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Securing Parking Lots and Public Spaces with Gunshot Detection: How Outdoor Gunshot Detection Sensors Enhance Safety.

In today’s world, ensuring safety in outdoor public and semi-public environments such as parking lots, shopping centers, corporate campuses, and stadiums has become more important than ever. In 2024 alone there was an average of 1.4 mass shootings a day in the United States. The rising trend in active shooter incidents and gun-related violence has Read more…

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How a Leading U.S. Retailer Built a 13,000-Employee Active Shooter Response Program with SDS Indoor Gunshot Detection

When safety is on the line, Fortune 500 organizations can’t afford half-measures. In 2015 a major national retailer recognized the urgency of safeguarding their workforce and customers against active shooter threats. After attending a live demonstration by Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), this industry leader began a journey that would transform their approach to active shooter Read more…

SecureGrants Funding Application Guide

Looking for grant funding for your next security project? Here are four important areas to consider before filling out your first application.

When organizations are looking to secure funding for a security project – especially when they are new to the grant funding process – it’s hard to know where to start. Whether you are wondering how to optimize your application for success, or even how to know which grants are the best ones to apply for, Read more…

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The Realities of Guns and Business Operations in America

Many security and business leaders are navigating the intertwined realities of firearms in the workplace, specifically around laws protecting an employees’ right to carry. As these laws proliferate, this can be a delicate balancing act for organizations looking to uphold their proactive security strategies while remaining in compliance with state regulations. Balancing these priorities are Read more…

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SDS Introduces ResponderLink to Revolutionize Emergency Notification

New all-in-one system delivers 911 notification and real-time incident awareness to transform police response to gun violence events Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 Read more…

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Enhance accuracy – without ‘line of sight’

In the field of gunshot detection, accuracy is paramount. However, there are multiple dimensions to accuracy, which include detecting actual gunshots effectively – and almost more importantly – avoiding false positives. SDS’s technology, originally developed for military sniper detection, excels in both aspects. A crucial capability that distinguishes SDS from other systems is its near-infrared Read more…

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GSDs Combat Active Shooter Events

Deploying an autonomous gunshot detection solution can help eliminate the modern-day risk of active shooter incidents. By Jin Kim Active shooter incidents repeatedly manifest in every institution we traverse and spend our days in, often with little to no thought of the lurking threat we have all become desensitized to. Of all the preparedness and Read more…

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Security Leaders Explore Gunshot Detection

Behind the Scenes at SDS client Georgia World Congress Center How would you best protect guests at North America’s third largest exposition center during an active shooter attack? This question was explored by over 250 Global Security Exchange participants who had the opportunity to go “behind the scenes” with the security team of the Georgia Read more…

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National Security Expert Brian Harrell Joins SDS

Nationally recognized expert on critical infrastructure protection, school safety and security, and enterprise security risk management will serve as National Security Expert for the company.  Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company, welcomes Brian Harrell, former Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former first Assistant Director Read more…

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