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Join Us for Our GSX Panel: The Hidden Threat, Addressing Anonymity’s Role in Crime with Risk Analysis
In January of this year, a man in a full latex mask stole firearms from a home in Australia. The homeowners had cameras, but the robber’s mask baffled them, prompting police to reach out to the public for help. He appears to still be at large. A similar situation took place in Evansville, Ind. in June, when a teenager wearing a clown mask was apprehended for breaking into cars. He was caught on camera, but not arrested until his parents turned him in.
These are just two cases of recent crimes that relied on anonymity. There are others: flash-mob retail theft, ATM thefts, drone-related crime and crimes committed in poorly surveilled areas.
Our world might be covered in cameras, but when people are determined to commit a crime, they find a way around surveillance.
How can your organization prevent and defend against threats you can’t see? We’ll address this at GSX 2025 in our panel, “The Hidden Threat: Addressing Anonymity’s Role in Crime with Risk Analysis.”
The impact of anonymity
When people aren’t accountable for their actions, they’re more likely to act on their worst impulses. People hiding behind a computer screen say and do things they’d never do in person. People who are a part of a mob make choices they wouldn’t ordinarily make.
Anonymity has always been a criminal’s best friend, but now, with increasing surveillance as well as facial recognition and the ability to track online activities, anonymity may not seem like a major concern. However, threat actors have ways of creating their own anonymity.
Cybercriminals are notorious for being able to hide their identity, mask their locations, and use multiple layers of deception to confuse both their victims and authorities. They operate on the dark web as well as on social media platforms that allow them to obscure their identities.
However, cybercriminals aren’t the only ones relying on anonymity. Criminals use masks, crowds, and simply the awareness of how to stay out of a camera’s focus area to keep their identities secret.
Some of these techniques are surprisingly low-tech while being extremely effective; cloth masks printed with other people’s faces, for example, are cheap and able to confuse cameras and possibly even facial recognition software.
While criminals might be able to hide from cameras, they can’t hide from data. Using analytics, your organization can understand how likely a threat is, and exactly where you need to focus your security efforts.
Our panel will give you insight into the vulnerabilities created by anonymous actors. We will also offer strategies for using predictive analytics, behavioral indicators, and threat intelligence to prevent such incidents and reduce the opportunities for anonymous exploitation.
Use data to prevent anonymous risks in your organization
By taking a proactive and data-driven approach to security, you can reduce opportunities for anonymous threats. Join us at GSX 2025 to learn more.
On Monday, September 29 at 1:30 pm CT, Circadian Risk founder Daniel Young, Circadian Risk CEO Michael Martin, and Setracon founder Jeff Slotnick will present The Hidden Threat: Addressing Anonymity’s Role in Crime with Risk Analysis.
Register now, or contact us to set up a meeting at GSX.
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