Knowledge and experience concerning interview and interrogation techniques are still among the most important tools for private or corporate investigators. An expanded training in this regard is therefore essential. During an investigation, there is often a lack of physical evidence to advance or even solve the case. In these situations, a classic and established method […]

corma GmbH has been selected as a finalist in the “Herausragender Ermittler”  (Outstanding Investigator)  category for the German OSPA’s 2017.  

This article in the iResearch blog series is the last of three posts on the topic “Workflow Internet Search”.

In this small “Sub-Series” I present our current workflow for internet research. It is used every day in our team and is constantly optimized. Of course, it is also part of our training courses on the subject of Internet investigations.

In the first posts I have dealt with the topics Preparation – Order Definition – Capturing of the existing information – Finding additional keywords – Setting up & using the search plan – Using the search protocol.

At this point in the research process, the actual research work is now taking place. In our daily work, the question often arose what do we do with the search results that were recognized as relevant?

This article in the iResearch blog series is the second of three posts on the topic “Workflow Internet Search”…..
In this small “Sub-Series” I present our current workflow for internet research. It is used every day in our company and is constantly optimized. Of course, it is also part of our training courses on the subject of Internet investigations.

This is the first of three posts on the subtopic “Workflow Internetrecherche”.
The internet as a seemingly endless research source offers a copious amount of information.
Not much preparation is needed for a quick search, for example, about a current news topic.
However, things are a bit different for more complex tasks. My internet research does not start with the keyboard, but rather with a pen and paper.
In the following, I will introduce you to our current workflow for internet research. We use it daily and constantly optimize it. Please contact me with your tips and questions.

Internet research, or iResearch for short, is one of the most important components of our investigations. It is precisely because of this reason that we have prepared a blog series, with the help of which we will examine many aspects of the topic in the coming weeks.

How to Create a Shining Trail of Your Dark Net Activities! I spend some time reading through the documents (must read!) and posts related to the arrest and death of the AlphaBay founder Alexandre C. Really interesting and as you can read at theregister.co.uk:“The alleged owner of dark-web marketplace AlphaBay was tracked down by FBI because he was […]

Joining Our Team: The First German “Dark Net Sniffer Dog”! International Law Enforcement Agencies were very successful in the last weeks. They took down two of the largest dark net marketplaces. See the story about AlphaBay and the one about Hansa Market. Shortly before Forums like “Deutschland im Deep Web” were taken down as well. Motherboard  tells the story of the successful international […]

Again and again, there are cases of CEO fraud that cause high losses, sometimes in the number of millions. This particular scam always follows a similar pattern. An example: A person, seemingly the CEO of a company, approaches an employee of another firm under the pretext of a very confidential company take-over by writing a […]

Don’t start an investigation without an investigation plan. Every investigation is different. Especially in cases of criminal investigations, it is necessary to plan the course of action minutely. The investigation plan fulfills a lot of different functions. It ensures complying with ethical and moral standards as well as with the law. It guarantees a professional […]