Risk Management


How Hackers Target College Campuses

How Hackers Target College Campuses

With new and returning students flooding the campus, bringing with them a host of computers and devices open to attacks, the beginning of school is when campuses are at their most vulnerable.

Practical Advice

Practical Advice

Oftentimes, an organization or school will create a plan and just file it away on a shelf to collect dust. If a plan isn’t regularly reviewed and practiced, then when it comes time to deal with an actual emergency— severe weather, a health scare or an active shooter—the chances for loss of life and injuries are higher.

Revamping Security on Campus

Revamping Security on Campus

To tackle the problem of decentralized security, the primary focus was to consolidate more than 2,200 cameras which were streaming to 58 recording servers, and to create policies and standards for where and how they are installed, used and maintained.

UNLV Installs New Emergency Phone System

UNLV Installs New Emergency Phone System

The University of Nevada at Las Vegas is stepping up their security with the installation of emergency communication centers.

Over the past decade, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been working to improve its security management

Striving for Optimum Security

Over the past decade, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been working to improve its security management

Universities React to Safety Concerns After Violence in Charlottesville

Universities React to Safety Concerns Following Violence in Charlottesville

For colleges across the U.S., the recent violence in Charlottesville at a white supremacist rally near the University of Virginia campus poses a new threat to students’ safety.

Quebec Invests Millions to Help Combat Sexual Violence on Campuses

Quebec Invests Millions to Help Combat Sexual Violence on Campuses

Over the next five years, the Quebec government will be spending $23 million to help with the prevention of and response to sexual violence at universities

Dakota State Recieves $60 Million for New Cybersecurity Programs

Dakota State Receives $60 Million for New Cybersecurity Programs

Dakota State University is now an official national hub for cybersecurity thanks to a $60 million donation.



Rally at Texas A&M Cancelled

Rally at Texas A&M Cancelled

Following the tragic events that took place in Charlottesville, Texas A&M has decided to cancel an event that was scheduled to take place on September 11.

How using RFID can help prevent fatal accidents during evacuations

Sure Evacuation with RFID

How using RFID can help prevent fatal accidents during evacuations

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