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Digital Screening · By Use Case

Social Media Screening by Use Case

The same intelligence-led methodology, read through the lens that matters to your decision. A footprint is interpreted differently by a board, a selection panel, a sponsor, or a border official — so we screen against the scrutiny you actually face. Choose the use case that fits.

Executive & Board Leadership

CEOs, founders, directors, trustees, senior executives

Would this person be trusted with authority, judgement, capital, and institutional responsibility?

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Political Candidate & Public Office

Candidates, MPs, councillors, campaign teams, public appointees

Would voters, parties, journalists, and opponents see this person as credible, rooted, disciplined, and electable?

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Employment, HR & Safeguarding

Candidates, employees, schools, charities, regulated roles

Would this person create behavioural, safeguarding, workplace, tribunal, or reputational risk if appointed?

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Investor, M&A & Founder Due Diligence

Founders, management teams, PE/VC targets, acquisition leaders

Could this affect investor confidence, transaction risk, valuation, leadership credibility, or post-deal reputation?

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Media, Broadcast & Contributor Vetting

Presenters, contributors, production teams, journalists, creators

Could this undermine editorial credibility, impartiality, audience trust, Ofcom sensitivity, or brand safety?

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Professional Sport & Sponsorship

Athletes, clubs, agents, sponsors, coaches

Could this affect transfer value, fan perception, sponsor confidence, club reputation, or ambassador suitability?

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UHNW, Family Office & Private Client Protection

Principals, heirs, partners, family offices, private clients

Could this expose reputation, privacy, security, wealth signalling, family vulnerability, or media interest?

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Legal, Litigation & Reputation Advisory

Law firms, reputation lawyers, dispute clients, opposing parties

What could be used in litigation, negotiation, discovery, media pressure, or pre-crisis strategy?

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Education, Academia & Institutional Representation

Academics, visiting speakers, university leaders, student ambassadors

Could this damage institutional trust, student safety, donor confidence, public credibility, or overseas travel readiness?

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Every report from £29.99 · delivered in 48 hours

Persona-based screening

Choose the depth. Both tiers are written to your persona lens. Transparent pricing, no sales call.

Digital Screening Report

DTVRA (Lite)

£29.99 per report

Shorter intelligence analyst commentary on your digital footprint.

  • 1 subject
  • 13 risk categories
  • 6 platforms
  • Sentiment and image analysis
  • PDF report with a short written analysis
  • Delivered within 48 hours
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Report + Professional Analysis

DTVRA (Full)

£89.99 per report

In-depth professional analysis with bespoke risk advice and mitigation guidance.

  • Full automated screening report
  • Human analyst review of flagged risks
  • Bespoke risk advice and mitigation guidance
  • Reputational due diligence context
  • Delivered within 48 hours
Inside the deliverable

The anatomy of a Hermes screening report

Every engagement produces a structured, analyst-led intelligence document — not a raw data dump. Two tiers, each built to the same standard of discretion and precision. Explore the structure below, then download a sample to see the full read.

Document class
Threat & Vulnerability Assessment
Format
12 sections · ~17 pp · A4
Method
Analyst-led · human judgement on machine-grade signal
For
Selection, appointment & high-stakes decisions
01

Executive Intelligence Summary

Composite risk score and the bottom-line read, with a sharp “so what” for the decision at hand.

Bespoke analysis
02

Subject Intelligence Profile

Disposition, public persona and the breadth of the digital footprint across platforms.

Posture & persona
03

Collection & Methodology

Sources, date window, corpus size and explicit limitations — the integrity of the assessment.

Sources & scope
04

Key Evidence

Paraphrased extracts and platform signals, each with a “why it matters” weaponisation line.

Evidence items
05

Priority Intelligence Requirements

Standing analyst questions resolved against the corpus, cited to evidence with a confidence rating.

Q&A
06

Threat Vectors

Exploitable surfaces ranked by exploitability and urgency, with target audiences and evidence.

Exploitable surfaces
07

Red Team Assessment

How a competent adversary converts the surface into damage — profiles, paths, worst-case narrative.

Adversary modelling
08

Blue Team Assessment

Defensive priorities, counter-narratives and an owned action ledger with owners and timeframes.

Defensive posture
09

Personal Brand & Outcome Alignment

From current persona to desired position, sequenced over a 7 / 30 / 90-day plan.

Outcome alignment
10

Strategic Realism Briefings

Curated reading that arms the client with the language to act on the assessment.

Recommended reading
11

Analyst Confidence & Limitations

Overall confidence, data gaps and caveats — stated plainly, never overclaimed.

Caveats
12

Final Intelligence Judgement

The decision-grade verdict, decision implications and a monitoring recommendation.

Bottom line

Every report is written to a reporting lens

Political CandidateSelection, opposition scrutiny and public-office standards.
Executive & BoardNED appointments, fiduciary trust and board-code conduct.
NGO & Aid DeploymentField-deployment, partner and donor risk in sensitive contexts.
Jurisdiction-AwareCountry-risk framing — e.g. US and punitive-jurisdiction exposure.

Not sure which applies?

Talk to a strategist and we will point you to the right screening for your circumstances.

Last updated June 2026