A housing-rehab vendor's website names a bonding company. What is the sound business-OSINT check?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A bonding-company logo on a website is a sticker, not the policy. Check the public bid packets the city already posted and see whether that surety actually appears. Do not invent a rating or phone the surety under a fake title.
Full Explanation
Publicly stated sureties and insurance claims are verified against documents the city already publishes, such as bid packets, award attachments, and bonding affidavits. A website logo is a claim. Fabricating a rating, pretexting the surety, or treating the logo as a bond leaves the file unsourced. Business OSINT cites the matching public packet or notes that the named surety does not appear.