The Intelligence You Didn’t Know You Were Sharing
Awareness is no longer optional. It is leadership.
Senior executives are prime targets for cybercriminals, social engineers and hostile actors.
Yet today’s attacks rarely begin within corporate systems.
Instead, they start with people.
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Attackers systematically analyse the personal digital environments of leadership teams, combining data from social media, historic breaches, AI tools and open-source intelligence to build detailed profiles.
What may seem like harmless information, travel patterns, personal interests, professional networks, can be used to map relationships, anticipate behaviour and enable highly targeted attacks, from impersonation to reputational and physical threats.
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CxO Academy OSINT for Executives provides senior leaders with a clear and engaging understanding of how this intelligence is gathered and weaponised.
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The most effective attacks begin long before they are detected.
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WHAT WILL BE COVERED:
This highly engaging half-day workshop is designed to deliver practical insight rather than technical theory.
→ How attackers gather intelligence on executives using open-source intelligence techniques
→How social media, data breaches and AI tools expose personal information
→ How attackers map relationships between executives, colleagues and family members
→ Real examples of executive impersonation and targeted social engineering attacks
→ How personal digital exposure can translate into corporate security risks
→ Practical steps leaders can take to reduce their personal attack surface
Led by two world-class coaches.
Ben Owen
Ex-British Intelligence Expert
Ben Owen is an internationally recognised OSINT specialist and trainer, with decades of operational experience from elite law enforcement, intelligence, and investigative roles.
Today, he leads The OSINT Group, a highly regarded organisation specialising in digital footprint analysis, cyber investigations, and open source intelligence training.
Danni
Brooke
Ex-Undercover Police Investigations Expert
Danni Brooke brings extensive experience from elite law enforcement and intelligence roles to her position as an internationally recognised OSINT specialist.
Her engaging, hands-on training style makes complex concepts accessible to professionals across all experience levels.
AGENDA SEP 7th, 2026
OWEN & BROOKE
8.30
9.00
9.05
Welcome – Registration & Breakfast
Opening words by Ben Owen & Danni Brooke
THEME 1: Executive Exposure
• How open-source intelligence reveals executive digital footprints
• The gap between perceived privacy and actual exposure
• How data points combine to create risk
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Live demonstration
Real-time profiling using publicly available data
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Case study
Example of digital exposure leading to targeted risk
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10.15
10.45
Coffee break
THEME 2: From Exposure to Exploitation
• How attackers operationalise information
• Executive-focused social engineering and impersonation
• The modern insider threat
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Scenario walkthrough
End-to-end attack journey, from research to exploitation
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Interactive discussion
How decisions are made under pressure, and where risk emerges
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Practical guidance
• Immediate steps to reduce exposure
• What good executive digital security looks like
• The importance of ongoing monitoring
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11.55
12.00
13.00
Summary: Key risks, key actions, and what this means in practice
Lunch
Thank you – End of the day
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Location:
Unioninkatu 17
00130, Helsinki, Finland
Hotel Haven is located in a central yet peaceful setting in the historic Kaartinkaupunki district, by the sea, just a few minutes’ walk from a variety of shops, restaurants, and attractions. The hotel is easily accessible by public transport and is only about one kilometer from Helsinki Central Railway Station.