Behavioral Pattern Analysis
Behavior leaves a pattern. We read it.
Structured analysis of how a person or group actually behaves over time, so you can see risk, deception, and intent before they turn into a problem. Built on FBI and national security tradecraft. Licensed in New York State.
Former FBI & NSAAttorney LedLicensed in New York State
The Signal Comes First
The warning signs almost always show up first.
In case after case, people who commit fraud or violence behave in observable ways beforehand. The pattern is there to be seen. The real question is whether anyone is trained to read it in time.
84%
of fraudsters showed at least one behavioral red flag
76%
of attackers showed concerning behavior before the attack
39%
of fraudsters were visibly living beyond their means
65%
of attackers made threatening or concerning communications first
Sources: ACFE Report to the Nations, 2024; U.S. Secret Service NTAC, Mass Attacks in Public Spaces 2016–2020.
Behavioral Red Flags of Fraud
Fraud has a behavioral signature.
In the ACFE's global study of 1,921 fraud cases, 84 percent of perpetrators displayed at least one behavioral red flag before or during the scheme. The most common signs are not accounting entries. They are how a person lives, spends, and behaves. That is the layer behavioral pattern analysis is built to read.
The most common behavioral red flags
Share of fraud cases in which each red flag was present.
Living beyond means39%
Financial difficulties27%
Unusually close vendor or customer ties20%
Control issues, will not share duties13%
Irritability or defensiveness12%
Wheeler-dealer attitude12%
Source: ACFE, Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations.
Behavior Before Violence
Targeted violence is preceded by observable behavior.
The U.S. Secret Service studied 173 mass attacks. In 76 percent of cases, the attacker had already exhibited behavior that worried the people around them. The Secret Service is clear that there is no profile of an attacker. What works is assessing concerning behavior in context, which is exactly how disciplined behavioral analysis and threat assessment are done.
What attackers did beforehand
Share of attackers who showed each indicator before the attack.
Showed concerning behavior beforehand76%
Made threatening or concerning communications65%
Had prior criminal charges or arrests64%
Source: U.S. Secret Service NTAC, Mass Attacks in Public Spaces 2016–2020. The report emphasizes there is no profile of an attacker.
Where It Matters
Why organizations bring in behavioral pattern analysis.
The same discipline applies wherever a decision depends on how a person is likely to behave. Six settings where it does the most good.
Corporate and workplace
Companies use it to get ahead of insider threats, executive misconduct, and workplace violence. When someone's behavior starts to drift, whether that is a manager quietly living beyond their means or an employee whose conduct is worrying colleagues, pattern analysis flags it early, so leadership can act on facts rather than rumor.
Professional sports teams
Teams invest millions in individual players and in their reputations. Behavioral analysis supports draft and signing decisions, reviews off-field conduct and reliability, and assesses threats and fixation directed at athletes, protecting both the roster and the brand behind it.
Entertainment industry
Studios, labels, and talent representatives use it to vet talent before large commitments, protect expensive productions from behavior that can derail them, and assess stalkers and fixated individuals who target public figures. The goal is to protect people, reputations, and the work.
Mergers and acquisitions
A deal is only as sound as the people behind it. Behavioral due diligence examines the conduct patterns of key executives and founders, looking for misrepresentation, hidden conflicts, and character risk that a spreadsheet will never show, before the money moves.
Law firms and litigation
Attorneys use it to assess the credibility of witnesses and parties, to understand behavioral patterns relevant to a case, and to read the other side. Disciplined analysis of conduct and consistency can shape strategy and hold up when it counts.
Insurance companies
Insurers apply it to claimant behavior, spotting patterns of exaggeration and malingering and connecting behavior that repeats across multiple claims. The result is a clearer view of which claims deserve a closer look and which are exactly what they appear to be.
Insider threatExecutive & pre-employment vettingThreat assessmentStalking & fixationBehavioral due diligenceWitness & party credibilityMisconduct patternsClaim & malingering patterns
How We Work
How behavioral pattern analysis is done.
A structured method, drawn from federal behavioral and intelligence work, applied with legal discipline.
01
Define the question
We start with the decision you face and the specific behavior or risk that matters, so the analysis stays focused and useful.
02
Gather behavioral data
We collect conduct from lawful sources: records, public information, communications where accessible, and observation, across time rather than a single snapshot.
03
Establish a baseline
We map what is normal for the person or group, because a pattern only means something once you know what it is deviating from.
04
Detect the anomalies
We identify the deviations, escalations, and red flags that stand out against that baseline and against known indicators of fraud, deception, and threat.
05
Analyze in context
Using behavioral and intelligence tradecraft, we interpret what the pattern actually means, separating noise and protected activity from real signal.
06
Deliver a risk assessment
You receive a clear, documented assessment of the behavior, what it indicates, and what we recommend, ready to support a decision or a case.
Why Insight
Federal behavioral training. Analytic discipline. Findings that hold.
More than 70 years of combined investigative, intelligence, and legal experience, applied to the way people behave.
Former FBI and NSA
Our analysts come from the FBI and the national security community, where reading behavior and intelligence is the core of the work.
Trained in behavioral analysis
We apply structured threat assessment and behavioral methods, not hunches, guesswork, or profiles.
Lawful and rights-aware
We work within the law and recognize that most concerning behavior is not criminal, so we assess in context and document carefully.
Documented to hold up
Attorney guided and clearly reported, our assessments are built to withstand scrutiny in a boardroom or a courtroom.
Questions
Common questions about behavioral pattern analysis.
What is behavioral pattern analysis?
It is the structured study of how a person or group behaves over time, to identify risk, deception, or intent. We build a baseline, find meaningful deviations from it, and interpret them using behavioral and intelligence methods.
Is this profiling?
No. Profiling guesses at who someone is from a type. Behavioral analysis assesses what a specific person actually does, in context, against known indicators. Most concerning behavior is not criminal, and we are careful to treat it that way.
Who uses it?
Corporations, professional sports teams, entertainment companies, parties to a merger or acquisition, law firms, and insurers, anywhere a decision turns on how a person is likely to behave.
What will I receive?
A documented risk assessment that lays out the behavior we found, what it indicates, and our recommendations, in a form ready to support a decision, a security plan, or a case.
See the pattern before it costs you.
Speak with a licensed New York State investigator, in complete confidence. Former FBI and NSA, attorney led, and built for high-stakes decisions.
Sources & Data
ACFE, Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations. Share of fraud perpetrators who displayed behavioral red flags, and the most common red flags observed, drawn from 1,921 cases across 138 countries and territories.
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016–2020. Share of attackers who exhibited concerning behaviors or communications before an attack. The report emphasizes there is no profile of an attacker and that behavioral threat assessment focuses on assessing concerning behavior in context while protecting individual rights.
Former FBI professionals, attorneys, and national security experts delivering high-integrity private investigations built for legal, corporate, and high-risk environments.
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