Summary
Cameron Malin (LinkedIn) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss cyber and behavioral profiling. Cameron was the creator and founder of the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center.
What You’ll Learn
Intelligence
- The historical origins of behavioral profiling
- Applying behavioral profiling to counterintelligence and cyber threats
- Nature vs. Nurture in criminal behavior
- The future of deception and cyberwarfare
Reflections
- The complexity of the human mind
- Threat evolution
And much, much more …
Quotes of the Week
“We need to think about cybersecurity as not just hacking and malware and the obvious tangible or known weapons that are used, it includes mental malware … Deep fakes and disinformation, things that can cause erroneous decision making that are just as powerful.” – Cameron Malin
Resources
SURFACE SKIM
*SpyCasts*
- The FBI Hostage Negotiator with Chris Voss (2024)
- A CIA Psychologist on the Minds of World Leaders, Pt. 1 with Dr. Ursula Wilder (2024)
- A CIA Psychologist on the Minds of World Leaders, Pt. 2 with Dr. Ursula Wilder (2024)
- “How Spies Think” – 10 Lessons in Intelligence with Sir David Omand (2020)
DEEPER DIVE
Books
- Deception in the Digital Age: Exploiting and Defending Human Targets through Computer-Mediated Communications, C. Malin et. al. (Academic Press, 2017)
- Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling, M. Cannell (Minotaur Books, 2017)
- Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, J. Douglas & M. Olshaker (1995)
Primary Sources
- Lone Offender Terrorism Report (2019)
- A Study of Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 (2018)
- FBI Jack the Ripper Profile (1988)
- Criminal Investigation: A Practical Handbook (1907 translation)
- UK Parliamentary Debates (1888)
*Wildcard Resource*
- Mindhunter (2017-2019)
- While not perfectly accurate, this TV show (heavily inspired by the book of the same name, listed above) is a truly excellent watch.
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