Tag: Parkland school shooting
XSponse creates AI security ecosystem “made by integrators for integrators’
February 26, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
MIAMI—XSponse has launched an AI-powered ecosystem that CEO Lee Mandel says is designed to “make the integrator’s life easier” amid the complex challenges of modern enterprise security.
Mandel, an integrator himself for 20 years, noted that the creation of XSponse came about after seeing firsthand the challenges that integrators faced in “really putting a comprehensive ecosystem in place,” especially in the aftermath of the tragic Sandy Hook and Parkland...
Parents of Parkland victims see automated response technology as key solution
February 14, 2025SSN Staff
PARKLAND, Fla.—It has been seven years since the devastating shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 14 students and three faculty members.
In this time, parents Andrew Pollack and Ryan Petty have carefully analyzed the preventable failures that contributed to the loss of their children, advocating for actions to make schools safer at local, state, and federal levels.
Today, advancements in cloud-based technology provide an opportunity to enhance school...
Critical Juncture
October 26, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
I don’t have a fun or whimsical title for this week’s blog. I changed it once already because the original title listed too close to something repugnant that I’d rather not invoke. I can’t have any fun with this one this week because I’m talking about school shootings.
On Oct. 24, a former student assaulted the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis Missouri killing two and injuring an additional seven people. It follows in the wake of the tragedy...
CISA hosting inaugural National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security
October 19, 2022SSN Staff
WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the first National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security to be held Nov. 1-3 this year.
The virtual event will be the opening volley in the CISA’s Infrastructure Security Month and will feature a variety of experts in the practice of school safety. The CISA have said that CISA Director Jen Easterly, and Tony Montalto the president of Stand with Parkland will deliver keynote remarks (Montalto...