Forensic Analysis for Digital Document Verification of PDF Files
Protect your organization against document falsification and application fraud. Our service for identifying forged PDF files helps you detect whether your business environment contains false or manipulated documents.
Document Forgery
Using ADVANCED PDF ANALYSIS TO DETECT COUNTERFEIT OR MODIFIED PDF FILES
In today’s business world, PDF files are used for many different purposes. For example, they can serve as proof of various transactions and contracts or function as the digital equivalent of paper documents. Unfortunately, it is a widespread misconception that PDF files are digitally unalterable and thus forgery-proof. Even PDF documents that have a digital signature can be forged. Scientists at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, found that 21 of 22 of the most popular PDF readers did not recognize the manipulation of electronically signed PDF files (e.g., official letters, Amazon invoices, and legal texts).
Certificate forgeries and document fraud are everywhere—and this is entirely independent of the size of a company or its industry. Just as diverse are the types of forged PDF documents.
Targets of Document Manipulation
The following are particularly frequently affected:
- Job Applications
- Real-estate documents
- Proof of transaction documents
- Legal documentation
- Security and protocol documents
- Contracts
Identification of counterfeit PDF documents
The falsification of application documents, salary statements, bank statements, and electricity bills is now practiced worldwide. Moreover, our PDF forensic experts have found numerous PDF forgeries in their daily work, mainly in the form of assessments or certificates. In practice, this means that PDF files are not nearly as secure as is generally assumed.
Especially during an application process and when outsourcing contracts, you should check the relevant documents in detail for authenticity and accuracy; otherwise, there is a risk of irreparable damage. Our PDF forensics is a sensible and comparatively inexpensive solution for ruling out document falsification and application fraud from the outset.
Standard PDF Analysis
Delivery time is max. 10 days from receipt of your payment.-
10 pages per PDF document
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10 MB of data in size
Express PDF Analysis
The delivery time is 2 - 3 work days from receipt of your payment.-
10 pages per PDF document
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10 MB of data in size
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