Building the Future of Influence Intelligence.
The Insight & Security Lab studies influence operations, social engineering, and adversarial manipulation across human and digital systems. Through intelligence gathering, cross-domain analysis, and the development of CORBO, we are building new ways to understand how influence techniques evolve and intersect.
Introducing CORBO
Adversarial influence techniques are studied in silos. A cyber threat intelligence analyst, a fraud analyst, a cognitive warfare researcher, and an AI safety expert may describe similar patterns using different language. CORBO brings these perspectives together into a shared ontology designed to improve how we understand, analyze, and respond to influence threats.
1. Analyze
Understand how influence operates across human and digital systems by identifying techniques, patterns, and relationships across disciplines.
2. Anticipate
Reveal emerging influence techniques, evolving tactics, and potential future risks by identifying trends, gaps, and intersections across domains.
3. Defend
Strengthen resilience against influence-based threats by informing awareness, detection, mitigation, and protective strategies.
The Cross-Domain Challenge
Modern adversaries adapt quickly, borrowing techniques from psychology, social engineering, fraud, and emerging technologies.
CORBO uses cross-domain intelligence to uncover hidden relationships between influence techniques, enabling us to identify patterns, anticipate emerging threats, and strengthen our defenses.
By making these connections visible, CORBO aims to transform influence from a collection of isolated observations into a structured intelligence system capable of revealing new insights.
Future Research & Applications
AI Red Teaming & Adversarial Testing
Use CORBO to simulate known and emerging manipulation techniques against AI systems, helping identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by adversaries.
Adaptive Detection & Defense
Discover new defensive patterns, monitoring strategies, and protective measures by understanding the relationships between influence techniques across domains.
Cognitive Defense & Training
Develop new training programs that move beyond awareness, helping organizations understand how influence works, why it succeeds, and how to recognize emerging threats.