How Executive Protection Teams Use OSINT

OSINT helps protection teams identify and assess a range of risks surrounding a principal, both digital and physical. OSINT can reveal information exposing the principal, provide warning of threatening behaviour, support travel and event planning and generate leads following an incident. The objective is to identify information that could affect their safety and deliver it to the protection team in time to act.

What Is Executive Protection OSINT?

Executive protection OSINT is the collection and assessment of publicly or commercially available information to support the protection of an executive, public figure or other at-risk individual. It may help answer questions such as:

• What personal information about the principal and their family is publicly accessible?
• Could that information be used to locate, approach or impersonate them?
• Are any individuals or groups expressing a concerning interest in the principal?
• Does online communication indicate general hostility or a credible threat?
• Are people discussing the principal’s current or future location?
• Who may be behind a threatening or unwanted account?