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Allied Universal and Clery Center unveil video-based roll call training tools during National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September.

New Training Tools Available for National Campus Safety Awareness Month

Allied Universal and Clery Center unveil video-based roll call training tools during National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September.

Response Technologies partners with Lawrenceburg School Corporation on year-round innovative safety program.

Indiana School District Launches New Safety Program

Response Technologies partners with Lawrenceburg School Corporation on year-round innovative safety program.

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.

Under Lock and Key

Under Lock and Key

The British International School of Houston project presented ESS with an opportunity to design a completely wireless locking solution for a new, state-of-the-art, purpose built, 33-acre campus featuring an impressive array of facilities and exciting learning areas.

Hidden Cameras in Hospitals: HIPAA Violation or Life Saving Tool?

Hidden Cameras in Hospitals: HIPAA Violation or Life Saving Tool?

Video surveillance deployments in patient areas have proven to be controversial among some healthcare groups. Unions and patient privacy advocates have led to limited camera deployments for patient monitoring in some cases.

Back to School

Back to School

For parents sending their kids off to school, whether it’s K-12 or college, knowing that there are people working hard to keep your kids safe offers some peace of mind.

Medical Center Adds K-9 Security Guards

Medical Center Adds K-9 Security Guards

Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona has hired two furry security guards.

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.

Teacher Shoots Self at High School

Teacher Shoots Self at High School

A teacher shot himself in a classroom just before classes started on Thursday, August 17.

Daemen College in New York Upgrades Emergency Alert System

College in New York Upgrades Emergency Alert System

When it comes to emergency notification, redundancy is a good thing at Daemen College

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.

Terror in Charlottesville: Violent Clashes and Vehicle Attack Leave Country Reeling

Terror in Charlottesville: Violent Clashes at University

Over the weekend protesters and counter protesters clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to violent clashes and a deadly vehicle attack.

For the coming school year, an Ohio school district has approved 32 employees to have access to firearms as part of a new armed security response team

Ohio School Approves Armed Security Response Teams

For the coming school year, an Ohio school district has approved 32 employees to have access to firearms as part of a new armed security response team

A Student’s Dad Sentenced to 14 Months for Making Hoax Bomb Threats

A Student’s Dad Sentenced to 14 Months for Making Hoax Bomb Threats

How far would you go to spend more time with your children? A British dad was recently sentenced to 14 months in jail for calling in fake bomb threats to his daughter’s school just to spend more time with her.

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