Deanna Caputo
Chief Scientist for Insider Threat Research & Solutions, The MITRE Corporation
Dr. Deanna D. Caputo is Chief Scientist for Insider Threat Capabilities and Senior Principal Behavioral Psychologist at MITRE. An internationally recognized expert in insider threat, and at the intersection of cybersecurity and behavioral sciences, she has 25 years’ experience conducting applied research. Deanna uses behavioral methodologies and analytics to reduce insider threats by analyzing how human behavior manifests in cyber and non-cyber sensors, and pioneers data-driven research and solutions to identify and change employee attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. She has a PhD in Social and Personality Psychology (Cornell University), and authored Insider Threats: Leveraging the Benefits of Behavioral Science Research in the International Handbook of Threat Assessments (2021).