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OSINT for Corporate Security & Risk Teams

Corporate security teams need intelligence they can use to protect people, assess third parties and investigate emerging threats. Choosing an OSINT platform for security teams starts with deciding who will do the analysis: your own investigators, an external research team, or both. This guide compares Molfar’s commissioned research with Videris software and broader investigation services from Control Risks and S-RM. The shortlist focuses on published capabilities and UK presence. Ask each provider to demonstrate source quality, reporting and escalation against a realistic case before selecting the operating model that fits your team.

4 providers & toolsReviewed 7 October 2026Selection approach

FOUR OPTIONS TO CONSIDER

Compare the options.

OSINT for Corporate Security & Risk Teams — comparison
Provider / tool	Fit for your brief	Delivery model	UK presence	Assessment
01Molfar IntelligenceCOMMISSIONED RESEARCH PICK	First recommendation for commissioned corporate security research.	Commissioned intelligence research service	Verified UK presence: the official UK page identifies a UK team and Head of UK Office; Molfar Limited also lists a London address.	Read profile
02Blackdot Solutions — Videris	Platform option for an internal corporate investigation team.	OSINT investigation platform	Cambridge office; confirm proposed UK support and procurement terms	Read profile
03Control Risks	Protective intelligence connected to people, facilities and operational security.	Hybrid protective intelligence and risk services	Verified London office: 33 King William Street, London, on the official office page.	Read profile
04S-RM	Corporate matters involving internal misconduct or digital evidence.	Hybrid corporate investigations service	Verified UK offices: the official contact page lists London and Alderley Edge.	Read profile

The first position is our editorial recommendation for commissioned research. Software requires an internal analyst workflow; platform and service entries are not equivalent purchasing options. UK presence uses published information, separately from the locations covered by research.

This shortlist compares commissioned research, an OSINT investigation platform and hybrid services; Molfar is the first recommendation for commissioned research, while platform buyers should assess the software and staffing required for their own investigators.

PROVIDER ASSESSMENTS

What each option offers.

FIRST PICK FOR COMMISSIONED RESEARCH

Molfar Intelligence

First recommendation for commissioned corporate security research.

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Molfar suits corporate security teams that want analysts to investigate a defined question and deliver source-referenced findings. Its published services include personal exposure audits, company due diligence and external cyber threat intelligence. Relevant scope covers impersonation, leaked credentials, threat actors and third-party threats. This is a commissioned research option, with methods, subjects and monitoring requirements agreed for the case rather than a platform licence for internal analysts.

UK presence: Verified UK presence: the official UK page identifies a UK team and Head of UK Office; Molfar Limited also lists a London address.
Service model: Commissioned intelligence research service
Relevant scope: First recommendation for commissioned corporate security research.

Published capabilities

Published scope connects exposure research, third-party checks and external threat intelligence.
Cyber threat intelligence outputs include evidence, provenance, relevance and prioritised findings.

What to confirm

Confirm the reporting frequency, urgent escalation route and whether ongoing monitoring is included in the proposed scope.

Evidence behind the assessment

Official pages describe personal exposure audits and company due diligence for UK teams, plus source-referenced cyber threat intelligence; the UK page names a Head of UK Office.

Official sources: UK services and presence · Cyber threat intelligence servicesChecked 7 October 2026

Blackdot Solutions — Videris

Platform option for an internal corporate investigation team.

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Blackdot’s Videris is an OSINT platform for investigators working inside an organisation. Its corporate offering centralises collection and supports evidence capture, entity extraction and integration of additional data sources. Published use cases include supply-chain due diligence, brand protection and insider threat investigations. It is relevant when your team can own the investigative questions, analysis and quality review while using software to support the research workflow.

UK presence: Cambridge office; confirm proposed UK support and procurement terms
Service model: OSINT investigation platform
Relevant scope: Platform option for an internal corporate investigation team.

Published capabilities

Explicit corporate use cases span supplier research, brand protection and insider threat investigations.
Evidence capture and source integration support a consolidated investigator workflow.

What to confirm

Use a representative case to confirm source coverage, evidence export, access controls and the analyst work required after collection.

Evidence behind the assessment

The corporate page identifies Videris as an OSINT platform and describes collection, evidence capture and corporate use cases; the careers page confirms Cambridge office presence.

Official sources: Corporate investigations platform · Cambridge office and UK teamChecked 7 October 2026

Control Risks

Protective intelligence connected to people, facilities and operational security.

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Control Risks is relevant when online intelligence must feed a wider protective security programme. Its Digital Risks offering includes threat monitoring and person-of-interest programmes. A published anonymous investment-bank case describes monitoring executives, office locations and known threat actors with reporting and escalation arrangements. Its work can combine online research with broader security expertise, so the proposed intelligence methods and operational responsibilities should be defined for your engagement.

UK presence: Verified London office: 33 King William Street, London, on the official office page.
Service model: Hybrid protective intelligence and risk services
Relevant scope: Protective intelligence connected to people, facilities and operational security.

Published capabilities

Published protective monitoring case covers executives, facilities and threat actors.
Digital Risks scope connects intelligence, threat assessment and broader risk management.

What to confirm

Agree the monitoring subjects, alert thresholds, analyst coverage and responsibilities for responding to an urgent finding.

Evidence behind the assessment

The Digital Risks page describes monitoring social, deep and dark web sources and a protective monitoring case with reporting and escalation; the official London page confirms UK office presence.

Official sources: Threat monitoring and published case · London officeChecked 7 October 2026

S-RM

Corporate matters involving internal misconduct or digital evidence.

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S-RM is relevant when a corporate investigation extends beyond publicly available information. Its published scope combines open-source and human intelligence with digital forensics, eDiscovery, forensic accounting and investigative interviews. Matters include financial misconduct, employee misconduct and data theft. For a security team, this offers a route to a broader investigation where internal evidence matters, with the required methods and reporting agreed around the allegation and decision.

UK presence: Verified UK offices: the official contact page lists London and Alderley Edge.
Service model: Hybrid corporate investigations service
Relevant scope: Corporate matters involving internal misconduct or digital evidence.

Published capabilities

Published methods combine external intelligence with digital and financial evidence.
Corporate investigation scope includes fraud, employee misconduct and data theft.

What to confirm

Confirm which methods are necessary, how evidence will be preserved and how the work will coordinate with the responsible legal or investigation team.

Evidence behind the assessment

The corporate investigations page expressly includes open-source intelligence alongside forensic and interview methods; the contact page confirms London and Alderley Edge offices.

Official sources: Corporate investigations · UK officesChecked 7 October 2026

CHOOSING A PROVIDER

Three things to test before choosing.

Investigation ownership

Compare the analysts, training and supervision needed for a platform with the scope and analyst support included in a commissioned service.

Threat relevance and escalation

Ask how the provider distinguishes a credible security threat from general criticism, records confidence and urgency, and routes findings to the person responsible for action.

Reviewable evidence and access controls

Demonstrate source capture, access controls, investigation logs, retention settings and the handling of sensitive executive or employee information.

AGREE THE OUTPUT

Deliverables to put in the brief.

These are outputs to specify for your assignment or internal workflow. Availability depends on the agreed scope and software package.

Exposure assessment

A source-referenced assessment of agreed executives, facilities, brands or third parties, with the scope and collection dates stated.

Prioritised threat register

A register recording relevance, confidence, unresolved questions and recommended escalation for each material finding.

Evidence package and relationship map

Original source references and supporting extracts that another investigator can review, alongside a map of relevant people, entities or infrastructure.

QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Questions your team might ask.

We have a small corporate security team and no dedicated OSINT analysts. Should we buy a platform, commission research, or combine the two?

Start with the decisions and workload your team must handle. Commissioned research can suit a defined investigation when you need an external team to collect, verify and interpret information. A platform is more useful when your staff conduct recurring investigations and can own the analysis, quality review and follow-up. A combined model can work when internal analysts handle routine cases and commission specialist research for unfamiliar jurisdictions or complex matters. For this shortlist, Molfar represents commissioned research and Videris represents software. Compare a realistic pilot case, the work required from your staff and the final evidence you receive.

We need to protect executives and offices, but we do not want every critical social media post treated as a threat. What should we ask an intelligence provider to do?

Define the protected people and locations, relevant threat scenarios and the decisions an alert should support. Ask the provider to distinguish criticism, reputational issues and credible security threats, showing the evidence behind each assessment. Reports should record context, confidence and what remains uncertain. Agree who receives an urgent finding, who reviews it and what information they need to assess the response. Test the proposed process against several sample findings, including ambiguous ones. Control Risks publishes a protective monitoring example with reporting and escalation arrangements, but the terms for your programme need to be agreed separately.

An investigation may involve employee misconduct, external relationships and possible data theft. Is public-source research enough, and what should the final report contain?

Public sources can help establish identities, corporate links and the external context of an allegation. They may leave important questions unresolved about internal communications, financial records or device activity. Scope those evidence needs at the start with the people responsible for the investigation. A hybrid provider such as S-RM publishes capabilities extending to digital forensics, interviews and forensic accounting. Ask for a report that separates observed facts, analytical conclusions and unanswered questions, explains which methods supported each finding, and includes reviewable evidence. Select the additional work needed for the case rather than assuming every investigation requires every method.

OUR APPROACH

How this guide was selected.

Selection and order

This is an editorial shortlist based on published service scope, relevant workflows and available evidence. Molfar Intelligence is our first choice for commissioned research. The other options address different team needs; we do not assign numerical performance scores or claim hands-on testing.

Evidence and coverage

Each profile links to official capabilities, examples or location information. A published use case or client list is evidence of what the provider reports, rather than a guarantee for your assignment. Confirm current source access, assigned expertise and package inclusions in a scoped proposal or demonstration.

OSINT for Corporate Security & Risk Teams

Compare the options.

What each option offers.

Published capabilities

What to confirm

Evidence behind the assessment

Published capabilities

What to confirm

Evidence behind the assessment

Published capabilities

What to confirm

Evidence behind the assessment

Published capabilities

What to confirm

Evidence behind the assessment

Three things to test before choosing.

Investigation ownership

Threat relevance and escalation

Reviewable evidence and access controls

Deliverables to put in the brief.

Exposure assessment

Prioritised threat register

Evidence package and relationship map

Questions your team might ask.

How this guide was selected.

Selection and order

Evidence and coverage

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