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Pinkerton’s Intelligence & Investigations Analysts leverage industry-leading tools, advanced artificial intelligence, sophisticated manual search techniques, and deep investigative expertise to produce SCOUT Reports that are thorough, precise, and actionable. Our SCOUT Intelligence and investigations Analysts are designed to address even the most complex situations. By collaborating closely with you and your stakeholders, we ensure your needs are fully understood, allowing us to deliver reports that are credible, timely, and packed with intelligence you can rely on.
Trust SCOUT to provide the insights and unbiased information needed to make critical decisions with confidence. Protect your people, your reputation, and your organization by utilizing evidence-based intelligence from SCOUT Reports by Pinkerton.
Workplace Violence SCOUT Reports
Investments, Business Verification, Immigration, Vendor, and M&A Due Diligence
Workplace Violence SCOUT Reports provide organizations with rapid, evidence-based insights into potential threats from individuals. They are ideal for assessing risks related to workplace violence, threats, involuntary separations, and other safety concerns.
SCOUT OSINT Snapshot
The SCOUT OSINT Snapshot delivers rapid, preliminary intelligence within 24 hours, providing organizations with a fast and reliable understanding of potential workplace threats.
This report identifies and reviews the subject’s social media profiles across major platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and other open sources, mapping activity that may indicate risk. It also includes targeted research of court records and arrest history from the past 24 months, focusing on jurisdictions where the subject has lived, worked, or may have had legal exposure.
By combining these insights, the SCOUT OSINT Snapshot offers a concise yet actionable view of potential risks and can serve as the foundation for escalation into a SCOUT Life Safety Report for deeper investigation.
SCOUT OSINT Threat Report
The SCOUT OSINT Threat Report offers rapid, preliminary intelligence within 48 hours, integrating open-source information with expert evaluation from Pinkerton’s Threat Management Group, which includes a Certified Threat Manager.
The report identifies and reviews the subject’s social media profiles across major platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and other open sources, and combines this with targeted research of court records and arrest history from the past 24 months, focusing on jurisdictions where the subject has lived, worked, or may have had legal exposure.
By analyzing these sources, Pinkerton’s Threat Management Group conducts a preliminary evaluation of behavioral trends and potential risks, providing timely recommendations to address immediate safety concerns. This report serves as a crucial first step in proactive threat management and can be seamlessly escalated into a comprehensive SCOUT Life Safety Report if further investigation is warranted.
SCOUT Life Safety Report
The SCOUT Life Safety Report provides the most comprehensive analysis of an individual’s background, delivering unparalleled insight into potential threats, behaviors, and risk factors. Designed to assess potential threats of violence, it examines criminal, civil, bankruptcy, lien, judgment, asset, professional license, and vehicle history extending beyond 24 months. Court records are independently verified by trusted vendors who conduct in-person checks at the local level to ensure accuracy and reliability.
The report identifies and reviews the subject’s primary and alternative social media profiles, along with other open-source websites and forums where the subject may be connected, delivering a comprehensive, evidence-backed profile.
Pinkerton’s Threat Management Group, including a Certified Threat Manager, carefully analyzes the findings to identify behavioral threat indicators and provide actionable, preliminary recommendations to address immediate safety concerns.
By combining rigorous due diligence, comprehensive open-source research, and expert threat analysis, SCOUT Life Safety Reports give organizations clear, evidence-based insights into an individual’s credibility, qualifications, and potential risks, empowering informed decision-making and proactive protection of people, assets, and organizational integrity.
Investigative SCOUT Reports
Investigative SCOUT Reports are designed for organizations seeking thorough, evidence-based insights into individuals or entities. They are ideal for general investigations, whistleblower claims, fraud investigations, custom due diligence, background checks, brand protection, KYC/KYS compliance, mergers and acquisitions, investments, and business verification.
SCOUT Investigative Report
The SCOUT Investigative Report provides a comprehensive analysis of an individual’s background, covering criminal, civil, bankruptcy, lien, judgment, asset, professional license, and vehicle history. Court records are independently verified by trusted vendors through in-person checks at the local level to ensure accuracy and reliability.
The report also identifies and reviews the subject’s social media profiles across primary and secondary platforms and incorporates relevant open-source intelligence, delivering a detailed, actionable profile of the individual.
These insights enable organizations to make informed decisions, mitigate risk, and assess credibility and potential concerns with confidence.
SCOUT Business Report
The SCOUT Business Report delivers an in-depth investigation into companies, organizations, or entities. It covers public records, adverse media, asset holdings, legal filings, financial data, key relationships, political affiliations, executive profiles, social media presence, and Politically Exposed Person status. Court records are independently verified through in-person checks at the local level to ensure accuracy and reliability.
The report also includes a thorough review of social media activity related to the business and its leadership across primary and secondary platforms, incorporating relevant open-source intelligence to provide a complete picture of the organization.
Pinkerton’s SCOUT Business Reports provide critical insights to support informed decision making, risk mitigation, and precise evaluation of potential partners, vendors, or investment opportunities. These reports help ensure prospective affiliations, including partners, buyers, sellers, suppliers, intermediaries, and immigration applicants, are compliant and in good standing, strengthening partnerships and supporting long-term organizational success.
Protective Intelligence SCOUT Reports
Protective Intelligence SCOUT Reports provide organizations with proactive, evidence-based insights to identify risks and safeguard people, assets, and reputation. They are ideal for digital footprint analysis, exposure identification, event security, and brand protection. By combining social media analysis, open-source research, and dark web intelligence, these reports deliver actionable information to detect emerging threats, mitigate exposure, and support informed, proactive decision-making.
SCOUT OSINT Exposure Report
The SCOUT OSINT Exposure Report evaluates the exposure of client employees and their immediate family members through social media, open-source information, and dark web sources. It highlights publicly accessible personal information or vulnerabilities that could be exploited and provides insight into potential security risks.
The report also reviews social media posts mentioning the subjects for any adverse mentions or threats, delivering actionable intelligence to mitigate exposure. By understanding an individual’s digital footprint and areas of vulnerability, organizations can implement targeted measures to protect people, information, and organizational reputation.
SCOUT Untargeted OSINT Threat Report
The SCOUT Untargeted OSINT Threat Report identifies both explicit and implied threats of violence, as well as negative mentions directed at the client organization and its executives within the past six months. It delivers rapid, actionable intelligence to help organizations detect emerging risks and respond proactively.
This report leverages data from social media platforms, online forums, and other open-source sources to map potential threats and assess concerning activity. By combining these insights, organizations can identify patterns, anticipate risk, and take timely measures to protect employees, assets, and reputation.
SCOUT OSINT Monitoring
SCOUT OSINT Monitoring provides organizations with continuous, actionable intelligence to track potential threats, negative mentions, and emerging risks.
SCOUT OSINT Monitoring provides continuous, proactive surveillance of digital activity to help organizations detect threats, negative mentions, and potential risks in real time. It can be used to monitor specific individuals, groups of interest, or broader activity affecting the client, its executives, or affiliated events.
SCOUT OSINT Monitoring leverages social media platforms, online forums, and other open-source channels to identify emerging risks and track concerning behaviors over time. By delivering regular, actionable intelligence, SCOUT OSINT Monitoring enables organizations to respond quickly to threats, protect employees and stakeholders, and safeguard their reputation.
Monitoring can be customized for short-term initiatives, event-driven observation, or long-term objectives, with reports delivered on a daily, weekly, or bi-weekly basis to meet organizational needs.
