Behavioural Analysis
System, which should be released by the originally developed for the specific Finally, Nemesysco also offers LVA-I
end of next year, will be designed to purpose of assessing risk and identifying designed for pre-employment and periodic
identify threats in public areas, such as terrorists in Israel’s border entry points security checks. With this system, the
mass transit terminals and crowded and for aviation security.” person being questioned sits opposite a
areas. The aim is to develop a fast Nemesysco’s GK1 system is a two-stage computer and vocally answers 20 to 40
solution for automatically screening large process. It begins with a 60 to 90-second open-ended questions. When the test is
groups of people. long automatic question stage where a completed, a report is generated that
Givon said one benefit to the technology passenger accesses the questions through highlights the risks associated with each
is that little training is required to use it. touch screen and handset. The responses topic and each question. This system
The systems automatically generate a are analysed for risk. If a risk is identified, requires very little training.
report stating the person is either then the passenger proceeds to the
“involved” or “not involved.” He thinks second stage where he or she is asked The Third Layer: Identifying
passengers will appreciate the technology clarification questions by a security officer the Threat Within
because it will eliminate widespread who has a GK1 online model. The GK1
interrogations, privacy invasion, racial online model gives officers real-time A final component of behavioural analysis
profiling and physical searches. indications about the risk identified within is identifying inside threats. While most
Nemesysco Ltd., which is also based in the passenger’s responses. This system programmes focus primarily on
Israel, has a couple of products already has been successfully tested in Moscow’s passengers, analysing employees has not
on the market, though not yet widely used Domodedovo International Airport, been forgotten. Liberman said
in aviation security. Amir Liberman, according to Liberman. Nemesysco’s LVA-I, for example, deals
Nemesysco’s CEO and founder, said his Similar to the GK1 online model, directly with internal threats.
company provides voice analysis and Nemesysco’s Crystal Sky product is also Uselding at TSA said employees are
emotion detection technologies. The available. It is software that can easily be screened at various checkpoints, just like
company has developed Layered Voice used on mini PCs. Crystal Sky also gives passengers, to make sure nothing slips by
Analysis (LVA) to detect emotional content officers a real-time indication about risks unnoticed. TSA has also developed an
in a conversation. It is not a polygraph. identified within a passenger’s speech. This Aviation Direct Access Screening
“LVA deals with identifying genuine product is currently being tested at one of Programme where roving officers do
emotions and assessing the risk the largest western European airports in additional inspections of employees to
associated with the specific emotional customs and immigration control, make sure they have correct identification
makeup of the subject,” Liberman said. according to Liberman. Both GK1 and and aren’t carrying prohibited items. “TSA
“Nemesysco’s LVA technology has been Crystal Sky require a few days of training. regulates the airport and any operation in
the airport,” Uselding said. “It’s up to all of
us to be vigilant and look for suspicious
things.”
Juchtman agreed and said airports must
be sure to maintain a multi-layer security
system looking at all components from the
perimeter to the inside and everything in
between. He also said aviation security
officers must continue learning and
developing new techniques for behavioural
analysis. “We keep developing our
behaviour detection,” he said. “With the
changes of the threats and the way the
terrorist operates, we need to change our
tactics and be all the time updated.”
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