About Us
Modus Cyberandi was founded by Cameron Malin, a former prosecutor, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent/Behavioral Profiler and author of industry renowned information security books.
Serving as an FBI Behavioral Profiler for over a decade, Cameron was the creator and founder of Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center, the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit’s (BAU) capability to behaviorally assess cyberattackers. Recognizing the need to address adversary information operations, Cameron also created and founded the FBI BAU’s Deception & Influence Group, an elite team of Profilers with unparalleled experience assessing and countering influence and information operation tactics used by malicious actors. A recognized leader in the intelligence community, Cameron created and team-led a select group of international government partners as part of the Five-Eye Behavioral Consortium to Combat Ransomware.
Through his tenure as a Behavioral Profiler and as a Special Agent in the prestigious FBI Los Angeles Division Cyber Program for a decade prior, Cameron developed an unmatched level of expertise investigating and profiling cyber adversaries domestically and around the globe.
An information security thought leader, Cameron has authored a number of industry renowned books, including the Malware Forensics books series, Deception in the Digital Age: Exploiting and Defending Human Targets through Computer-Mediated Communications, and the forthcoming book, Synthetic Media, Deep Fakes, and Cyber Deception: Attacks, Analysis, and Defenses.
At Modus Cyberandi, Cameron brings unique and bespoke science-based and operationally-applied behavioral profiling expertise to enhance cyber security and cyber threat intelligence efforts.
Experience
Supervisory Special Agent/Behavioral Profiler, FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit
Special Agent & Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Squad FBI Los Angeles Division
Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Education
Juris Doctor | University of Florida, Levin College of Law
Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies (Pre-Law) | Nova Southeastern University
Publications
Malin, C.H., Canham, M., Kennedy, K. (*2024) Synthetic Media, Deep Fakes, and Cyber Deception: Attacks, Analysis, and Defenses. Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier.
Malin, C.H. (2021). “Digital Behavioral Criminalistics to Elucidate the Cyber Pathway to Intended Violence” in J. Reid Meloy, and Jens Hoffmann (eds) International Handbook of Threat Assessment, 2 edn. Oxford University Press.
Malin C. H., et. al. (2017). Deception in the Digital Age: Exploiting and Defending Human Targets Through Computer- Mediated Communications. Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier.
Malin C. H. , et. al. (2014). Malware Forensic Field Guide for Linux Systems. Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier.
Malin C. H., et. al. (2012). Malware Forensics Field Guide for Windows Systems. Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier.
Malin C. H., et. al. (2008). Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code. Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier.
Honors & Appointments
- Three-time recipient of the FBI’s Medal of Excellence: 2023, 2020 and 2016
- Three-time recipient of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence awards:
- National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation (2016)
- National Intelligence Analysis Award (2015)
- National Counterintelligence Award for Cyber Investigations (2011)
- Recipient of the United States Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2010
- Two-time recipient of the United States Attorney’s Office Award for Outstanding Agent Performance: 2006 and 2008
- Subject Matter Expert, Cyber Security & Information Systems Information Analysis Center (CSIAC), U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center (DoDIAC)
- Subject Matter Expert, Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC), DoDIAC.
Professional Affiliations
Florida Bar Association, 1998-Present
Information System Security Certification Consortium, (ISC)², 2004-Present
The Authors Guild, 2009-Present
The Honeynet Project, 2010-Present
NATO Cognitive Warfare Community of Interest, Warfare Development Imperative, 2021-2023
United States Intelligence Community (USIC) Active Measures Working Group, 2020-2023
USIC Foreign Denial & Deception Committee (FDDC), 2018-2023