Emerging threats
Managing reputational risk
With the vast amounts of publicly available information online today, it’s easier than ever for threat actors to execute targeted attacks and campaigns against organisations to cause disruption or reputational damage.
Reputational risk is central to an organisation’s overall risk profile and, if neglected, it can have serious financial and legal implications. It refers to any threat that could harm how your organisation is perceived - by customers, stakeholders, regulators, or the general public.
We help clients to identify and mitigate reputational vulnerabilities across their organisation, key stakeholders and current partners, as well as security risks that could be exploited through social engineering attacks, insider threat, or public misrepresentation.
What is a Digital Risk Assessment?
A DRA is an investigation into digitally exposed personal and organisational information that could be weaponised by threat actors to cause reputational damage. This could be through social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns or other forms of exploitation.
Our DRAs are designed to ‘red team’ reputational risk. On behalf of the client, analysts from our OSINT team take the role of a threat actor to uncover everything they can about the company and its leaders. This reveals existing digital risks that could be leveraged in attacks or targeted campaigns against your organisation.
We also identify emerging reputational risks and patterns to mitigate both ongoing and future threats.
A DRA is especially critical for organisations that:
- Have significant business interests in the online space
- Have high-profile executives
- Work with sensitive intellectual property or data
The value of a Digital Risk Assessment
The digital footprint of both your organisation and key executives could be inadvertently exposing your business to reputational risks. While not all threats to reputation can be completely eliminated, a proactive mitigation strategy—including a DRA—can significantly reduce the likelihood, impact and scale.
The benefits of conducting a DRA include:
Our assessments
Our Digital Investigators simulate a ‘threat actor’ to uncover what damaging information can be found online about a specific person or entity.
Our goal is to uncover any potential risks or vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors, including:
- Exposed personal or sensitive information (PII) about employees or leadership.
- Digital footprints that could aid in social engineering attacks.
- Publicly accessible data that could be weaponised by an attacker.
We offer 3 levels of reporting:
Rapid check report
A rapid red flag report focused on high-level reputational risks, giving you an ‘at-a-glance’ view into threats surrounding a target individual or entity.
Red flag report
A comprehensive red flag report that investigates all potential reputational and business risks, based on what a threat actor could discover online about a target individual or entity.
Enhanced assessment
A tailored investigation into the digital exposure of key personnel, or an organisation, online (clear and dark web) and determining the nature of any active targeted campaigns against them.
Why choose PGI?
Actionable threat intelligence
At PGI, our Digital Investigations experts combine human-led insight with advanced OSINT techniques to go far beyond basic content aggregation. We analyse behavioural and infrastructural patterns to deliver deeper, more actionable threat intelligence.
In-depth expertise
Our expertise in OSINT and SOCMINT is a key differentiator. Developed and refined by our specialist investigations team, these capabilities allow us to deliver insights others might overlook- providing a comprehensive view of your digital risk landscape.
Proactive reputational risk insight
We provide a nuanced understanding of the risks posed by threat actors, how they operate digitally, and which information must be prioritised and protected—giving you a proactive advantage in reputational risk management.
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