Cultural and historical venues by their nature are open and welcoming locations. Because of this, striking a balance between open public access and appropriate security measures is very important to ensure visitors are not intimidated and the welcoming approach is maintained. The provision of specialized training of staff and volunteers is an important way of achieving this objective. Although predictive profiling has traditionally been a human based methodology, leaps in technology have resulted in the development of predictive threat tools such as streaming data infrastructure, patented profiling technology and self-learning analytics — to create new solutions that complement the means to identify potential threats. The purpose of this presentation is to explore the use of predictive profiling as a tool to prevent or mitigate a threat before it evolves into an attack or criminal event.