Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the Defendry Alert System can detect someone not wearing a mask, if desired.

Access control doors can be locked either immediately upon detection of a weapon by Defendry or within several seconds if waiting for a human security agent to verify the threat.

Defendry ignores holstered guns and concealed weapons. It only detects visible guns held by a human hand(s).

Defendry’s 24/7 human monitoring team would immediately inform police of the situation so that they know what’s happening and can respond accordingly.

Defendry’s gun, mask, & intruder detection capabilities are rigorously trained to ignore a person’s race, clothing, height, weight, and all other identifying marks so that only visible guns held in a human’s hand, masks worn on a human’s head, and the shape of a human in a place that they are not supposed to be are reported.

Defendry’s Watchlist detection capability allows a user to upload pictures of people who pose a known threat (such as a fired employee who makes a violent threat, a repeat offender, etc.) so that your security team will be notified immediately if that person is on-premise.

No. Defendry’s Watchlist capability allows a user to upload pictures of people who pose a known threat (such as a fired employee who makes a violent threat, a repeat offender, etc.) so that your security team will be notified immediately if that person is on-premise. All data is retained privately in the user’s account. No personally identifiable information is retained by Defendry or shared with any third party.

Yes. Wired internet is what most of our customers use, but a cellular modem (like a Cradlepoint device) can be used instead of, or in addition to (as a fail-over backup), wired internet.

No, but you may not need quite as many.

The fastest armed response to an active shooter event will always come from an armed guard on site. Defendry helps armed guards and security teams do their job better by providing them with a detected active shooter’s image(s), location, and description of weapon(s). Guards also immediately receive emergency support from a dedicated 24/7 human verification agent to help them resolve the situation as intelligently and efficiently as possible.

To learn more about how Defendry can help strengthen your security team, download our FREE Active Shooter Defense Checklist.

Defendry has many safeguards in place to prevent false alarms including 24/7 human verification; this guarantees that only verified alerts are reported to law enforcement.

Yes, you can turn mask and intruder detection on or off based on location and time.

Yes, you can customize user roles based on whether a user is part of your security team or not so that only your security team will receive anonymous tips and fully-detailed emergency incident alerts whereas non-security team users will only receive mass emergency notifications.

The Defendry Aerial Platform is a drone accessory that can attach to a variety of DJI and other T-leg drones.