Digital Footprint Analysis
Everyone leaves a trail. We map all of it.
A complete analysis of the digital footprint a person or organization leaves behind, across the open web, social media, public records, and breached data, so you can see the full picture and the exposure that comes with it. Former FBI. Licensed in New York State.
Former FBIAttorney LedLicensed in New York State
The Exposure Problem
Your information is already out there, more of it than you think.
Between breaches, data brokers, and years of online activity, the average person's data is scattered across the internet many times over. A footprint analysis pulls it together, whether to understand a subject or to protect yourself.
1.7B
data-breach victim notices issued in 2024 alone
312%
one-year surge in those breach victim notices
3,158
separate U.S. data compromises in 2024, near an all-time record
60B
records exposed since breach tracking began in 2005
Source: Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 2024 Annual Data Breach Report.
The Scale of Exposure
Data breaches now happen at record scale.
The Identity Theft Resource Center tracked 3,158 data compromises in 2024, just short of the all-time record set the year before. In the ITRC's own words, the people who have not been hit by a breach are now outnumbered five to one by those who have. Every one of those events adds to the trail a footprint analysis is built to find and make sense of.
U.S. data compromises, by year
Breaches jumped in 2023 and stayed at record levels in 2024.
20221,801
20233,202
20243,158
Source: ITRC 2024 Annual Data Breach Report.
How Far It Spreads
In one year, victim notices jumped more than 300 percent.
The number of breach notices sent to people leapt from about 419 million in 2023 to more than 1.7 billion in 2024, driven by a handful of mega-breaches. Once data is exposed, it does not come back. It circulates, gets bought and sold, and becomes the raw material for fraud, impersonation, and social engineering. Knowing what is already out there is the first step to getting ahead of it.
Data-breach victim notices
A single year saw a more than threefold increase in notices sent.
2023419M
20241.73B
Source: ITRC 2024 Annual Data Breach Report.
What We Map
The full picture, pulled together.
We build a complete map of a person's or organization's digital footprint, from public profiles and long-forgotten accounts to exposed data and hidden connections. Then we show you what it reveals about a subject, or what it puts at risk about you, in one clear picture instead of a hundred scattered pieces.
Social media & profilesUsernames & aliasesExposed & breached dataData broker listingsPublic records & filingsHidden accounts & connectionsContact & location exposureReputation & online mentions
How We Work
How we build a footprint analysis.
Broad collection, careful correlation, and a clear read on what it all means, documented from start to finish.
01
Define the subject
We agree on who or what we are mapping and why, and set the scope under strict confidentiality.
02
Broad collection
We gather across the open web, social media, public records, and exposed or breached data.
03
Identity resolution
We link aliases, accounts, and records to the right person or entity, and rule out the wrong ones.
04
AI-assisted correlation
We connect the pieces across sources into a single picture, using AI to work through the volume at speed.
05
Exposure assessment
We flag what creates risk: exposed personal data, revealing patterns, and connections that should not be public.
06
Clear report
You receive a documented map with findings, and, when it is your own exposure, options to reduce it.
Watch
A short look at how a digital footprint analysis comes together.
Why Insight
Intelligence tradecraft, applied to the whole picture.
Our team brings more than 70 years of combined investigative, intelligence, and legal experience to the private sector.
Former FBI and intelligence tradecraft
Our investigators bring federal intelligence and investigative methods to mapping a footprint the right way.
AI-assisted correlation at scale
We use current AI models, directed by analysts, to connect scattered pieces into one coherent picture.
Licensed investigative databases
We draw on professional databases and sources beyond public search, used lawfully and documented for the record.
Attorney led and licensed in NY
Attorneys guide the work, and our findings are sourced and documented to stand up in court.
Questions
Common questions about footprint analysis.
What is a digital footprint analysis?
It is a comprehensive map of everything connected to a person or organization online: profiles, aliases, accounts, public records, and exposed or breached data, pulled into one clear picture instead of scattered fragments.
Why would I need one?
Two reasons. To understand a subject, for due diligence, a dispute, or a threat, or to see your own exposure, what a stranger, a fraudster, or an opponent could find about you and use.
Can you find data from breaches?
Yes. We check exposed and breached data alongside open sources and licensed databases, then show how it connects back to the subject and what it reveals.
What do I get at the end?
A documented report that maps the footprint, explains what it reveals, and, if it is your own exposure, lays out clear options to reduce it.
See the whole footprint.
Speak with a licensed New York State investigator, in complete confidence. Former FBI, attorney led, and built for court.
Sources & Data
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 2024 Annual Data Breach Report. Number of U.S. data compromises by year, data-breach victim notices and their year-over-year change, and aggregate records exposed since tracking began in 2005. Victim notices are a measure of scale and are not a one-to-one count of individuals.
Former FBI professionals, attorneys, and national security experts delivering high-integrity private investigations built for legal, corporate, and high-risk environments.
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Reach Us
We are diligent and determined because we care about our clients.
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