On Friday, February 3 – Houston-area first responders were facing a highly dynamic and rapidly evolving public and school safety emergency. And like many school safety incidents, arriving first responders
Preventing School Violence: Challenges and Opportunities
This is National Safe Schools Week for the year 2021. As in previous years, there’s some good news and some bad news for those individuals and organizations that are dedicated
Haystax Product Update: Turbocharging Asset Maps
The ability to view critical assets on a map in relation to other geo-tagged information is essential to any successful all-hazard risk management activity, from prevention and preparedness to response
Haystax Product Update: Assessment Template Builder
For over two decades, Haystax has maintained that security assessments are the best tool for risk managers to understand their threats and vulnerabilities. With dozens of pre-configured and custom assessments
DoJ Deems Risk Assessments ‘Essential’ for School Safety
The U.S. Department of Justice has identified school safety assessments as the top ‘essential action’ schools, school districts and law enforcement agencies can take to improve campus safety, according to
Hurricanes Add to Risks in a Multi-Hazard Year
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has become so active that the National Hurricane Center may run out of alphabet letters before it can name all the remaining storms. In its
Haystax School Safety Users to Speak at ASIS Conference
ASIS International has selected two Haystax school safety clients to present at the security association’s annual conference in late September. Our ‘Risk Management for School Safety Directors’ panel will consist
Haystax Product Update: Insider Threat and Facility Assessments
Seasoned security professionals who want to understand the full spectrum of risk facing their most valued assets know to start by conducting an assessment. These go by various names, including