Netwatch Global is set to launch an online intelligence toolkit at the Security and Policing Conference 2016, which takes place in Farnborough next week.
The tools will assist Netwatch clients in gathering intelligence using open source data without leaving a digital footprint and whilst complying fully with all relevant legislation.
Clients will be able to use the tools to keep track of movements across borders, locate social media profiles, monitor social media activity and much more.
Netwatch will add new tools to the service every quarter, working with clients to identify and address any emerging challenges they may face.
David Purcell, managing director of Netwatch Global, said: “Our online intelligence tools offer new ways for our clients to gather information.
“The tools should assist researchers and investigators, enabling them to obtain more intelligence, or simply to do their jobs faster and more effectively.
“Many of the tools were developed for internal use to solve problems faced by our team of analysts, and so have been tested extensively.
“We quickly realised that many of our clients would also benefit from having access to some of these tools.
“We’re passionate about innovation at Netwatch and are looking forward to expanding the toolkit in the coming months.”
Mr Purcell will talk in more detail about one of the tools, Travel Tracker, which monitors individuals’ travel patterns, at the Security and Policing Conference, where Netwatch will be exhibiting in the Cyber Zone.
Netwatch Global is the largest open-source investigation company in the UK. Founded in 2013, the company now employs 18 desktop investigators.
The team provides an online investigation service for clients including international insurance companies, retailers and law firms. It draws on social media and open-source digital information to deliver a variety of services, including fraud and incident investigation, anti-illicit trade and brand protection, tracing services, profiling, monitoring and corporate and online risk analysis.