The topics being addressed at Behavioural Analysis 2024 – the 6th international security conference on tactical risk assessment and non-racial profiling – reflect the challenges the world is facing.
Many are wary of utilising behaviour detection techniques fearing that the security services might resort to racial profiling. It’s a topic we are going to tackle head-on with presentations exploring how we can ensure – especially against the backdrop of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as in the aftermath of Friday’s horrific terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue – that those tasked with delivering optimum security avoid decisions resulting from latent xenophobia.
Crowded places, such as sports stadiums, shopping malls and transportation hubs, need to deliver security on the move, avoiding bottlenecks at checkpoints. Our human resource panel considers some of the best practice in this area.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automated threat detection might be the future of deception detection or, at least, identifying behaviours deviating from the baseline. We’ll be discussing some of the emerging contactless technologies that might serve as an effective tool in our security arsenal.
What’s the role of behaviour detection in addressing cybercrime and insider threats? For the latter, it’s not just about identifying radicalised individuals but also those who may be experiencing poor mental health and pose a threat to themselves as well as to others.
Human trafficking is being tackled from the perspective of how law enforcement is identifying potential victims through the wording of adverts on adult services websites. Stalking and the fixated threat also feature on the agenda and we consider how behavioural threat management can help save lives.
Questioning techniques are delved into and we welcome the Reykjavik Police’s perspective on suspect interviewing.
The centrepiece of the three-day event will be a Joe Navarro masterclass entitled, ‘What Everybody is Saying to Security Professionals’.
