Alessandro AleddaInsider Threat and Risk

INTRA/BA/BA005Use of linguistic indicators

The derivation of concern from a person’s written or spoken language.

Pillar
BA  |  Behavioral assessment
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Added
30 AUGUST 2026
Updated
30 AUGUST 2026
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ReportedUnited Kingdomwhere writtenDeveloping an ‘Insider Language Index’ as a composite measure to detect insider threatMartlew, Ball, Dando, Ormerod, Taylor, Menacere, Sandham, and Richardson · read 11 Aug 2026That insiders differed measurably in interview language, by cognitive processing words, self-reference, and negative emotion.The differences were measured in interview language, so an index built on the ordinary flow of workplace communication is extrapolating beyond what was observed.