What is dark web monitoring?
Dark web monitoring continuously scans hidden marketplaces, forums and breach databases for your business's information - such as email addresses, passwords and other credentials. If your data appears, you are alerted quickly so you can change passwords and lock down accounts before criminals use them.
How does data end up on the dark web?
Most stolen data comes from breaches of third-party websites and services your staff use. When one of those is compromised, the credentials are often sold or shared on the dark web - and because people reuse passwords, a leak from one site can put your business accounts at risk too.
What happens if my details are found?
We alert you straight away and explain exactly what was exposed. We then help you take fast, practical action - resetting affected passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication and checking for any signs of misuse - to close the risk down before it can be exploited.
Can you remove my data from the dark web?
Unfortunately, once data is on the dark web it cannot be reliably deleted. What matters is acting quickly to make that data useless - changing compromised passwords, securing accounts with multi-factor authentication and strengthening your defences so leaked details can't be turned into a breach.
Is dark web monitoring worth it for a small business?
Yes. Small and medium-sized businesses are frequently targeted precisely because their defences are assumed to be weaker. Monitoring is a low-cost early-warning system that gives you the chance to act before a stolen password becomes a full-blown incident.
Pair monitoring with staff training and a security assessment, or see all our cyber security services.
