An article in The Cipher Brief in defense of Paul Redmond, a retired senior CIA counterintelligence officer, is an impressively powerful, pointed, incisive, detailed and punchy statement that successfully demolishes Baer’s book, The Fourth Man, which accuses Paul of being a Russian spy inside the Agency. Since this article was written by such a strong…
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Dr. David Charney was recently interviewed by Nicole Alibayof, a TV & Film producer, journalist and documentarian, on her new Miss Producer Unfiltered Show. It was a wide-ranging, deep interview about what makes a person decide to spy, Dr. Charney’s work with different spies that led him to develop NOIR, his life beyond work and…
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David Charney was a speaker at the Institute of World Politics’ Chancellor’s Council Meeting. He spoke on the topic of “Countering the Threat of Insider Spies”. Here is a video of his talk: TRANSCRIPT: Thank you thank you it’s good to be here. John Russo actually makes my life a little easier because he handled…
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Dr. David Charney was part of a worldwide group of insider threat experts who were consulted for a University of Antwerp doctoral project on insider threats, which was published in April 2022. The project used the Delphi technique, which is “a widely used method of gathering group consensus from a panel of knowledgeable persons”. The…
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David Charney was interviewed by the Washington Times about the new spy case of Jonathan and Diana Toebbe: – Money was likely not the only motivation behind a Maryland couple’s reported decision to try to sell sensitive U.S. submarine secrets to a foreign government, a leading expert in the psychology of espionage told The Washington…
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The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) just released a podcast focusing on the Anna Montes case and Dr. David Charney was interviewed for it. Montes was a senior DIA employee who for many years spied for Cuba. The podcast was very professionally done and worth a listen. This time Dr. Charney was paired up with Malcolm…
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We recently received an email commenting on the use of AI/Machine Learning (AI/ML) to counter the insider threat. We’re sharing Dr. David Charney’s response as many have been interested in this topic: – You caught on to one of the biggest issues of the day, the push for adoption of AI/ML to just about everything…
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By David Charney This article first appeared on SpyTalk. I’m the psychiatrist who met with turncoat FBI agent Robert Hanssen for a whole year after he went to jail in 2001, sentenced to life for spying for the Russians. For years I’ve specialized in the psychology of so-called insider spies, alongside my day job as a psychiatrist…
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There is a new series on Netflix called “Spycraft”. Psychiatrist Dr. David Charney was interviewed in the episode, “Recruiting the Perfect Spy,” which talks about the motivations of four people who spied against the U.S. Watch the trailer and see all the epsiodes We’re delighted the producers show the NOIR White Papers when introducing Dr.…
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By Dr. David Charney This article first appeared in Jeff Stein’s SpyTalk. What to make of George Blake, associated with the Cambridge Five, who died this week in Russia at the ripe old age of 98? Trying to understand the psychology of a mole is tougher than it first appears. The acronym MICE is bandied…
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Dr. David Charney’s medical school alumni magazine wrote a featured article about his work in the spring 2020 issue of Upstate Medical Alumni Journal: From Patriot to Traitor: Psychiatrist David Charney Explores the Psychology of the Insider Spy (pdf) . . . . According to Virginia-based psychiatrist David Charney, MD ’68, spies often decide to…
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Journalist James Rosen recently produced an excellent piece called, “The Mind of a Spy,” and interviewed Dr. David Charney about Robert Hanssen, the thought process of someone who decides to spy, and the NOIR concept as a potential solution to preventing and stopping espionage. The show aired on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson. Psychiatrist…
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By John Alan Irvin Proverbs are passed down over the centuries or millennia because we recognize that they contain a larger truth or a useful lesson. Circumstances change, but the proverbs stay relevant. That’s because they speak to our human nature, which hasn’t changed. As unique as we may be as individuals, as humans we’re…
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Identifying and catching CIA officer Aldrich Ames, who was spying for Russian intelligence, is looked at in-depth in this excellent NPR documentary. Many of those involved in the counterintelligence aspect of the case are interviewed. Discussed is whether technology can help catch a spy. Dr. David Charney is interviewed for this program, beginning at 36:00.
Kevin Mallory’s hatred was never for his country. It was only for himself, said Dr. David Charney in a BBC Radio documentary about this spy who worked for the CIA and spied for China. – From the BBC: Kevin Mallory lived a double life – he helped people on his street with yard work, went…
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