Intel Hub
Intel Hub.
Your Digital Footprint Starts Here.
Free tools, emergency links, and a complete Cyber Hygiene guide — everything you need to understand your digital exposure, clean it up, and stay protected.
Use These.
Right Now. For Free.
The same tools we use in client work. All free. All accessible via the links below. No signup required for most.
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Intimate images being shared or threatened? Register them with StopNCII. Creates a fingerprint hash preventing re-upload across major platforms. Free. Anonymous.
Go to StopNCII →
Got a suspicious link? Check it before you click. Scans URLs for phishing, malware, and known scam patterns without exposing your device.
Check a Link →Enter your email and find out if it appeared in any known data breaches. Free. Immediate. If listed — change that password now.
Check Your Email →Search your business name on Google Maps. If it doesn't appear — or the info is wrong — that's lost customers. Free to fix with a GBP claim.
Check Your Profile →Google's official tool for requesting removal of personal information, outdated content, or sensitive data from search results.
Request Removal →SAPS cybercrime reporting for sextortion, online fraud, identity theft, and digital crimes. Keep your case number.
Report to SAPS →Cyber Hygiene.
Clean It Up. Lock It Down.
Every time you sign up, post, search, or shop online — you leave a trail. Most people have no idea how much of their personal data is publicly accessible. This guide changes that.
Your digital footprint is everything online that links back to you — your name, phone number, address, photos, accounts, comments, purchases, and location data. Some of it you put there deliberately. Most of it you didn't. Data brokers, old accounts, public directories, and social platforms all contribute to a profile of you that anyone can find — including people who want to harm you.
Google your full name, phone number, and address. Screenshot everything that comes up. Check HaveIBeenPwned for breach exposure. This is your baseline.
Sites like PeopleFinder, Spokeo, and Whitepages aggregate your data and sell it. Submit opt-out requests to each. It takes time but it works.
Enable 2FA on every account. Use a password manager. Review privacy settings on all social platforms. Delete accounts you no longer use.
Set a Google Alert for your name. Enable breach monitoring on HaveIBeenPwned. Review your exposure every 6 months. Stay ahead of it.
8 Things to Do
This Weekend.
Search your full name, phone number, and home address. See exactly what strangers can find about you right now.
Go to haveibeenpwned.com and check every email address you've ever used. Change passwords on any that appear.
Turn on two-factor authentication on your email, banking, social media, and WhatsApp. This one step stops most account takeovers.
Every account you forgot about is a data leak waiting to happen. Use JustDeleteMe to find deletion pages for old services.
Set Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to Friends Only or Private. Remove your phone number and address from public profiles.
Search your name on PeopleFinder, Spokeo, and Whitepages. Submit opt-out requests on each. Takes 30 minutes, pays off for years.
Go to google.com/alerts and create an alert for your full name. You'll be notified any time new content about you appears online.
Check which apps have access to your location, contacts, camera, and microphone. Revoke anything that doesn't need it.
Want expert help cleaning up your footprint? That's what the Cyber Hygiene consultation covers.
Book Free Audit →Platform Reporting.
Direct Links.
When you need to report fast — go directly to the platform form, not a help page.
Report impersonation, non-consensual images, or harassment to Meta's trust and safety team.
Report to Meta →Request removal of phone numbers, addresses, or intimate images from Google Search.
Google Removal Request →How to report and block accounts sending threatening messages on WhatsApp without them knowing.
WhatsApp Report Guide →Free confidential support for victims of online abuse and cyberstalking in South Africa.
Get Free Support →File a complaint if a company has misused your personal information under South African law.
Information Regulator →TikTok's dedicated reporting for non-consensual intimate content via their safety portal.
TikTok Safety Portal →Tools Not Enough?
We Step In.
If you've worked through the checklist and still need expert support — book a Free Audit or contact us directly. Cyber Hygiene and Privacy consultations from R1,500.
Intel Hub.
Your Digital Footprint Starts Here.
Free tools, emergency links, and a complete Cyber Hygiene guide — everything you need to understand your digital exposure, clean it up, and stay protected.
Use These.
Right Now. For Free.
The same tools we use in client work. All free. All accessible via the links below. No signup required for most.
Intimate images being shared or threatened? Register them with StopNCII. Creates a fingerprint hash preventing re-upload across major platforms. Free. Anonymous.
Go to StopNCII →
Got a suspicious link? Check it before you click. Scans URLs for phishing, malware, and known scam patterns without exposing your device.
Check a Link →Enter your email and find out if it appeared in any known data breaches. Free. Immediate. If listed — change that password now.
Check Your Email →Search your business name on Google Maps. If it doesn't appear — or the info is wrong — that's lost customers. Free to fix with a GBP claim.
Check Your Profile →Google's official tool for requesting removal of personal information, outdated content, or sensitive data from search results.
Request Removal →SAPS cybercrime reporting for sextortion, online fraud, identity theft, and digital crimes. Keep your case number.
Report to SAPS →Cyber Hygiene.
Clean It Up. Lock It Down.
Every time you sign up, post, search, or shop online — you leave a trail. Most people have no idea how much of their personal data is publicly accessible. This guide changes that.
Your digital footprint is everything online that links back to you — your name, phone number, address, photos, accounts, comments, purchases, and location data. Some of it you put there deliberately. Most of it you didn't. Data brokers, old accounts, public directories, and social platforms all contribute to a profile of you that anyone can find — including people who want to harm you.
Google your full name, phone number, and address. Screenshot everything that comes up. Check HaveIBeenPwned for breach exposure. This is your baseline.
Sites like PeopleFinder, Spokeo, and Whitepages aggregate your data and sell it. Submit opt-out requests to each. It takes time but it works.
Enable 2FA on every account. Use a password manager. Review privacy settings on all social platforms. Delete accounts you no longer use.
Set a Google Alert for your name. Enable breach monitoring on HaveIBeenPwned. Review your exposure every 6 months. Stay ahead of it.
8 Things to Do
This Weekend.
Search your full name, phone number, and home address. See exactly what strangers can find about you right now.
Go to haveibeenpwned.com and check every email address you've ever used. Change passwords on any that appear.
Turn on two-factor authentication on your email, banking, social media, and WhatsApp. This one step stops most account takeovers.
Every account you forgot about is a data leak waiting to happen. Use JustDeleteMe to find deletion pages for old services.
Set Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to Friends Only or Private. Remove your phone number and address from public profiles.
Search your name on PeopleFinder, Spokeo, and Whitepages. Submit opt-out requests on each. Takes 30 minutes, pays off for years.
Go to google.com/alerts and create an alert for your full name. You'll be notified any time new content about you appears online.
Check which apps have access to your location, contacts, camera, and microphone. Revoke anything that doesn't need it.
Want expert help cleaning up your footprint? That's what the Cyber Hygiene consultation covers.
Book Free Audit →Platform Reporting.
Direct Links.
When you need to report fast — go directly to the platform form, not a help page.
Report impersonation, non-consensual images, or harassment to Meta's trust and safety team.
Report to Meta →Request removal of phone numbers, addresses, or intimate images from Google Search.
Google Removal Request →How to report and block accounts sending threatening messages on WhatsApp without them knowing.
WhatsApp Report Guide →Free confidential support for victims of online abuse and cyberstalking in South Africa.
Get Free Support →File a complaint if a company has misused your personal information under South African law.
Information Regulator →TikTok's dedicated reporting for non-consensual intimate content via their safety portal.
TikTok Safety Portal →Tools Not Enough?
We Step In.
If you've worked through the checklist and still need expert support — book a Free Audit or contact us directly. Cyber Hygiene and Privacy consultations from R1,500.