reverse engineering is the broad process of deconstructing the binary, static analysis is the specific vulnerability assessment technique being applied.
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