With increasing frequency, corporations are victimized by various types of online computer crime and abuse perpetrated by hackers and other criminals whose schemes to compromise or defraud can include injecting malicious code into the corporate network, fraudulently driving up the number of web clicks for monetary gain, using the threat of hacking or interruption of online services as a basis for extortion, illegally intercepting electronic communications, and “phishing” to trick users into revealing their account names and passwords.
Extensive experience at the forefront of computer and criminal investigations gives Stroz Friedberg particular prominence in this business-threatening domain. Corporate victims of online fraud and abuse can suffer network disruption, theft of services,website manipulation, resulting customer lawsuits, and loss of data and reputation. Whether foiling a botnet attack or responding to a cyber-extortion demand, Stroz Friedberg pursues a course that is both defensive and proactive: we protect each client’s assets and reputation and we customize protective measures the client can implement to prevent future attacks. Based on our experience as cybercrime prosecutors, special agents, Internet fraud regulators, and international police force members, we utilize industry-leading methodologies, tools, and teams to assist companies with the technical, strategic, and law enforcement-related aspects of these responses.