What is Dolos Imperative?
Dolos Imperative is an Insider Risk Management consultancy that transforms how organizations protect themselves from internal risks. Founded by Dr. Josh Barrett, a senior Counterintelligence Special Agent and Human Intelligence Case Officer with 30+ years of operational experience and groundbreaking doctoral research, we deliver evidence-based training and strategic solutions that treat insider risk as a distinct leadership discipline.
Unlike traditional approaches that rely on generic compliance modules and technological monitoring, we equip leaders at all levels with the behavioral awareness, systematic frameworks, and decision-making tools needed to recognize and prevent insider risks before they materialize into insider threats. Our solutions are operationally validated across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Federal Reserve System, and Fortune 500 companies – bridging the critical gap between intuitive security awareness and formal risk management competencies. From C-suite executives to frontline supervisors, we develop leaders who can protect their organizations while fostering cultures where vigilance and trust coexist.
Mission
Dolos Imperative bridges academic research with operational expertise to transform Insider Risk Management. Drawing on 30+ years of counterintelligence and human intelligence experience, enterprise risk management expertise, and evidence-based doctoral research, we equip organizational leaders with the specialized competencies, systematic frameworks, and human-centered strategies needed to recognize, assess, and mitigate insider threats – protecting people, assets, and organizational integrity while fostering cultures where security and trust coexist.
Vision
To establish Insider Risk Management as a distinct leadership discipline where every organizational leader – from frontline supervisors to the C-suite – possesses the behavioral awareness, decision-making frameworks, and ethical stewardship needed to prevent insider threats proactively, creating resilient organizations where vigilance enhances rather than undermines trust.