Seven Citadels Blog
Our insights on challenges organizations face in mitigating the risk of violence and other threats impacting their employees, assets, and reputation.
Intimate Partner Violence – Its Impact in the Workplace
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines intimate partner violence (IPV) as “abuse or aggression that occurs in a close relationship”, and an
Distinguishing What is a Threat
There is much attention being paid to violence in the workplace than ever before; and that is a good thing. Unfortunately, there is a general
Barriers to Assessing Threats of Violence
The FBI issued a report in 2015 titled “Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks”. The targeted attacks referred
Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a study in June of 2018 on the “Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters” in the United States. The
Staying Silent on Problematic Behaviors
One of the challenges in working to reduce violence in the workplace is the failure by some inside the organization to report problematic behaviors that
Security Alignment, Optimization, and Maturity
Overview: If you’re like me you either played Whack-A-Mole as a child or with your children or grandchildren. As we know the challenge was
Stalkers and the Workplace
Overview: In their 2002 study Risk Assessment of Stalkers: Some Problems and Possible Solutions, authors P. Randall Kropp, Stephen D. Hart, David R. Lyon described Stalking as
Threat Management Team: No Time for Silos
Confident or Cocky? Several years ago I met with an organization to discuss their workplace violence prevention program and threat management team. I asked a
Are Protection Orders a Good Strategy?
Protection Orders It is too soon to say whether the protection order issued to the suspect in the shooting in Hesston, Kansas last week served
Insider threat: It’s Not Just About Spies
Historical Perspective There’s been increased attention in the government and the private sector about the insider threat since the disclosures of classified information by Edward Snowden in
Security Practices: Trust But Verify
Security Policies & Procedures Basic security policies and procedures are at the core of a sound security risk program. Former President Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase
Ethics: Don’t Reward Bad Behavior
Golden Parachute The CEO of United Airlines and two other senior executives stepped down in September of 2015 in the midst of a federal corruption
Jim Dale
Principal & Owner
Former Fortune 500 CSO
Special Agent, AFOSI (Ret.)
