Automated lockdown activation and reporting

Purpose

1.1. Automate initiation of lockdown protocols in military facilities in response to security threats for faster and more consistent protection.
1.2. Automatedly generate real-time reports and notify all stakeholders, command units, and emergency services via configurable channels.
1.3. Automate audit logging and compliance documentation for historical traceability of each automated lockdown event.
1.4. Facilitates automating incident escalation, staff task assignment, and integration with facility physical controls (like electronic door locks and alarms).

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Detection of unauthorized entry by automated security sensors or access systems.
2.2. Manual trigger from emergency buttons or command center consoles configured to automate incident workflow start.
2.3. Real-time alerts from intelligence feeds or security monitoring platforms that are automatable via API/webhooks.
2.4. Automated triggers from failed multi-factor authentication attempts.
2.5. Scheduled drills to test automation and reporting flows.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio Programmable SMS
• Feature/Setting: Use Messaging API /v1/Message to automate SMS alerts to security teams and designated contacts.
3.2. SendGrid Email API
• Feature/Setting: Use Mail Send API v3/mail/send to automate reporting email dispatch to stakeholders.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Configure Incoming Webhook to automate lockdown notifications to Teams channels.
3.4. Slack
• Feature/Setting: chat.postMessage API automates real-time alert and status reporting in critical channels.
3.5. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Incident API automates ticket creation and escalation for each lockdown event.
3.6. Okta
• Feature/Setting: System Log API automates audit logging of lockdown access/activation records.
3.7. Cisco Meraki
• Feature/Setting: Camera Alerts API automates real-time video trigger-based lockdown activation.
3.8. Milestone XProtect
• Feature/Setting: Open Platform SDK automates rule-based lockdown facilitation using camera analytics triggers.
3.9. Genetec Security Center
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks automate event reactions for automated barrier and alarm activation.
3.10. ZKAccess
• Feature/Setting: HTTP/SDK interface automates lock/unlock device actions in access points.
3.11. HID Global
• Feature/Setting: Origo API automates mobile credential revocation upon lockdown for real-time access restriction.
3.12. AWS SNS
• Feature/Setting: Publish action automates cross-platform mobile, email, and push notification dispatch.
3.13. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Events API v2 automates multi-team incident routing during automated lockdown.
3.14. Azure Active Directory
• Feature/Setting: Sign-In Risk Policy automates user session termination upon critical lockdown signals.
3.15. Everbridge
• Feature/Setting: Mass Notification API automates community/staff alert distribution.
3.16. Google Workspace
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script automates sending of lockdown status emails and calendar updates.
3.17. Splunk
• Feature/Setting: HTTP Event Collector automates data ingestion for lockdown audit and monitoring.
3.18. Alertus
• Feature/Setting: Alert Beacon API automates triggering of on-site warning devices.
3.19. Verkada
• Feature/Setting: Events API automates emergency lockdown workflows for physical site controls.
3.20. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: Employee Central API automates roll-call and personnel safety status updates post-lockdown.

Benefits

4.1. Accelerates incident response via automation of facility lockdowns and notifications.
4.2. Ensures consistency and compliance by automating necessary reporting and audit flows.
4.3. Reduces manual effort and potential for human error during critical events through automated processes.
4.4. Enables integration and automation across diverse systems ensuring comprehensive security automation coverage.
4.5. Facilitates scalable, automatable testing and validation through regular drill automation, increasing readiness.