December 14, 2012. Norwalk, CT. As we sort through the facts and circumstances surrounding today’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we have been asked if DefenCall could have helped. Yes and No, is the answer. While there is limited practical defense against a deranged person doing something unspeakable, DefenCall would, in this instance, have [...]
March 18, 2012 – Defentect Group, Inc. (OTCBB: DFTC), a developer and provider of immediate response and intelligent messaging software solutions, announced today that Campus StaySafe™, the Company’s proprietary safety and security SmartPhone application, is now available to the students, faculty and staff of the University of California at Berkeley. Sponsored by the Associated Students [...]
NEW YORK (CBS 2) — Last weekend, the U.S. State Department issued a terror warning for anyone traveling to Europe. At this point, nothing has happened, but it raises the question: what should you do if you find your self in harm’s way, while over seas? The founders of the website, MayDay360.com, security expert Robert Strang, [...]
Here’s a guy who gets it. [This is an edited version of Rob Enderle's blog, the entirety of which is linked above.] I recently saw a story about a young child who, upon being confronted by armed robbers in his home, had the presence of mind to lock himself in a bathroom with his younger [...]
Just weeks after launching DefenCall, the company’s signature emergency response solution, DefenCall has been prominently utilized in the live real time disaster response simulation, Exercise 24, in Southern California. Exercise 24 is a two-day international collaborative exercise demonstrating capabilities and protocols that support communication, logistics coordination, and response to a significant seismic event that generates an off [...]
(CNN) — The mother of missing American teen Natalee Holloway is in Peru with a Dutch documentary maker — and made a trip to the prison where the man suspected in Holloway’s disappearance sits, her lawyer said Friday. Producers for the the Dutch journalist who is accompanying Beth Holloway posted a note on his official [...]
From our Chairman - Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III Welcome to DefenCall, which we are sure will add significantly to your personal safety and security as well as that of the organizations and people to whom you are closest. I encourage you to share your comments here. We look forward to your thoughts on our [...]
Washington DC (CBS) Five years ago, in May 2005, Alabama high school student Natalee Holloway disappeared during a senior class trip to Aruba. Next week the Natalee Holloway Resource Center (NHRC) will open in Washington, D.C., in a joint effort between Holloway’s mother and the National Museum of Crime & Punishment. The center, according to [...]