As security professionals, we have an immense responsibility to protect people, places, and things across many different sectors. This responsibility feels especially crucial in K–12 schools. Fortifying them against emerging threats while still maintaining a nurturing learning environment is complex, challenging, and ever-evolving.
- By Ron Baer
- March 16, 2023
Campus safety is currently at the forefront of discussion within the security industry. With repeated, widely publicized incidents, it’s a topic that’s garnered calls for change across the nation and sparked ongoing debate.
- By Dirk Welch
- March 16, 2023
Athena Security recently launched a new software that helps law enforcement officers report incidents and analyze data related to violence in healthcare facilities, according to a news release.
- By Matt Jones
- March 10, 2023
IPVideo recently announced the launch of the Sentry ERS Lockdown and Emergency Response System, custom-built for use in schools and campus environments, according to a news release.
- By Matt Jones
- February 16, 2023
Five years ago today, February 14, 2018, an expelled student entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and fatally shot 14 students, 3 staff members, and injured 17. It became the deadliest high school shooting in United States history.
Campus security requires a delicate balance of securing critical components such as patients, students, intellectual property or pharmaceuticals, yet provides an open and welcoming environment to its numerous and diverse visitors.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- April 14, 2020
Campus IT managers are responsible for managing their school’s tech stack.
- By Nicolas Poggi
- April 14, 2020
The attack on Panama-Buena Vista Union is just the latest in an academic year that has seen a spike in ransomware attacks across the United States.
- By Michael Mayes
- April 14, 2020
The university realized that it needed new video security and lock systems last year after false reports of a shooting spread rapidly across campus.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 24, 2020
The scam, which took place in November, is being investigated by the FBI and local authorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 14, 2020