Here’s How A.I. Is Helping Reduce the Threat of Active Shooters at Work
Prepping for active shooters isn’t quite the same as running a fire drill or other evacuation procedure but it’s necessary to prepare employees for all kinds of emergency situations. That’s where A.I. comes in.
By Lydia Dishman
“Every single day there is some sort of event at a workplace.”
That’s Tracy Reinhold, and as the chief security officer at SaaS security company Everbridge, he’s not talking about a team celebration of reaching a milestone or even raising a glass for a colleague’s promotion.
He’s referring to recent tragedies such as the mass shooting at a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois that left five workers dead and injured six others. The shooter, an employee of 15 years, was called into a “termination meeting” where he opened fire and claimed at least two victims.
Such events are often perpetrated by an “active assailant,” a term that has evolved to include violence involving firearms and explosives or vehicles driven into crowds, often followed by attacks with knives. And they’re becoming more common. Research from the FBI indicates that between 2000 and 2007 there was an…
