James, we both know there are, unfortunately, a lot of folks out there who want to cause harm. Domestic and international incidents, repeated government warnings, and the threats and propaganda all point to “soft targets” as an area of focus.
Given the current and evolving threat landscape – from crime, to extremists of all types, terrorism, drones, and more – what are the threats you would you encourage organizations with limited time and resources to focus on?
Post Boston, Paris, Nice, San Bernardino and the Paris Stadium bombing, lessons learned is the prevailing theme.
A few points of interest immediately come to the forefront:
1. Responsible social media monitoring; every venue should have a social media manager.
3. Drone, Hostile Events (Active Shooter, Workplace Violence, Bomb Threats) and Severe Weather policies/procedures.
4. Technology integration, along with proactive risk mitigation event staff training.
2. Effective communications between venue staff and contracted law enforcement.
5. Data analytics, metrics, situational awareness and verbal de-escalation skills training.
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