U.S. Intelligence Wants to Use Psychology to Avert Cyberattacks

January 25, 2023

The Wall Street Journal

IARPA scientists are taking up the nascent field of cyber psychology to predict and counter hacker behavior. The main research organization of the U.S. intelligence community is hunting for ways to use psychological theories to thwart cyberattacks. Scientists at IARPA are studying how to understand and predict hackers’ behavior to be more effective in stopping cyber incidents. 

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