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DIGITAL BUNKER™ / SCAN

See yourself through
the eyes of an adversary.

SCAN — KNOW

A discreet intelligence assessment revealing what a motivated bad actor could discover, connect and potentially use against you.

REQUEST A SCAN EXPLORE THE DIGITAL BUNKER

Before you can reduce your exposure,
you have to see it.

YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

See your digital footprint
from the outside in.

Most people experience the internet through accounts, apps and services they use every day.

A motivated bad actor approaches it differently. They look for fragments that can be connected.

IDENTITY

Names, aliases, contact information and identifying details.

FAMILY + RELATIONSHIPS

Connections that may create trust or access.

PROPERTY + LOCATION

Information that helps establish where and how someone lives.

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Organizations, advisors, business relationships and public activity.

EXPOSED DATA

Credentials, contact information or other data that may have escaped its intended environment.

THREAT SIGNALS

Relevant references or activity in nefarious online environments.

FRAGMENTS → CONTEXT → PERSPECTIVE

A picture of your digital exposure.

The individual pieces may not look important.
The picture they create can be.

MORE THAN ONE INTERNET

The internet you use
is only part of the
internet that exists.

01 / PERSPECTIVE

THE VISIBLE WEB

Openly discoverable

Relevant public-facing records, websites, social information and other readily discoverable material.

02 / PERSPECTIVE

THE EXPOSED WEB

Beyond its intended context

Information made available through breaches, data exposure, credential leaks or other relevant sources.

03 / PERSPECTIVE

THE NEFARIOUS WEB

Threat-relevant environments

Relevant signals in illicit or adversarial environments, including dark-web forums and marketplaces where exposed information or targeting activity may surface.

These are perspectives on exposure—not fixed boundaries. Research focuses on relevant information and authorized sources; not every assessment will reveal adversarial activity.

A complete picture requires
looking across the layers.

RESEARCHED INDIVIDUALLY

Intelligence requires
more than automation.

Every SCAN is researched individually.

HARDTARGET examines the client’s exposure with human judgment, context and discretion rather than relying solely on an automated lookup.

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SEARCH WITH PURPOSE

Research is guided by how a bad actor could discover and profile the individual.

CONNECT THE SIGNALS

Findings are evaluated in context rather than presented as disconnected data.

SEPARATE SIGNAL FROM NOISE

Not everything online represents meaningful risk.

LOOK FOR WHAT MATTERS

Identify exposure and threat signals that inform practical protective decisions.

Automation can find data.
Judgment determines what matters.

THE SCAN REPORT

Findings without context
are just data.

Every SCAN culminates in a clear intelligence deliverable that helps you understand current digital exposure.

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PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

An individualized assessment that connects exposure, key findings and threat-relevant signals to priorities and practical recommendations.

Typically delivered securely in digital/PDF format.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Sensitive intelligence
should be handled accordingly.

Findings are handled discreetly and delivered through an appropriate secure or encrypted method.

SECURE DELIVERY

The completed assessment is delivered through an appropriate protected method.

LIMITED CONTEXT

The engagement is handled discreetly, with sensitivity to your visibility and circumstances.

PRIVATE REVIEW

Findings are explained directly rather than left to interpretation.

THE REVIEW

You don't receive a report
and figure it out alone.

The SCAN report is the beginning of the conversation, not the end.

HARDTARGET privately reviews findings with you, typically through a private video conference or appropriate consultation. When useful and authorized by you, a trusted advisor may participate.

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WHAT WE FOUND

Which findings deserve attention.

WHAT IT MEANS

Why particular exposure or threat signals matter in context.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Which actions can reduce exposure, strengthen protection or justify continuing monitoring.

Intelligence is most useful
when it leads to a decision.

THE GAME PLAN

Know what matters.
Then decide what
to do about it.

SCAN ends with a prioritized mitigation game plan. Not every client needs the same response.

Recommendations are proportional to what the assessment reveals.

SCAN

KNOW

Establish the baseline.

HIDE

REDUCE

Reduce unnecessary personal exposure identified through the assessment.

MONITOR

WATCH

Continue watching meaningful exposure or threat signals when ongoing visibility is appropriate.

HARDEN

STRENGTHEN

Address relevant weaknesses in devices, accounts, home technology or digital habits.

DOJO

PREPARE

Prepare the client, family or trusted inner circle for manipulation and social-engineering patterns suggested by the exposure picture.

The goal is not more cybersecurity.
It is the right protection for what is actually there.

A BASELINE, NOT A LIVE FEED

SCAN shows you where
you stand now.

The digital environment changes. New breaches occur. Personal information resurfaces. Threat actors change tactics. Your visibility, relationships and circumstances evolve.

SCAN establishes a meaningful baseline. Where your risk profile justifies continuing awareness, MONITOR may provide an appropriate next layer.

SCAN / KNOW