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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