Many USB thumb drives being used on campuses today could be generously classified as BYOD, but many of these can be infected with malware and viruses that can adversely affect the entire college network.
- By Ruben Lugo
- January 01, 2018
In this day and age, securing educational facilities is not as simple as it once was. Long gone are the days of slapping CCTV cameras around the exterior of a building and calling it “secure.”
- By Ellie Randall
- January 01, 2018
Long before the Columbine High School massacre put school shootings in the media, the threat was already there, and certain emergency protocols had been put in place.
- By Lindsay Page
- January 01, 2018
As K-12 and higher education campuses work diligently to advance security measures in the wake of increased risk across the nation, more administrations are searching for ways to make smart capital investments.
- By Mitchell Kane
- January 01, 2018
In the five years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in which 20 first-graders and six educators were killed, American schools have worked to increase security and ensure safety for their students and staff.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 15, 2017
A new PSA from Sandy Hook Promise plays on familiar post-tragedy news reporting to show that gun violence can be prevented if people speak up about seeing the warning signs.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 12, 2017
Two students and the suspected shooter were killed in a shooting Thursday morning at Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 07, 2017
The request comes after the escape of a psychiatric patient from the facility in November.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 07, 2017
The gunman was the only person injured and no shots were fired inside the hospital.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 06, 2017
This is the second time in three weeks that gunfire damage has occurred at the campus, according to school district officials.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 30, 2017
Tehama County Sheriff says five people are dead, including the gunman, following a shooting spree in California.
- By Sydny Shepard
- November 14, 2017
As instances of mass shootings increase, particularly at “soft targets,” the interest in bulletproof products increases, with one Florida school now offering bulletproof backpack panels.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 13, 2017
The mass shooting at a South Texas church during services Sunday has many churches across the country reevaluating their security.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 07, 2017
The standard campus entry policy at the front desk did not deter him.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 06, 2017
Bullying is not new; however with social media it has become more prevalent. The growth in bullying is making it much more paramount for colleges to be more vigilant in this fight.
- By Derek Peterson
- November 01, 2017
With three hospitals, 15 clinics and 45 buildings, CHA was running about 500 software licenses for access control, and had run out of expansion possibilities.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- November 01, 2017
Taking advantage of a major modernization program, Cervantes High School implemented the HID Mobile Access solution at school entrance turnstiles to better protect what had previously been an open campus with uncontrolled access, and provide a convenient way to carry campus IDs on mobile phones.
- By Harm Radstaak
- November 01, 2017
With so much of today’s technology relying more and more on the Internet of Things, it does not make sense for schools—or any organization— to invest in a system that can’t connect and integrate with various systems and technologies.
- By Greg Smith
- November 01, 2017
Cover Story
This time the alarm did sound, but it was not connected to the local fire department. In fact, not only did the building have no direct connection to fire department, it also had no automatic fire alarm at all.
- By Michael Um
- November 01, 2017
About four years ago, the campus suffered a rash of car break-ins that unnerved faculty and students. In the wake of the crimes, school administrators decided to install a network of video surveillance cameras to augment its security program.
- By Steve Birkmeier
- November 01, 2017