[01] / You define what matters

Your people, your brand, your sites — paired with the threats that matter.

Tell Beakon who and what to protect, and the kinds of threats to watch for. Beakon works with your team to configure it, then monitors public social platforms, forums and the open web around the clock.

  • Executives and key peopleNames, handles and roles worth protecting.
  • Brand and productsYour company, brands and product names.
  • FacilitiesOffices, plants and venues people might name in a threat.
Monitoring terms
Who & what(Your CEO OR Your brand OR HQ campus)
AND
Threat terms(threat term OR threat term OR threat term)
Added by Beakon+ (emerging slang OR coded phrases OR implied threats)
[02] / AI judges intent

A keyword match isn’t a threat.

Every match is assessed by Beakon’s AI for real intent — who it targets, what it implies, and whether it’s credible. Figures of speech, complaints and jokes are logged. Credible threats reach your team.

Beakon AITargetIntentCredibility
Threat detectedYour team is alerted
Logged, not a threatKept for review and audit
  • “our CEO absolutely killed it on stage at the conference today”Figure of speech — praiseLogged
  • “that new product launch is a bomb, in the best way”Slang — positive reviewLogged
  • “someone should fire whoever designed this app, it’s unusable”Complaint — no intent to harmLogged
[03] / Keeps up with threat language

Threat language changes. Your monitoring keeps up.

Keyword lists break when the language shifts — new coded phrases, euphemisms and suddenly charged topics. Beakon’s AI and 24/7 analysts track that language as it emerges and add it to your monitoring, so veiled threats don’t slip through.

  • Coded and veiled languagePhrases that imply harm without saying it outright.
  • Emerging topicsWhen a subject suddenly becomes charged, posts that pair it with your people or brand are watched.
  • AI plus analystsBeakon’s 24/7 intel team keeps the lexicon current, alongside the AI.
Your monitoring lexiconUpdating
  • threat termYou
  • threat termYou
  • threat termYou
  • “time for a permanent vacation”Coded phrase
  • “someone should pay them a visit”Implied threat
  • Shareholder meeting + your CEOEmerging topic
[04] / Only credible threats

Alerts that explain why they matter.

When a post is a credible threat, your team is alerted with the post, where it came from, and the AI’s reasoning — so you can judge it in seconds and act. Every other match stays logged for review.

  • Why it was flaggedA plain-language explanation of the intent Beakon found.
  • Straight to the sourceA link to the original post for context and escalation.
  • Every match loggedA complete record of what was seen and how it was judged.
Possible targeted threat detected
SourceSocial postPosted by@anon_account
“heard @YourCEO will be at the shareholder meeting thursday. time for a permanent vacation”
Why this was flagged

The post pairs your CEO’s public schedule with the phrase “permanent vacation,” which is used as a veiled reference to violence. It does not state a direct threat, but the specific timing and targeting warrant review.

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