London, Friday 8 May 2026 – Close Protection World is pleased to welcome back Ben Owen and Danni Brooke of The OSINT Group as featured speakers at this year’s Close Protection Conference in London. Known for their specialist expertise in open-source intelligence and digital threat mitigation, both bring extensive operational experience from military, intelligence, covert policing and high-level private sector work.
Presentation Title: Trusted to Protect, Tricked in Seconds.
Presentation Summary:
In a profession built on awareness and control, the real vulnerability is often not physical, it is digital. This session reveals how security professionals and the principals they protect can be mapped and targeted through their online footprint. From patterns of life and travel routines to trusted networks, attackers can build a detailed intelligence picture without ever being seen. Through a live demonstration and real-world examples, Ben Owen and Danni Brooke show how small actions, scanning a code or clicking a link, can lead to compromise, highlighting why true protection now extends beyond the physical into the digital.
Speaker Biographies:
Ben Owen
INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST & CO-FOUNDER – THE OSINT GROUP
Ben Owen is an internationally recognised intelligence professional and keynote speaker with more than 25 years’ experience operating across military, government intelligence, and commercial environments.
A former British military sniper and intelligence officer, Ben spent a decade working within British intelligence before moving into the private sector, where he now specialises in cyber-enabled intelligence collection, digital investigations, and threat analysis. He is the co-founder of The OSINT Group, a specialist consultancy that helps organisations and individuals understand and reduce the risks created by their digital footprint.
Ben works globally with law enforcement, military units, intelligence teams, and private organisations, delivering intelligence-led assessments, investigations, and training. His work focuses on how hostile actors exploit online data to conduct cyber-attacks, fraud, surveillance, and targeted operations, often long before a breach or incident is detected.
Danni Brooke
INVESTIGATIONS & INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST, AUTHOR & CO-FOUNDER – THE OSINT GROUP
Danni Brooke is an investigations and intelligence specialist with over a decade of experience operating within covert policing and complex investigative environments. She spent more than 10 years working as an undercover officer with the Metropolitan Police, where she was deployed on high-risk, high-profile operations targeting serious and organised crime, including drug trafficking networks.
Throughout her policing career, Danni worked extensively in intelligence gathering, evidence development, source handling, and long-term covert operations, supporting major criminal investigations from initial intelligence collection through to prosecution.
Danni is the co-founder of The OSINT Group, a specialist cyber and intelligence consultancy that helps organisations and individuals understand, manage, and reduce risk arising from their digital footprint. The group is recognised globally for delivering intelligence-led assessments, investigations, and specialist training in online investigations and digital risk.
An award-winning author, Danni has written The Girl for the Job and Undercover Copper, offering rare insight into the realities of covert policing and intelligence work. She now works internationally with law enforcement agencies, corporate security teams, and private organisations, advising on investigative methodology, intelligence-led risk mitigation, and how digital information is exploited by hostile actors.
The 2026 London event will feature:
• Guest speakers
• Presentations
• Exhibitors
• Workshops
• Networking
• Charity raffle
For more information about The OSINT Group and their services, visit:
https://www.theosintgroup.com
To learn more about the Close Protection Conference and secure your spot, visit:
https://events.closeprotectionworld.com/homepage/
Join us on Friday 8 May 2026 in London for a day of knowledge, sharing and networking.
About The OSINT Group
The OSINT Group (TOG) mitigates digital threats to bolster physical security, offering proactive digital intelligence updates to ensure safe travel for our clients and their interests worldwide. Our core services include digital vulnerability assessments and digital bodyguard monitoring, allowing clients and their physical security teams to focus on their primary objectives and business. Additionally, TOG provides world-renowned Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) training to clients globally, enhancing their online investigative skills.
Email: support@theosintgroup.com
Web: https://www.theosintgroup.com
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