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High Security: Active Shooter

At a glance

High Security: Active Shooter is a simulation from iluminr in the Physical Security category for Crisis Management, Operations and People & HR. It tests how your team protects branch & site operations, with indicative mapping to OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook and APRA CPS 230.

Handle an active shooter incident near your organization by maintaining situational awareness, securing employee safety, and managing communications.

What it tests

  • Maintain situational awareness as an active shooter incident unfolds near your organization.
  • Validate the first actions that keep employees safe, including lockdown and shelter decisions.
  • Manage internal and external communications while the situation is still developing.

How you can run it

MicrosimulationPlay individually or as a team in a shared event room.
Full-Scale SimulationExtend it across teams, functions and partners.
Expert-FacilitatedOur team designs and runs it with you.

Questions about High Security: Active Shooter

What does High Security: Active Shooter test?

High Security: Active Shooter tests whether your team can maintain situational awareness as an active shooter incident unfolds near your organization, validate the first actions that keep employees safe, including lockdown and shelter decisions and manage internal and external communications while the situation is still developing.

Who should take High Security: Active Shooter?

High Security: Active Shooter is designed for Crisis Management, Operations, People & HR, Communications and Executive & Board.

Which regulations and standards does High Security: Active Shooter support?

High Security: Active Shooter supports testing expectations in OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, ISO 22320, AU SOCI Act, US NIPP, ISO 22398 and NIST SP 800-84. Mapping is indicative, so confirm scope against your own obligations.

Can High Security: Active Shooter be run individually or as a team?

Both. Play it individually with feedback on every decision, or run it as a team in a shared event room.

Can we customize High Security: Active Shooter?

Yes. You can tailor the roles, plans, critical services, injects and objectives in the iluminr builder, or have our team customize it for you.

How do we get access to High Security: Active Shooter?

Request it from this page. If you are an iluminr customer, we will set up access in your account. If not, we will contact you and either provide access or facilitate it for you.

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