Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a team-based process for spotting concerning behavior early, assessing how much risk it carries, and stepping in before it turns into violence. An effective BTAM program rests on 10 building blocks: leadership policy, a multidisciplinary team, centralized reporting, structured intake, a defined assessment process, evidence-based frameworks, active case…
For years, many organizations have treated insider threat and workplace violence (WPV) programs as separate efforts. Insider threat initiatives became closely associated with cybersecurity, focusing on data theft, espionage, and misuse of digital systems. Workplace violence prevention, by contrast, was typically managed through HR, corporate security, or safety functions and focused primarily on physical incidents…
In behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM), process is the quiet engine that keeps work consistent, fair, and defensible. It rarely gets attention when things are going well. But when something goes wrong, process is often the first thing examined. After an incident, investigators, regulators, and courts tend to ask the same three questions: When…