OSINT Audit & Digital Exposure Assessment

An OSINT audit answers a simple but often uncomfortable question:

What can someone discover about you using only publicly accessible information?

Our digital exposure assessments use lawful open-source intelligence methods to identify how individuals, organisations, and assets are exposed online — and how that information could realistically be misused.

This is not reputation management.
It is risk-focused intelligence analysis.

What a digital exposure OSINT audit examines

An OSINT audit evaluates how information connects, not just where it exists.

Typical assessment areas include:

  • Personal or corporate digital footprint

  • Public records and registries

  • Social media exposure and linkage

  • Data aggregation and broker visibility

  • Historical content persistence

  • Asset, location, and association discoverability

  • Credential, breach, and reuse indicators (where lawful)

The objective is to understand discoverability, correlation, and misuse potential.

Why digital exposure creates real-world risk

Publicly available information is routinely used to:

  • Profile individuals and families

  • Enable targeted surveillance or tracking

  • Support social engineering and impersonation

  • Identify pressure points and leverage

  • Inform physical targeting or intrusion

  • Prepare litigation, harassment, or media action

An OSINT audit assesses how realistic these risks are, not whether data merely exists.

Who typically requests an OSINT audit

This service is designed for clients with real consequences, not curiosity.

✔ Executives and board members
✔ High-net-worth individuals
✔ Legal teams and dispute cases
✔ Journalists and public-facing individuals
✔ Corporate security and risk teams

Not suitable for:

  • Casual “Google yourself” checks

  • Reputation or PR-only services

  • Automated scan reports

If exposure would materially affect safety, leverage, or decision-making, an OSINT audit is appropriate.

How our OSINT audit process works

Each digital exposure audit follows a structured methodology:

  • Scoping & context

    • Individual, organisation, or asset focus

    • Jurisdictional considerations

    • Risk tolerance and concerns

  • Open-source collection

    • Lawful, non-intrusive sources

    • No deception or unauthorised access

  • Correlation & analysis

    • Linking fragmented data points

    • Pattern and narrative identification

  • Risk assessment

    • Likelihood vs impact

    • Real-world misuse scenarios

  • Clear reporting

    • What is exposed

    • Why it matters

    • What can and cannot be mitigated

Reports are written for decision-makers, not analysts.

How this differs from automated exposure tools

Many services rely on:

  • Automated data scraping

  • Breach alerts without context

  • Tool-generated “risk scores”

Our OSINT audits focus on:

  • Human-led analysis

  • Evidential chains

  • Contextual interpretation

  • Practical implications

The goal is clarity, not noise.

What this service does not do

To set expectations clearly:

  • We do not remove information from the internet

  • We do not provide reputation management or PR

  • We do not access private systems or accounts

  • We do not provide speculative or unverified claims

This service identifies risk and exposure, so informed decisions can be made.

Relationship to other services

An OSINT audit may lead to:

  • A broader OSINT investigation

  • Counter-surveillance or TSCM services

  • Advisory support for risk reduction

  • No further action if exposure is limited

Advice is proportionate, not alarmist.

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Discuss a digital exposure OSINT audit

If you want to understand what is publicly discoverable — and what that means in practice — we can discuss scope and suitability confidentially.

We do not use sales teams or call centres.

If you believe this service may be appropriate, contact us directly to discuss your situation confidentially.

Email: enquiries@cyberdec.co.uk