Software Engineering Institute

According to a recent FBI report on pre-attack behaviors of active shooters, 62 percent who went on to become active shooters had a history of acting in a harassing, abusive, or oppressive manner, much of which can be observed in the workplace via technical means. Tracy Cassidy and Carrie Gardner, researchers with the CERT National Insider Threat Center, discuss research on using technology to detect an employee’s intent to cause physical harm.