IT Forensics in Freiburg

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Clarify the cause with IT Forensics from Freiburg

After social engineering, digital sabotage or a ransomware attack, uncertainty often remains: What happened and what was the trigger? Which data was leaked?
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  • Court-ready evidence preservation
  • Precise root-cause analysis
  • Traceable evaluation
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IT Forensics in Freiburg: facts instead of assumptions

Digital traces fade quickly after an incident. Those who continue to work on the affected systems can change the evidence irreversibly, because ongoing logs overwrite themselves continuously. Once that has happened, there are hardly any reliable answers left. That is why every hour counts in Freiburg until the cause is clarified in good time and in a reliable way.

aramido stays calm and deliberate and turns precisely to the systems from which the trigger can be derived. Using a proven approach, we secure the traces while they are still intact. Rapid response is part of our process: in Freiburg and the Breisgau we are on site when needed, whether in your data centre, production or office.

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Fast Evidence Preservation

Every minute counts. We secure the volatile traces first, on site and without delay when needed.

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Clarity about the Cause

After an incident, many questions remain open. We examine the facts and show where the cause lies, especially with affected research data and development documents.

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Enforceable Results

An expert report that stands up before courts and insurers requires an unbroken chain of custody. That is what our analysis is designed to deliver, so you can assert your claims.

Structured analysis after an incident in Freiburg

What is IT Forensics?

IT Forensics in Freiburg clarifies, after a security incident, what happened and how it came about. To do so, we follow the digital traces left on servers, in networks and in the cloud. This creates a reliable basis for the next steps: a report to the authorities, the compensation through your cyber insurance or the continuation of critical business processes. For companies from Freiburg and the region whose operations depend heavily on IT, this evidence is decisive.

Reliable means: the results must withstand scrutiny. That is why we document every acquisition and work with a chain of custody (Chain of Custody). Since all analysis steps remain traceable, the results are usable before courts, for insurers and for operational decisions. In Freiburg, aramido takes on this task as your partner for IT Forensics.

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    First we determine which data sources are relevant to the case and define the acquisition order in accordance with the order of volatility.
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    We create copies of the storage media without altering the originals and verify them with checksums.
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    We evaluate the secured data and put the traces into a chronological order. In this way we reconstruct the course of events.
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    Finally, a traceable expert report is produced, with an understandable summary for decision-makers, legal advisers and insurers.

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Briefly describe the incident and the affected systems in your message. We will get back to you promptly and take over the forensic analysis. The earlier we start, the more traces remain intact. If it is urgent, reach us directly on the emergency hotline: +49 721 451 99 112.

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IT Forensics for the research and solar region of Freiburg

Freiburg is a research and science location with international reach. The university and the Fraunhofer ISE advance the energy transition, and data-driven medicine projects are running at the university. Those who experience a cyber incident here carry a responsibility that goes beyond their own organisation: for research data, patient data and the results of solar research. That is exactly why aramido is here in the region: we secure the affected traces before they are lost and clarify the cause.

In the Freiburg area, clinics, industry and the energy supply work with sensitive systems. The cyber attack on the university hospital has shown how quickly patient data can fall into the wrong hands, and Northrop Grumman LITEF manufactures highly precise inertial systems for aviation and aerospace here. Alongside restoration, clarification counts after an incident: what was stolen, altered or encrypted? That is precisely where aramido supports you with IT Forensics in Freiburg, preferably remotely and on site when needed. If you first need immediate help, you will find it on our page on IT emergency response and incident response in Freiburg.

Forensic disciplines for incidents in Freiburg and the region

Which methods we use depends on the threat situation. Digital traces can be gained from persistent data, volatile artifacts and complex network flows.

For the analysis across all levels, we use specialized procedures. In Freiburg, aramido looks where the decisive clues lie.

Memory Forensics

Memory Forensics

We secure volatile data from working memory, reconstruct processes and thereby uncover active attacks.

Disk Forensics

Disk Forensics

Storage media and forensic images show which data and traces of use can be reconstructed.

Network Forensics

Network Forensics

By analyzing network traffic, we prove communication between compromised endpoints and data exfiltration.

Host Forensics

Host Forensics

System and file artifacts reveal which user activities took place and how the attack unfolded.

Malware Forensics

Malware Forensics

When examining malicious software, we recognize attack patterns and prevent reinfection.

Cloud Forensics

Cloud Forensics

In cloud environments, we clarify incidents of a tenant across multiple regions.

Frequently asked questions about IT Forensics in Freiburg

Without clarifying the cause, a security incident can occur again, possibly in a similar form. Determining the cause is therefore worthwhile. In addition, there are statutory reporting obligations to supervisory authorities, for example in the context of GDPR or NIS-2. Cyber-risk insurers also expect proper processing before they pay out. Damages from data breaches at German companies regularly add up to millions. The documentation of the forensics clearly shows the damage, the cause and the extent.
Data recovery restores lost files so that they can be used again. IT Forensics goes further: it delivers the evidentiary value and explains the cause of a particular situation. This includes, for example, patient zero, the point where a hacker group first intruded.
The chain of custody (Chain of Custody) documents completely where an item of evidence is located. It records who accessed the original media and when, and how copies were created. Only in this way does the securing of evidence remain admissible in court and the case traceable.
A backup records the state of the data, not the state of the system at the moment of the attack. Open network connections and the contents of working memory are not included. Moreover, attackers can nowadays encrypt or compromise the backup itself.
This can often be proven. If internal data access is suspected, we check which systems were used and which data was read, copied or forwarded and when. From system logs, access rights, file metadata and network communication we read the course of events, and if necessary we also reconstruct fragments of deleted files or chat histories. The report is factual and evidence-based, without speculation. It serves an internal review, an insurance claim or a report to the authorities.
In the Freiburg region, valuable data lies in solar and energy research, in medicine and in industry. If economic espionage is suspected, we investigate which systems were reached from outside and which data was exfiltrated. We secure the traces before they are lost and record the findings so that they are suitable for a report or an insurance claim.
Usually not. In live forensics, we secure volatile data while the systems are running. In post-mortem forensics, we analyze forensic copies in a controlled environment.
Usually we have the situation in view within the first few hours, in Freiburg on site if desired. How long the detailed analysis takes depends on the volume of data and the complexity of the case: it ranges from a few days up to several weeks.
The price depends on the incident, the number of affected systems and the required analysis effort. In an initial conversation we identify the essential requirements and offer you a transparent cost estimate.
Yes. We secure evidence in accordance with ISO/IEC 27037 and maintain an unbroken chain of custody. The expert report is structured so that courts, public prosecutors, lawyers and insurers can use it. This standard is relevant for the region: since 2024, the cybercrime centre of Baden-Württemberg has been located at the Public Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe and handles the state’s prominent cybercrime cases. A report that is meant to withstand such scrutiny must be created cleanly and in a traceable manner from the outset.
In addition to the city of Freiburg, we support companies from the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, including Bad Krozingen, Müllheim, Breisach am Rhein, Staufen, Waldkirch, Emmendingen and Titisee-Neustadt. Depending on the case, remotely and on site when needed. For the neighbouring regions you will find our pages for Karlsruhe and for Stuttgart.

Your contribution to IT Forensics

If your Freiburg company is affected by an incident, quick and correct action counts. Whether traces remain usable later is usually decided in the first few minutes. So involve us early and leave your systems untouched until they are secured.

Your knowledge of your systems and infrastructure combines with our technical expertise, so that we can implement digital forensics together. We determine the acquisition order on the basis of the order of volatility. Using your access, we create forensic copies and subsequently analyze the data.

How you preserve your traces

  • Report the incident early
  • Leave affected systems unchanged
  • Name the systems you consider affected
  • Share your knowledge of the infrastructure with us
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