Businesses, universities, and K-12 school districts are struggling to understand what the new “normal” will look like as the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine. The new normal will require new thinking about how businesses and universities organize, equip, and manage their employees, contractors, and students. Businesses and universities will be challenged like never before to see through the fog of war and make timely decisions that instill confidence and allay fears.
April 16, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new guidance last week that partially relieves employers of the responsibility to investigate and record work-related cases of COVID-19 illnesses. Although companies must still record and report cases of COVID-19 where there “is objective evidence that a COVID-19 case may be work-related,” OSHA said […]
April 13, 2020 Long before the novel coronavirus pandemic, security and risk professionals understood that we are only as safe and secure as our neighbors. That’s why for years, security leaders throughout the Fortune 1,000 have been doing their best to collaborate and share information with their peers — either across the street or across […]
April 2, 2020 It has been truly inspiring to watch how America’s great companies, captains of industry, and entrepreneurs have risen to the challenge of helping our government respond to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. From the repurposing of factories to make masks and ventilators to local micro-distilleries converting stills to make hand-sanitizer, we are struck […]
April 1, 2020 LiveSafe has always supported and enabled the anonymous reporting of mental health concerns for our corporate and education client communities. And we are proud to have played a central role in saving many lives over the years by being the central community engagement tool that facilitated timely interventions in mental health crises. […]
The uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has organizations searching for answers about their duty of care obligations when it comes to travel and their travel risk management programs. To help us understand the risk management and duty of care aspects of the current coronavirus threat is Joe Gleason, the Director of Risk Management at AHT Insurance. Joe has many years of experience working on risk and security operations for large non-governmental organizations around the world.
Risk management leadership demands more than following policies and procedures, and relying on data for decision making. Risk management leadership also requires the ability to make unpopular, difficult decisions in scenarios lacking conclusive data.
LiveSafe Inc. today announced it is making a free, limited version of its industry-leading safety and two-way communications App, as well as the platform’s Command and Communications Dashboard, available to any business, college, university or healthcare institution that needs an effective means for employees or students to anonymously communicate their concerns and receive important information about the COVID-19 outbreak.
The uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has organizations searching for answers about their duty of care obligations when it comes to travel and their travel risk management programs. To help us understand the risk management and duty of care aspects of the current coronavirus threat is Joe Gleason, the Director of Risk Management at AHT Insurance. Joe has many years of experience working on risk and security operations for large non-governmental organizations around the world.
Feb. 21, 2020 The LiveSafe Platform is about to get smarter — a lot smarter. This year, we will be releasing LiveSafe Insights, the industry’s first artificial intelligence and natural language processing capability to classify and categorize crowdsourced tip data, intelligently guide users through the tip submission process, and help organizations better understand their risk […]
This year, LiveSafe will be releasing LiveSafe Insights, the industry’s first artificial intelligence and natural language processing solution designed to algorithmically understand and classify crowdsourced risk information and tip data.
The goal of this white paper is to present the knowledge and insights of a wide variety of subject matter experts to enterprise security and risk management leaders and C-suite executives throughout the industry. It also aims to demonstrate the importance of community-sourced risk reporting for maintaining a safe and healthy organization.
The security department at this healthcare organization works hard to keep the employees and patients safe so that everyone can focus on helping each child grow healthier and happier. As part of this commitment, they conduct regular training and safety drills. Uniformed officers patrol the hallways, checking in with each department. They have installed blue emergency call boxes throughout the parking garages. Also, they operate a 9-1-1 style emergency dispatch that allows security officers to respond quickly when needed.
Last November, LiveSafe announced an important new partnership with Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused e-learning and performance support. Vector Solutions offers an extensive online and mobile learning library consisting of more than 9,000 courses written by more than 280 subject matter experts, and reaches more than 10 million professionals worldwide. LiveSafe’s partnership with vector […]
In a very contentious political atmosphere where it was impossible to know in advance where security issues would arise, Hearst needed a means to anticipate security situations that could potentially impact deadlines for reporting and logistical operations for broadcast media coverage (which in turn could impact ratings and breaking media coverage), as well as communicate situations to broadcast team members.
Sometimes even major events that are planned many months in advance can change rapidly and get out of control, placing a premium on prevention efforts and getting ahead of emerging threats. In 2017, Brookfield’s Washington D.C. team found themselves in the middle of just such a situation. It was the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Washington D.C. was beset by protests, some of them violent.
https://triblive.com/local/regional/clarion-university-to-introduce-campus-safety-smart-phone-app/
Violence Prevention Starts With Community Reporting
The Coronavirus outbreak has underscored the urgent need for businesses and schools with international programs to review their travel risk management policies, procedures, and safety communications capabilities.
The Fashion Mall shooting provides an important case study in the broader application of the LiveSafe platform. While the ultimate goal of LiveSafe is to surface early-warning insights that can help security personnel detect and prevent incidents from occurring, in cases like this, when there is no warning, LiveSafe’s powerful two-way communications, broadcast alerts, and geo-fencing features provide critical mass communications capabilities that can help prevent further injuries or greater loss of life.
Fashion Show Mall employees use LiveSafe app for security alerts during shooting incident
LiveSafe Inc. today announced it has been named a winner in the 2020 BIG Innovation Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group.
https://www.bintelligence.com/blog/2020/1/22/5-executives-and-100-companies-and-products-leading-in-innovation-in-2020
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/12/11/report-some-attacks-are-preventable-with-community-based-threat-intelligence-approach.aspx?admgarea=news
LiveSafe is pleased to announce its first major research report and guide for K-12 and higher education officials on early warning threat detection and reporting. The report, Sources & Methods: The LiveSafe Guide to Early Warning Threat Detection and Reporting For School Safety and Security Programs, is based on 18 months of interviews with more […]
A new study by LiveSafe Inc., the leading risk intelligence and safety communications company, provides critical insights into the best practices of early warning threat detection and reporting for campus and K-12 safety and security programs.
LiveSafe, the leading mobile safety communications platform delivering actionable employee-sourced safety and security risk intelligence, is pleased to announce that the Northern Virginia Technology Council has selected LiveSafe for its 100 most innovative technology companies in 2019.
Allied Universal Technology Services to Deploy LiveSafe 2-Way Communications
https://www.wbtv.com/2019/11/19/student-assaulted-robbed-unc-charlotte-campus-library/
llied Universal®, a leading security and facility services company in North America, recently announced a strategic partnership with LiveSafe to provide mobile, two-way safety communications between the company’s security professionals and customers in order to prevent safety and security incidents.
In the aftermath of the school shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., one parent and former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officer is calling foul on the school district.
Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused eLearning and performance support solutions, today announced its partnership with LiveSafe, the leading risk intelligence communications platform, to provide customized integrated safety and security incident solutions for customers across multiple industries, starting with the higher education and K-12 markets under Vector’s SafeColleges and SafeSchools solutions. This partnership will seek to increase safety at organizations by integrating LiveSafe’s Risk Intelligence Technology Platform with Vector Solutions’ safety and prevention training, allowing for employers and employees to more easily and quickly share and receive information about potential safety risks.
LiveSafe Inc. today announced it ranked 176 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America now in its 25th year. LiveSafe grew 636% during this period.
The Prevention Podcast interviews members of the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center on preventing school shootings.
The study by the National Threat Assessment Center is part of the second phase of the Safe Schools Initiative and is based on 41 incidents of “targeted school violence” that took place in American schools from 2008 to 2017.A new study of school shootings released by the U.S. Secret Service on Thursday found that most school shooters exhibited observable warning signs well ahead of their attacks and urged schools across the nation to adopt prevention strategies that include threat assessment teams and anonymous reporting systems.
In light of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Jo Ann Ugolini, Senior Director for Threat and Violence Risk Management at Hillard Heintze, discussed the importance of companies incorporating domestic violence awareness and management into workplace violence prevention programs with the LiveSafe Prevention Podcast.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we talk to Michelle Walker, the Chairman of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
October 30, 2019 When the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Marsh & McLennan Cos. and Zurich Insurance Group, released its global survey of business leaders earlier this year, the media immediately focused on cyberattacks as the leading risk facing businesses today. If only that was true. In fact, the Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019 study ranks cyberattacks […]
https://www.today.duke.edu/2019/10/several-hundred-spread-word-about-livesafe-app
The Prevention Podcast: How risk managers and security officials can engage their workforce to generate actionable human intelligence on emerging risks.
City named among nation’s top safest college towns
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we get a sneak-peek at next week’s program with Joann Ugolini, Senior Director, Threat + Violence Risk Management at Hillard Heintze.
China, Russia and Iran continue a massive, orchestrated effort to steal U.S. intellectual property, particularly science and technology research from universities.
Social media threat investigated by Winston-Salem State University police, suspect identified
Major Issues In Cyber & Insider Threat Risk Management with President and CEO of TCecure, Tina Williams-Koroma. #BeCyberSmart #CyberAware
De-escalation techniques are critical to workplace violence prevention.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, Dan Verton talks to retired police Captain Michael S. D’Angelo about the unique security challenges hospitals can face when a school shooting occurs.
https://www.usafa.af.mil/News/Article/1962862/livesafe-app-promotes-cadets-safety-at-af-academy/
Prevention Podcast host Dan Verton talks to Northern Virginia Community College Police Commander John Weinstein about run, hide or fight, and why training programs are falling short.
September 16, 2019 The Federal government’s guidance for active shooter response – Run, Hide, Fight – has been the de facto national standard since it’s introduction in the aftermath of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The Sandy Hook shooting killed 26 people, including 20 children between the ages of […]
LiveSafe app and blue lights together keep campus safer
This new white paper by the risk management experts at LiveSafe and AHT Insurance details how technology, when effectively deployed, used, documented and trained, for both the headquarters and the traveling workforce, can lower the likelihood of critical incidents and claims, effectively lowering the risk profile of the organization in the eyes of insurers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-responds-to-students-safety-concerns-with-an-app/2019/09/01/a0b6da86-cb36-11e9-a4f3-c081a126de70_story.html
UTPD prepares to launch crime reporting app as chief raises homeless camping concerns
LiveSafe, the leading risk intelligence and safety communications platform, has been selected by D.C. Public Schools to support a major new student safety initiative throughout the nation’s capital.
Enterprise-class risk reporting and safety communications platforms like LiveSafe are also making it possible for travelers to engage in real-time, one-to-one communications with security departments and other key management, as well as enabling those management teams to broadcast critical information to travelers located within a specific geographic area. Such capabilities are now considered critical for organizations to meet their duty of care obligations.
How do enterprises learn from travel safety and security incidents? And how do they feed those lessons back into their travel risk management programs?
https://abcnews4.com/news/education-news/cofc-adopts-livesafe-app-to-enhance-student-safety
Twenty-five million people are exploited in human trafficking globally. Nearly 5 million are sexually exploited. And 1 out of every 4 victims are children. Where and how does this happen? An unfortunate reality for the travel industry is that human trafficking is most often happening throughout the hotel industry. The Prevention Podcast explored these issues […]
Campus safety a priority during UT move-in, as the population grows by the thousands
Nearly three quarters of all workplace assaults in the u.s., regardless of industry, occurred in health care. In fact, nurses are more likely to be assaulted at work than police officers, and are nearly five times more likely to be injured on the job and miss work than other professions. There’s a lot that needs […]
https://thedailytexan.com/2019/08/09/safety-improvements-made-in-west-campus-ahead-of-fall-semester
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2019/08/07/utk-campus-security-utpd-neyland-stadium-security-thompson-boling/1923585001/
Jeanne Meserve discusses the level of risk exposure facing the election systems in Western countries and how technology can address the problem.
Geisinger Health System security manager John Oast analyzes current issues in health care security, including drug diversion; workplace violence.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/campus-police-announce-new-safety-app-for-ut-community
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/campus-police-announce-new-safety-app-for-ut-community
A new report released this week by the U.S. Secret Service concludes that the key to stopping mass attacks at businesses, schools, places of worship, healthcare facilities and government agencies is having an actionable prevention strategy in place that emphasizes reporting and intervention.
https://today.duke.edu/2019/07/duke%E2%80%99s-safety-app-gets-new-look-and-features
Former District Security Director Kevin Wren on Risk Management In K-12 Education
On this episode of the Prevention Podcast, Dan Verton talks to Robert Bigman, the former Chief Information Security Officer at the CIA.
A new study by Harvard Medical School reveals that the suicide rate among young people in the U.S. has spiked in recent years and has experts worried. The study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found an abnormal increase in suicide rates for males between the ages of 15 and 19 years old. From 2000 to 2017, the suicide rate rose by 47 percent among teens age 15 to 19 and 36 percent among those 20 to 24. That’s well above the 30 percent increase seen across all age groups.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we explore what may be the real reason so few women enter or remain in STEM Careers. They’re being harassed.
On this episode of the Prevention Podcast, Dan Verton talks to Oren Miron, the lead researcher behind the new study of suicide rates among 15-24 year olds.
LiveSafe CEO and President Carolyn Wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award
LiveSafe, the leading mobile safety communications platform delivering actionable employee-sourced safety and security risk intelligence, is pleased to announce that CEO and President Carolyn Parent was named Entrepreneur of The Year for Mobile Technology during the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Mid-Atlantic awards gala in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
https://campuslifesecurity.com/articles/2019/06/11/five-new-jersey-districts-pilot-testing-school-security-app.aspx
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we discuss the emerging approaches to travel risk management with Mike Kelly, vice president with AHT Insurance.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2019/06/06/bergen-county-nj-districts-pilot-sites-school-security-app/1345697001/
ARLINGTON, Va., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — LiveSafe, the leading mobile safety communications platform delivering actionable community-sourced safety and security risk intelligence, has partnered with Eventbase, the largest technology provider for enterprise events, to embed core LiveSafe functionality for conference and event security. The LiveSafe platform is now available as an a-la-carte option for Eventbase customers, […]
The mass shooting last week at a municipal office building in Virginia Beach was the 148th active shooter incident in the U.S. so far this year. And while the names, locations and numbers of victims changes with each new act of violence, the nation’s reaction remains predictable: Condolences and prayers are followed quickly by calls […]
Prevention Podcast Host Dan Verton, a former intelligence officer, has written extensively about the insider threat. In this episode of the Prevention Podcast, he analyzes how the topic was treated at this year’s RIMS Conference in Boston.
The market for active shooter training continues to become more and more crowded. But some companies are finding out the hard way that not all active shooter training programs are equal.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we explore the elements of an effective active shooter training program, the importance of understanding where this type of training fits in the larger context of OSHA compliance, and how technology for reporting early warning indicators of violence is a critical missing link to the current generation of active shooter training courses.
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/app-fights-end-of-semester-crime-on-ut-campus/51-e1844353-d7bf-44b6-b2ce-d1728b857536
LiveSafe, an enterprise-class risk intelligence and communications platform, today announced it has achieved Workday Approved Integration status. LiveSafe provides customers with a real-time, bidirectional integration that seamlessly connects to Workday Human Capital Management (HCM).
https://www.witn.com/content/news/ECU-students–staff-reminded-about-LiveSafe-app-509354621.html
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we talk to Mark Habersack, Director of Risk Management at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we talk to Chemical Facility Security News Editor Patrick Coyle about CFATS and the role of employee-sourced risk intelligence for the chemical sector.
On this episode of The Prevention Podcast, we explore the mission of the Principals Support Network with special guest Frank DeAngelis.
LiveSafe Inc., the national leader in helping organizations reduce operational risk and prevent incidents and emergencies, today announced the hiring of Paul Battaglia as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer and the appointment of Linda McGuigan to the LiveSafe Advisory Board.
On this episode of the Prevention Podcast, we’re getting an inside look at how OSHA compliance and reporting works from Gillian Egan, an Associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department of the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP.
http://catalystdc.com/2019/04/livesafe-risk-intelligence-platform-safety-act-certification/
On this episode of the Prevention Podcast, Carol Olsby, a global special expertise panelist for SHRM, offers insight into the new survey data and helps us understand how to better manage the risk of workplace violence.
LiveSafe, the leading mobile risk intelligence communications platform, has received SAFETY Act Designation and Certification, the highest level of accreditation awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for anti-terrorism technologies.
Professor Jaclyn Schildkraut discusses her new book, Columbine: 20 Years Later and Beyond, co-written with Glenn W. Muschert.
LiveSafe President and CEO Carolyn Parent discusses the evolution of LiveSafe from campus safety app to enterprise risk management platform, and how she explains the role and value of prevention efforts to other chief executives.
In this episode of the Prevention Podcast, we we take you inside our thinking about big data and prevention and how it is powering innovation at LiveSafe.
In this episode of the Prevention Podcast, we explore the results of the 2019 Risk Management Trends in The Energy Sector global survey by the London-based Institute of Risk Management.
Jade Salazar on Putting Trust and Discretion Back Into Sexual Assault Reporting and the power of LiveSafe to protect companies from liability
