Hostility Index

Threat Surface Index intake

This produces two readings for your Threat Surface Index. Exposure is what makes you worth targeting. Pressure is what has already reached you. They call for different work, and your answers determine which comes first.

⏱ 5 to 10 minutes

Before you start

Don't minimize. The most common failure here. People downplay harassment because it stopped or seemed minor in hindsight. Under-reporting routes you to lighter protection than you need. Between two options, take the higher one.
Answer “what you are” questions as of today. Answer “what has happened” questions across your whole history, including matters you consider closed.
Best estimate is fine. Don't research your answers.
Select an affiliation only if it would surface in a search for your name. Leadership, board, ownership, or spokesperson roles count. Ordinary membership doesn't.
Answer for yourself only. Covered family members complete their own assessment and we link the records.

How this is handled

Nothing is scanned here. Your analyst runs the technical exposure work separately and reconciles the two at review.

Section 1 of 16

Professional Visibility

Which of the following best describes your professional visibility?

My public-facing professional activities are generally private and not widely known.

I have a limited public presence, mainly within my local area or professional field.

I am moderately known within my region or industry.

I have a significant national presence or am frequently mentioned in the media.

I am a widely known public figure or celebrity.

Select the option that best describes your professional visibility

How often are you recognized in public by people you don't know?

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Financial & Social Presence

Which of the following best describes your financial situation and its public visibility?

My financial situation is not publicly known, and I have limited visible wealth signals.

I have a modest income or some visible assets.

I am comfortably middle class or affluent, with visible assets.

I am publicly known to be wealthy, with significant assets visible in media or public records.

Which best describes your activity and visibility on social media?

No social media presence or completely private profiles.

Limited presence with mostly private profiles.

Active but small number of followers and limited engagement.

Moderate number of followers; engage publicly on social media.

Large following or content frequently reaches a wide audience.

How often do you receive inquiries or attention related to your finances or possessions?

Never

Rarely

Occasionally

Regularly or frequently

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Public Records & Family

☑ Select all that applyHave you ever been named in a lawsuit, press article, or public filing? (check all that apply)

Yes, in government/public records

e.g., political donation, corporate filing

Yes, in the news or media

Yes, in a lawsuit

Leave all unchecked if none apply

Have you or your family members appeared in media or court documents?

No / Not that I'm aware of

Yes, just family members

Yes, just me

Yes, both myself and close family members

Do any close family members or partners have public roles, notoriety, or followings?

No, not that I'm aware of

Yes, somewhat visible (e.g., local press, social following, executive)

Yes, very public or high-profile

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Findability & Reachability

How easily someone outside your household could locate you

When your name is searched, how directly is it tied to your organization and title?

My name is not publicly connected to where I work.

My role is discoverable but not prominent.

My name and title appear together on my organization's site or in coverage.

My name, title, and photograph appear together across multiple public sources.

Aside from news coverage, how often does your name appear in searchable public records (corporate filings, licensure, property records, court dockets, campaign finance)?

Not that I'm aware of.

In one or two places.

In several places across different record types.

Extensively, and some records list an address or other contact detail.

How predictable are your routine and whereabouts to someone outside your household?

My schedule and locations vary and are not published anywhere.

Somewhat routine, but not publicly documented.

Routine, and some locations or appearances are announced in advance.

Highly routine, with appearances, addresses, or schedules published publicly.

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Public Positions

Are you known for taking strong public stances that spark polarized reactions?

Not applicable / Not public-facing

Rarely or never

Occasionally, when relevant

Yes, frequently

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Unwanted Attention

What has already reached you

Have you experienced obsessive or unusually intense attention from fans or members of the public that makes you feel uncomfortable or concerned for your safety or privacy?

No, never

Rarely, isolated incidents (e.g., excessive messages, unexpected appearances)

Occasionally, leading to mild discomfort or minor disruptions

Regularly, causing significant discomfort or impacting daily life

Frequently or severely, leading to fear for safety or requiring protective measures

Section 7 of 16

Harassment & Doxxing History

Which best describes your experience with unwanted attention or harassment?

I have not experienced any unwanted attention or harassment.

I have experienced minor or isolated incidents of unwanted attention.

I occasionally experience online harassment or negative attention.

I regularly experience harassment, online or offline.

I frequently experience threats, targeted abuse, or doxxing.

Have you ever been directly doxxed or personally subjected to unwanted public exposure of sensitive information?

No, never.

Yes, a minor or isolated incident.

Yes, occasionally, leading to some discomfort or minor privacy breach.

Yes, regularly or significantly, causing distress or requiring action.

Yes, frequently or severely, resulting in substantial harm or ongoing threats.

How safe do you feel from unwanted attention or harm, both online and offline?

Section 8 of 16

Network Targeting & Identity

Have your relatives or colleagues been doxxed, harassed, or targeted before?

No / Not that I know of

Yes, harassed/threatened, but not publicly exposed

Yes, doxxed or publicly exposed

Both, doxxed and harassed

Have you received threats or harassment because of a personal characteristic, identity, affiliation, or status (for example race, religion, gender or sexual identity, nationality, political affiliation, or your occupation or employer), rather than because of a specific action or decision you took?

No / Not that I know of

Yes, once or twice

Yes, occasionally

Yes, frequently

Have you experienced a sudden spike in attention, followers, or backlash (viral moment, controversy, etc.)?

No

Not yet, but think it's likely

Yes, once or twice

Yes, multiple times

Section 9 of 16

Grievance Holders & Trajectory

Is there a specific person or group you believe holds a grievance against you (e.g., a former employee, former partner, counterparty in a dispute, or someone from a past matter)?

No.

Possibly, but nothing has come of it.

Yes, and they have made contact or comments.

Yes, and their conduct has concerned me or others around me.

Over the past year, has unwanted attention directed at you increased, stayed level, or decreased?

No unwanted attention to speak of.

Decreased, and I believe the matter is resolved.

Quiet now, but it has come in cycles and could return.

Stayed about level.

Increased.

Note: the cyclical option scores differently from "stayed level" — it reflects recurrence risk, not current intensity

Section 10 of 16

Targeting Specificity

This determines whether incidents indicate a personal fixation or general-population exposure

Thinking about any unwanted attention you have experienced: was it directed at you by name, at your position or role generally, or at your organization or program with you affected as part of it?

I have not experienced unwanted attention.

At my organization or program — I was affected but not singled out.

At my role or position generally, without my name attached.

At me personally, by name.

This answer gates how much realized-incident evidence is attributed to a fixated individual vs. a broader adversary group

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Heat Tags — Brands & Affiliations

Tags now route to adversary groups — not a flat score

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Heat Tags — Political & Ideological

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Heat Tags — Professional Roles

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Heat Tags — Digital & Technology

Section 15 of 16

Heat Tags — Identity & Science/Health

Section 16 of 16

Additional Context (Optional)

This helps calibrate the adversary attribution in your report

Is there anything else you'd like to share about your situation that might affect the assessment?

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Before you start

How this is handled

Professional Visibility

Financial & Social Presence

Public Records & Family

Findability & Reachability

Public Positions

Unwanted Attention

Harassment & Doxxing History

Network Targeting & Identity

Grievance Holders & Trajectory

Targeting Specificity

Heat Tags — Brands & Affiliations

Heat Tags — Political & Ideological

Heat Tags — Professional Roles

Heat Tags — Digital & Technology

Heat Tags — Identity & Science/Health

Additional Context (Optional)

Adversary Profile

Salience & Findability

Advanced Analysis

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Hostility Index

Before you start

How this is handled

Professional Visibility

Financial & Social Presence

Public Records & Family

Findability & Reachability

Public Positions

Unwanted Attention

Harassment & Doxxing History

Network Targeting & Identity

Grievance Holders & Trajectory

Targeting Specificity

Heat Tags — Brands & Affiliations

Heat Tags — Political & Ideological

Heat Tags — Professional Roles

Heat Tags — Digital & Technology

Heat Tags — Identity & Science/Health

Additional Context (Optional)

Adversary Profile

Salience & Findability

Advanced Analysis

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