Research
The Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC) is committed to improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness of the DOD personnel security and suitability programs. In furtherance of this mission, PERSEREC established The Threat Lab in 2018 to realize the DOD Counter-Insider Threat Program Director's vision to integrate the social and behavioral sciences into the mission space.
For more information about PERSEREC, please email PERSEREC@mail.mil. For more information about The Threat Lab, please email dodhra.ThreatLab@mail.mil. CDSE provides links to PERSEREC and Threat Lab products to promote the applied use of research outcomes in the insider threat community.
Newsletters
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 6: Misinformation
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 5: Predicting Human Behavior
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 4: Risk Perception
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 3: Insider Threat Models
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 2: Critical Infrastructure
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 2, Issue 1: Cyber Threat
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 9: Social Engineering
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 8: Reporting(cont.)
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 7: Reporting
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 6: Cognitive Biases
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 5: Detection
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 4: Indicators
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 3: Prevention
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 2: Organizational Factors
- PERSEREC BLUF - Bottom Line Up Front, Volume 1, Issue 1: Artificial Intelligence
- PERSEREC Threat Lab "The Insider" Newsletter, Volume 1
- PERSEREC Threat Lab "The Insider" Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1
- PERSEREC Threat Lab "The Insider" Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2
White Papers
- PERSEREC Threat Lab White Paper Series, Issue #1: Understanding the Role of Behavioral Scientists in Insider Threat Programs
- PERSEREC Study "An Evaluation of the Utility of Expanding Psychological Screening to Prevent Insider Attacks"
- PERSEREC Threat Lab White Paper Series, Issue #2: Communication Insider Threat Risk to Organizational Leaders
Job Aids & Reports
- PERSEREC Threat Lab Risk Communication Playbook for Insider Threat Professionals: The Art and Science of Speaking Up and Being Heard
- PERSEREC Threat Lab Inaugural Graphic Novel, "Dangerous Disclosure," April 2020
- PERSEREC Threat Lab "On The Right Track"
- PERSEREC Insider Risk Evaluation and Audit Tool
- PERSEREC Espionage and Other Compromises to National Security 1975-2008
- PERSEREC Combating Workplace Violence: Guidelines for Employers and Law Enforcement
- The Resource Exfiltration Project: Findings from DOD Cases 1985-2017
- DOD Personnel and Security Research Center
- Behavioral Science and Insider Threat Job Aid
Deadlines and Deliverables Card Game
Deadlines and Deliverables is designed to help you and your team learn the value of resilience while you navigate tough challenges, complex tasks and demanding timelines as a team. Start by watching the short introductory video, consult the instruction manual and then print out the cards to play!
- Deadlines and Deliverables Introductory Video
- Instruction Manual
- Instruction Cards
- Card Token Printout
- Research Note
Toolkit feedback/suggestions? Email dcsa.cdsetraining@mail.mil.