Signal boosters help fill in the gap between actual cell coverage and WiFi, and in emergency situations, that ability to connect is paramount.
- By Liz Nanney
- March 21, 2017
To protect students, faculty and visitors, use digital displays to distribute real-time emergency messaging and alerts
- By Richard Ventura
- March 21, 2017
After a 17-year-year old student opened fire at his school last week, only minor injuries were reported – due in large part to a teacher tackling the shooter.
So far, there are 10 states that allow their students to open carry on college and university campuses. But that doesn’t necessarily mean there are no limitations to who can carry and when or where.
The new Berkeley GREEN Campus hosted a free cybersecurity workshop for teens who might be interested in exploring careers that deal with hackers and protecting private information for companies.
Two students have been apprehended by authorities after being accused of making threats to their school.
A new device that sticks onto the back of your phone or phone case immediately alerts a group of contacts when activated, making it easier to leave a potentially threatening situation.
Hospitals in India to Receive Fire Safety Audit
A new wave of threats hits Jewish Centers in Chicago, Florida and New York.
At first blush, the concept of bringing military operational and intelligence know-how to campus security may seem strange.
- By Benjamin Bryant
- January 01, 2017
College and university campuses have hundreds— even thousands—of outdoor acres to secure, from parking lots to exercise trails. however, many of the standard security solutions— locks, access control and intrusion alarms—used to protect the indoor environment have little impact outdoors.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- January 01, 2017
Educational institutions face an increasing risk environment. recent high-profile incidents emphasize these risks and magnify the vulnerabilities that educational facilities face. this has led to an increase in public demand for improved security solutions across campuses.
- By Brandon Reich
- January 01, 2017
Pensacola christian college (pcc), in northwest florida, is located just off the warm emerald waters of florida’s gulf coast. pcc became a reality in 1974 when 100 students arrived at the college’s one building.
- By Tracie Thomas
- January 01, 2017
Campus security, both in a corporate and higher education setting, can be improved by leveraging data from access control systems to drive future security decisions.
- By Dave Bhattacharjee
- January 01, 2017
While the number of cameras per property varies anywhere from 15 at a smaller elementary up to 80 or more at a larger high school, the Weber School District initially used design tools from Axis to determine an efficient solution now implemented across the board with a simple mix of network cameras.
- By Steve Darragh
- November 01, 2016
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation has chosen a complete Tyco Security Products surveillance package that includes Illustra IP cameras and exacqVision network video recorders with exacqVision VMS software and Kantech EntraPass access control system pre-installed.
- By Steve Carney
- November 01, 2016
Securing these outdoor spaces takes a different mindset. Indoors, a lot of effort is spent protecting assets. Outdoors, it’s mostly about protecting people. It’s about the student walking late at night between the library and dorm or the last student heading to their car in a remote parking lot.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- November 01, 2016
Video analytics enable schools to proactively recognize behaviors to create an efficient and safe environment with minimal disruption.
- By Jumbi Edulbehram
- November 01, 2016
Adelphi University has built a solid reputation and position of strength when it comes to safety due to its proactive philosophy and building the right team of people around them that consists of security professionals and electronic security contractors that are true experts in the field.
- By Monique Merhige
- November 01, 2016
The increase in incidents and safety concerns prompted the district to perform a security audit that involved the Topeka Police Department school resource officers, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security.
- By Courtney Pedersen
- November 01, 2016
Helping customers understand the importance of effective bandwidth management is the key to designing a system that truly supports their needs and priorities.
- By Minu Youngkin
- November 01, 2016
In the beginning, however, Yelinek was hardly an easy sell. In fact, in his own words he was “dead set against” changing lock brands. That’s because simplicity is a priority for Yelinek, who for the past 20 years has been the only locksmith for all of the college’s campuses.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- November 01, 2016
Commentary
Every month, almost every day, I hope that there has not been another school shooting where youngsters are hurt, or killed, on an educational campus. Too often that hope goes unfulfilled.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- November 01, 2016
Berklee College of Music is home to a lot of talented musicians, but also to a variety of expensive audio equipment.
- By Wendy Bowman
- July 01, 2016
Saint Joseph's University is heading into the final leg of its strategic plan, Plan 2020: Gateway to the Future, which focuses on increased academic distinction, facility enhancements and endowment growth. As part of the facility enhancements, it was deemed necessary to replace core systems throughout the campus that related to life safety and security.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- July 01, 2016
With guidance from JTI Security, a Tulsa-based integrator and Axis partner, the university replaced its end-of-life analog cameras with more than 300 high-resolution, fixed dome and PTZ network cameras from Axis.
- By Larry Newman
- July 01, 2016
One of the easiest ways to achieve this is to choose an ID issuance solution that allows the card issuer to combine multiple issuance steps into a single and seamless process—all from within the same printing device.
- By Craig Sandness
- July 01, 2016
Maintaining and/or upgrading physical security systems is a challenge for schools across the country, and the Brunswick School Department is no different.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- July 01, 2016
Campus Solutions
Technology is changing rapidly, transforming the campus landscape. Mobility trends, real-time, location-based services/global positioning systems (GPS) and even social media are having an impact.
- By Kyle Gordon
- July 01, 2016
Regardless of whether a lockdown situation occurs because of an intruder, a threat against the school or severe weather, it is important to plan for what happens after the lockdown is initiated.
- By Karen Evans
- July 01, 2016