Creativity and Cyber Security
Debi Ashenden explains how art and tech are unlikely but insightful bedfellows when it comes to cyber security. Cyber security risk has traditionally been…
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Quick reads exploring the world of social and behavioural science and security threats
The A to Z of Information elicitation
Do you know your phishing from your baselining? This handy A-Z guide gives an overview of the key words in information elicitation. Active listening,…
Improving practice through research: The US and the Study on Educing Information
National Security psychologist Dr Robert A. Fein was a member of the US Intelligence Science Board and Chair of its Study on Educing Information…
The future of wearable technology
Your watch will soon know you better than you know yourself… From mobile phones to smart watches and glasses, wearable technology isn’t just the…
Loyal footsoldiers – the attractions of EDL activism
Islamophobia is widespread in the UK. A 2015 YouGov poll found that over half of British voters think there is a fundamental clash between…
Eliciting Information Online
…the internet often provides an ideal environment for those with malevolent intent to elicit information from victims. Emma Williams and Adam Joinson research scamming…
The promise of social science
What can social science offer our understanding of security problems? CREST Director Paul Taylor outlines some of the successes and challenges. From understanding what…
Eliciting information the friendly way: Conceptualising the Scharff Technique
Did your plane carry bombs in it or didn’t it? You cannot ask that direct question, he will never answer it. But in the…
Let them be heard: Enabling communication and recall of forensic interviewees
This is CREST researcher Becky Milne’s professorial lecture at Portsmouth University. Becky draws on her work researching investigative interviewing and training police around the…
Memory at the sharp end: the psychology of eliciting information
This is the professorial inaugural lecture by CREST researcher Lorraine Hope, Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at Portsmouth University. Lorraine presents the results of…
The role of trust in deciding which terrorist faction to join
Research based on interviews with Irish Republican activists has shown that trust plays a greater role than ideology in how members pick sides when…
Funding streams for Islamic State – how the financial war on terror is no longer fit for purpose
How is the Islamic State funded and why are financial measures against them not working? In this webinar CREST researcher Professor Nic Ryder discusses…