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School Security & Active Shooter Interdiction: A Q&A With Vince Riden

Security Industry Association

It’s important to promote a safe learning environment for every student and protect the teachers, staff and visitors in our schools, and SIA appreciates the many talented security professionals who are working diligently each day to enhance the safety and security of our schools and mitigate active shooter threats.

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Crisis Management Explained: A Comprehensive Guide

Bernstein Crisis Management

Key activities in this stage include: Risk analysis: Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the organization’s operations to identify potential threats and assess their probability and potential impact. The Importance of Crisis Management Even the best-managed businesses can be hit by a crisis caused by external or internal events.

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Taking a closer look at The Forrester Wave™: Critical Event Management Platforms, Q4 2023

everbridge

Each Forrester Wave evaluates and compares vendors in a specific market segment—those with a viable and growing market size and based on customer interest—providing a comprehensive view of their capabilities. It is a powerful tool for technology leaders in search of new solutions.

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Security Industry Association and International Biometrics + Identity Association Oppose Adding Extraneous Prohibitions on TSA Use of Facial Biometrics in Potential FAA Measure

Security Industry Association

Department of Homeland Security and component agencies like TSA have already adopted an extensive facial recognition technology governance policy that includes comprehensive oversight responsibilities, data privacy and civil liberties obligations, and testing and evaluation requirements.

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6 Ways Big Data Analytics Can Drive Down Costs

Pure Storage

From marketing strategies to customer service, properly leveraging analytics and swaths of data can help organizations glean better insights to cut down on operational costs and increase revenue. Here are six ways organizations can use big data to drive down costs: Create Targeted Opportunities for Marketing Campaigns.

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Amplifying School Security With Gunshot Detection Systems

Security Industry Association

Nearly 60% of active shooter incidents at educational institutions since Columbine in 1999 have occurred in high schools, and about 21% have occurred in middle schools or junior high schools. At Virginia Tech in 2007, an active shooter managed to go undetected for two and a half hours after his first two shots were fired in a dormitory.

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At SIA GovSummit, Government Security Execs Share Tips on Going from Silos to Convergence

Security Industry Association

Cyber and physical security leaders opened up about lessons they learned for converging systems across domains and how they evaluate and assess new technologies. Now we’re entering the digital realm,” said Pierce, who said that evaluations must focus on both the component level and the integrated testing level. “As