Risk assessments are static snapshots, but threat mitigation plans provide the active, ongoing interventions needed to prevent real-world violence.
- By Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., Dr. Amy Murphy
- September 18, 2026
K-12 facilities teams should prioritize low-cost, high-impact audits of door latching, inside locking, and prop-removal procedures before school starts.
- By Ken Cook
- September 18, 2026
New survey findings examine safety concerns alongside expectations for cameras, AI features and video retention.
- By Brady Edwards
- September 17, 2026
Universities need contextual data protection that secures research, student records and AI use without obstructing academic collaboration.
- By Zach Lewis, Yonatan Zohar
- September 15, 2026
Editorial staff reflect on 9/11's 25th anniversary, honoring the fallen while analyzing how the tragedy permanently transformed safety, security and emergency preparedness.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- September 11, 2026
Multi-year infrastructure upgrades, engineering controls and university-county collaborations enhance pedestrian safety across high-traffic University of Georgia corridors.
- By Greg Trevor
- August 20, 2026
Replacing banned student smartphones with dedicated, school-controlled notification tools preserves real-time campus safety and parent trust.
- By Terry Swanson
- August 11, 2026
Replacing traditional physical credentials with facial authentication streamlines entry points, eliminates credential sharing, and protects sensitive campus facilities.
- By Divya Taneja
- August 03, 2026
Connecting intelligent key cabinets and smart lockers directly to central campus access control platforms eliminates physical credential blind spots and protects sensitive assets.
- By Raffaele Ceravolo
- August 03, 2026
K-12 security teams face overwhelming volumes of data; pairing edge AI detection with automated workflows turns raw alerts into actionable response protocols.
- By Adam Lowenstein
- August 03, 2026
Integrating computer vision with cloud-based sensors enables school safety leaders to intercept active incidents instantly while slashing forensic review times.
- By Babak Behzad
- August 03, 2026
Rapid lockdown execution, active threat training, and immediate security guard intervention protected 140 students during a violent active shooter attack.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- August 03, 2026
Modernizing campus security isn't about buying every new product category—it requires optimizing existing hardware workflows, demystifying AI claims, and layering technologies.
- By Sam Smith
- August 03, 2026
Standalone security and fire alarms create confusion during emergencies; unifying Fire Alarm Control Units (FACUs) with voice-capable mass notification ensures clear, actionable response messaging.
- By Pedriant Peña
- August 03, 2026
Overwhelmed IT teams face recurring outages, unmonitored IoT endpoints, and lagging Zero Trust adoption, requiring automated architectures to secure modern campus environments.
- By Shashi Kiran
- July 20, 2026
Tech installations on university campuses fall behind not because of hardware limitations, but due to fragmented ownership, poor procurement timing, and siloed stakeholder coordination.
- By Frank Manescalco
- July 16, 2026
Adding more surveillance hardware and software only increases cognitive overload for security teams; the path forward lies in utilizing AI to aggregate existing, siloed inputs into a single actionable environment.
- By Norm Litterini
- July 15, 2026
Higher education institutions are leveraging quiet summer months to phase out easily duplicated legacy magstripe ID cards in favor of unified, multi-endpoint NFC mobile credentials.
- By Wes Urban
- July 14, 2026
Treating video surveillance installations as static deployments invites critical data vulnerabilities, demanding automated patch management, hardware hardening, and proactive device decommissioning.
- By Ryan Zatolokin
- July 13, 2026
School districts face intense pressure to install screening systems, but security leaders warn that prioritizing traffic throughput over third-party performance validation introduces dangerous vulnerabilities.
- By Tom McDermott
- July 07, 2026