As software becomes more ubiquitous, and the risk of cyber-crimes
increases, ensuring that software systems are forensic-ready (i.e.,
capable of supporting potential digital investigations) is critical.
However, little or no attention has been given to how well-suited
existing software engineering methodologies and practices are for
the systematic development of such systems. In this paper, we con-
sider the meaning of forensic readiness of software, define forensic
readiness requirements, and highlight some of the open software
engineering challenges in the face of forensic readiness. We use
a real software system developed to investigate online sharing of
child abuse media to illustrate the presented concepts.