ForgeShield: The $9 Personal Security Scanner That Replaces Your $300/yr Subscription
Your email address, your name, your accounts. They are scattered across the internet in ways you have never checked. ForgeShield finds them for you in one deep scan. No subscription. No recurring charges. Nine dollars, one report, full clarity.
TL;DR: ForgeShield is a personal security scanner from Greyforge Labs that checks your email, identity, social accounts, network perimeter, and known vulnerabilities in a single automated scan. It costs $9 once. No subscription. The full report is delivered to your inbox with a security score, risk breakdown, and actionable recommendations.
The Problem Nobody Wants to Think About
Every time you sign up for a service, enter your email, or create an account, you leave a trace. Over years of internet use, those traces accumulate into a digital shadow: a profile of your online presence that anyone with the right tools can see.
Data brokers sell your information. Breached databases circulate your credentials. Old accounts you forgot about still have your real name and phone number. And the uncomfortable truth is that most people have no idea what is actually out there.
Consider this:
- •The average person has over 100 online accounts, most of them forgotten.
- •In 2024 alone, over 1 billion records were exposed in data breaches.
- •Your email address is likely already in multiple breach databases right now.
- •Most people discover their data was exposed months or years after the fact.
The security industry knows this. That is why they built subscription services that charge you monthly to monitor the same data, year after year.
What the Industry Charges You
The market for personal digital protection is massive and growing. The problem is that nearly every service in the space is built on the same business model: recurring subscriptions that quietly renew, year after year.
| SERVICE | ANNUAL COST | MODEL | FOCUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton LifeLock | $468 – $800/yr | Subscription | Identity monitoring, credit alerts |
| Aura | $144 – $420/yr | Subscription | Identity, VPN, password manager bundle |
| DeleteMe | $129/yr per person | Subscription | Data broker removal |
| Optery | $39 – $249/yr | Subscription | Data broker removal + monitoring |
| Kanary | $180/yr | Subscription | Data broker removal |
| OSINT Industries | $384/yr | Subscription | Professional OSINT investigations |
| Epieos | ~$384/yr | Subscription | Email/phone digital footprint lookup |
| ForgeShield | $9 (one-time) | Pay per scan | Full-spectrum security audit |
Notice the pattern. Every major service locks you into monthly or annual billing. LifeLock quietly bumps your rate by 70% after the first year. DeleteMe charges per person, so a family of four is over $300/yr. Aura bundles tools you may already have (VPN, password manager) to justify the price.
These are not bad services. Some do real, valuable work, especially in data broker removal. But most consumers do not need continuous monitoring. They need a clear picture of where they stand right now.
What ForgeShield Actually Scans
ForgeShield is not a monitoring service. It is a deep, automated security audit of your digital presence. You provide an email address (or a domain, if you are evaluating a business), and the scanner runs a comprehensive analysis across five dimensions:
Geographic Intelligence
Maps the geographic and network footprint associated with your target. ISP data, regional exposure, hosting infrastructure details.
Identity and Account Discovery
Checks your email against hundreds of online platforms to identify where you have registered accounts, including services you may have forgotten.
Social Footprint Analysis
Scans for your presence across social media platforms, forums, and public directories. Identifies exposed profiles and linked accounts.
Perimeter Assessment
Evaluates the external security posture of associated infrastructure. Open ports, exposed services, and potential entry points.
Vulnerability Detection
Checks for known vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in discovered services. Identifies real, exploitable risks rather than theoretical ones.
Each module runs independently and contributes to a composite security score. The final report breaks down findings by severity, gives you a letter grade, and includes plain-English recommendations for what to fix first.
How ForgeShield Is Different
Pay once, not forever.
Nine dollars buys you one complete scan and a permanent report delivered to your inbox. No account to manage. No subscription to cancel. No auto-renewal traps. If you want another scan in six months, you pay $9 again. That is it.
Deeper than monitoring services.
Most consumer protection services check your email against known breach databases and call it a day. ForgeShield runs active reconnaissance: real scans against real infrastructure, checking for live vulnerabilities, exposed services, and registered accounts across hundreds of platforms. It is the difference between checking if your key was stolen and testing if your locks actually work.
Zero-knowledge design.
ForgeShield does not create an account for you. It does not store your email in a user database. The scan runs, the report is generated, and the results are emailed directly to you. We do not build profiles. We do not sell data. We do not track repeat customers. Each scan is a standalone transaction.
Shareable results, without the risk.
Every scan generates a shareable security score card. It shows your letter grade and overall rating without exposing any personal details. You can share it on social media, send it to a client, or use it as proof of a security baseline. The share page includes rich previews on X/Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn with full OpenGraph support.
Who ForgeShield Is For
ForgeShield works for anyone with an email address and a desire to know what the internet knows about them. But there are a few groups where it is especially valuable:
- 01Privacy-conscious individuals who want a clear baseline of their digital exposure without committing to a subscription.
- 02Small business owners who need to assess their company's external security posture without hiring a penetration testing firm.
- 03Freelancers and consultants who handle sensitive client data and want to verify they are not a liability.
- 04Parents who want to check what is publicly visible about their family online.
- 05Anyone exiting a relationship who needs to audit what personal information is discoverable by an ex-partner.
What You Get
After your scan completes (typically 3 to 8 minutes depending on the target), you receive a detailed security report by email. The report includes:
- ✓A composite security score (0-100) and letter grade (A+ through F)
- ✓Per-module breakdown showing findings in each scan dimension
- ✓Severity-ranked findings: critical, high, medium, informational
- ✓Plain-English recommendations for each finding
- ✓Shareable score card with rich social previews
- ✓Permanent link to your report (accessible only via your email)
The report is designed to be read by a normal person, not a security professional. Every finding explains what was found, why it matters, and what you can do about it. No jargon. No scare tactics. Just clarity.
$9 per scan. No subscription.
One payment. One deep scan. One comprehensive report delivered to your inbox. Run another scan whenever you want.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is my data stored after the scan?
No. The scan target and results are processed in memory and discarded after report delivery. We do not maintain a user database or customer profiles.
How long does a scan take?
Most scans complete in 3 to 8 minutes depending on the complexity of the target. You will see a real-time progress screen during the scan.
Can I scan a business domain?
Yes. ForgeShield works with email addresses and domain names. Business scans evaluate the same five dimensions and include infrastructure-specific findings.
Is this a penetration test?
No. ForgeShield performs passive and semi-active reconnaissance. It identifies what is publicly visible and detectable without attempting to exploit any vulnerabilities. Think of it as a security health check, not a break-in attempt.
Why is it so much cheaper than LifeLock or DeleteMe?
Those services charge for continuous monitoring, data broker removal requests, and bundled tools. ForgeShield does one thing: a deep, one-time scan. No bundled VPN. No credit monitoring. No ongoing commitments. That focus lets us price it at what it actually costs to run.
Can I share my results?
Every report includes a shareable score card that shows your letter grade without exposing personal details. The share link works with X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and any platform that supports OpenGraph previews.
The digital protection industry has spent years training consumers to accept recurring bills as the cost of safety. ForgeShield rejects that premise. A clear picture of your security posture should not cost $300 a year. It should cost what it actually takes to run the scan.
Nine dollars. One scan. Full clarity.
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