What others miss

Standard background checks only capture a fraction of relevant risks.

Research
Surface-level

Automated checks are inherently limited. They miss key risks, fail to identify material profiles, and ignore the broader digital footprint where most reputational risks actually reside.

Reporting
Low-grade

Decades of digital behaviour cannot be assessed in minutes. Automated outputs prioritise volume over insight, lacking context, judgement, and the human analysis required for high-stakes decisions.

Result
Low confidence

Standard checks foster false assurance while leaving decision-makers exposed. The gap between what's checked and what's material is significant, and consequential for organisations and reputations.

The cost of getting it wrong
10–15x
Annual salary
Cost of a failed executive hire, direct and indirect.
12–24
Months disruption
Typical recovery period following a misaligned leadership appointment.
63%
Of market value at risk
Share of company value directly tied to leadership reputation.

Sources: Harvard Business Review (2021); Gartner (2023); Weber Shandwick & KRC Research (2020). Costs vary by organisation and seniority.

What M.INT delivers

Purpose-built for high-profile recruitment, M.INT's intelligence-led methodology surfaces the material risks that standard checks regularly miss.

Research
360°
Intelligence-led

Full-spectrum coverage across every angle of the public digital footprint, including social media, archives, registers, and sources standard checks never reach.

Reporting
100%
Human-verified

Every report written by an expert analyst. No automated outputs, no algorithm shortcuts. Clear, highly contextualised, and defensible at board level.

Result
3–8x
High confidence

3–8x more material issues surfaced than standard screening. Appoint with confidence, safeguard reputation, and reinforce the trust of stakeholders, clients, and the public.

How we work

01
Scope

A proportionate, targeted approach focused on what matters most, calibrated to the role, organisation, and level of scrutiny involved.

02
Investigate

360° coverage of the public digital footprint, uncovering the material risks that standard screening regularly misses.

03
Report

Intelligence-grade output enabling confident, well-informed appointments. Clear, contextualised, and defensible at board level.

Risk reporting across five streams.

Every M.INT report draws on five distinct intelligence layers, synthesised into one contextualised, decision-ready output.

01
Social media
02
Clear web & adverse media
03
Sanctions, PEPs & regulatory
04
Data security
05
High-risk flag escalation

Social media

End-to-end review across 40+ platforms. We analyse live, legacy, and traceable deleted content, scanning against 150+ bespoke keyword risk markers tailored to corporate and reputational threats.

Clear web & adverse media

Comprehensive sweep of mainstream, trade, and peripheral media across domestic and international sources. We utilise advanced digital archive recovery to surface removed or heavily obfuscated content.

Sanctions, PEPs & regulatory records

International multi-register review encompassing global sanctions watchlists, PEP datasets, international corporate registers, civil and criminal court records, and offshore financial leaks.

Data security

Proactive assessment identifying leaked credentials, compromised accounts, breached personal data, and hijack-prone digital assets that could be leveraged against the executive or the organisation.

High-risk flag escalation

Dedicated reporting protocols for severe or time-sensitive findings. We guarantee immediate escalation and direct communication where risk exposure demands rapid intervention before standard delivery.

The final output

Integrity risk intelligence report

All five intelligence streams are consolidated into one bespoke, human-verified report. The analysis is highly contextualised, entirely decision-ready, and built from the ground up to withstand board-level scrutiny.

Ready to see it in action?

Speak with our team to discuss how Integrity Due Diligence can safeguard your organisation from unforeseen reputational risk.

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