How to Optimize Your Safety & Security Patrols
December 3, 2018
Blogs
Let’s say you have a team of 25 people on your safety and security team and you’re responsible for the wellbeing and protection of several thousand people at the company or university where you work. You run three different shifts (morning, afternoon, and night). You have predefined geographic areas that your teams are responsible for…
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Cutting Your Team’s Response Time in Half
November 26, 2018
Blogs
According to Police Mag, there are four primary ways to minimize the damage caused by an active shooter1: Harden the target Train and arm those you’re responsible for protecting Build and strengthen prevention programs, as well as proactive suspect identification Improve first responder response times All are difficult due to various bureaucratic and budget constraints,…
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Why Distributed Situational Awareness Is a Game-Changer
November 19, 2018
Blogs
Technology is transforming our lives in so many different ways, from streaming content to global e-commerce markets to AI that analyzes data in hours instead of days. Technology is transforming the security industry as well; one example is distributed situational awareness. What is Distributed Situational Awareness? References to situational awareness typically refer to keeping your…
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Solving “Unsolvable” Security Problems
November 12, 2018
Blogs
Despite all the advancements and changes in the security industry, there are certain “givens” of critical incident management and response that the majority of safety and security teams take for granted. In our inaugural blog, I thought it would make sense to highlight the limitations that many have come to accept as status quo. Before…
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