From data to datum: What should I do in this case?
At the heart of many scientific efforts to help security professionals is a mathematical challenge. One that has occupied the minds of biologists, sociologists,…
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Quick reads exploring the world of social and behavioural science and security threats
Algorithmic Decision Making
How can re-designing system interactions help build trust between governments and citizens, enhance the security and wellbeing of individuals and protect the security of…
Behaviour Prediction: The Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data
We base many of our decisions about other people on assessments such as what we think their personalities are like, or how they may…
Words as Data: The Vulnerability of Language in an Age of Digital Capitalism
The security of the data that circulates the internet is dependent on much more than cryptographic key exchange. Data can represent all manner of…
Psychological Profiling and Event Forecasting Using Computational Language Analysis
The ability to ‘get inside a person’s head’ by analysing their language patterns from a distance has tremendous appeal and several practical applications, ranging…
Data and the Social and Behavioural Sciences
The science of how we manage and leverage data is unsurprisingly an increasingly ubiquitous topic. Data is often thought of as the base of…
A-Z of influence tactics and topics
This A-Z will give you a whistle-stop your through the topics and tactics of influence, pulled together by CSR#8 guest editor, Lorraine Hope, and…
Cross-cultural dimensions impacting persuasion and influence in security contexts
Culture impacts the ways that individuals communicate. Problems that arise from cross-cultural differences in communication are an increasingly occurring challenge that can have severe…
In the misinformation age, remember that your memories might be fake news
People’s sincere beliefs about past public events do not always tally with the facts. In one survey of 712 American voters, for example, 23%…
Can we inoculate against fake news?
Ben Franklin is said to have coined the phrase that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This principle applies to…
Mental Disorder in Terrorism, Mass Murder, and Violence: Moving away from Pathologising Grievance
Emily Corner writes for us on mental disorder in terrorism, mass murder and violence, stating that we should move away from pathologising violence. On…
Persuasion and Influence or Genuine Connection and Rapport
What kind of influence tactic is applicable? That depends on the context of the interaction. Emily and Laurence Alison explain. Perhaps the most frequent…