IT Forensics · OSINT
Conducting forensic searches of company registers – Forensically analysing public commercial and company registers
Public commercial and company registers contain structured, officially maintained information on shareholders, management, capital structure and company history, which can serve as a reliable starting point for further research.
In the context of existing IT forensic or legal investigations, we analyse such publicly available register data in a structured manner and document the relevant source and the time of retrieval in a traceable manner.
Why LanCologne?
Since its foundation, LanCologne has specialised in professional IT forensics. Our staff have decades of experience in the field of information technology and assist companies, solicitors, private individuals and, on a regular basis, the courts in the technical investigation of complex digital matters.
Our OSINT investigations are always carried out as a complementary component to existing IT forensic, legal or internal corporate enquiries. Every step of the investigation and every piece of digital evidence found is documented and, where technically possible, archived to ensure traceability even if the original online content is subsequently altered or deleted.
Our services
We carry out research into publicly accessible commercial and company registers and prepare the information obtained from them, documented to forensic standards, to address the specific issue at hand.
Typical areas of application
How a company register search works
Once the specific question of evidence has been clarified, relevant public registers are systematically searched, the results are documented and cross-checked against other information already available in connection with the case.
Why is searching the company register relevant from a forensic perspective?
Officially maintained register data is regarded as a relatively reliable source and often provides the starting point for unravelling complex corporate structures.
Discrepancies between the information in the register and other available information can themselves provide important forensic clues.
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LanCologne – IT Forensics OSINT Cologne
Do you require a professional OSINT investigation into „conducting a forensic search of company registers"? LanCologne can assist you with the transparent, documented analysis of publicly available digital sources to complement your IT forensic, legal or internal corporate enquiries.
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