With almost 33,000 students and just under 5,000 academic and administrative staff, BYU takes its responsibility to provide a secure environment for students, staff and visitors very seriously.
- By Andrew Elvish
- Apr 01, 2016
Now that mobile identities can be carried on phones for physical security applications, they are merging with smart cards into centralized identity management systems.
- By Brandon Arcment
- Apr 01, 2016
A top tier university serving more than 40,000 students needed a cost effective way to improve the level of security at its non-card access controlled doors.
- By Mark Crandall
- Apr 01, 2016
Sensationalism drives increased risk of copycats
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2016
School surveillance continues to be one of the most important markets for video surveillance, And with good reason.
- By Brian Carle
- Apr 01, 2016
Citizen Schools mobilizes teams of educators and volunteers to lead real-world learning projects and provide academic support, helping students discover and achieve their dreams.
Three separate incidents have been reported in the last five months.
A university in Tennessee is replacing old exterior doors and replacing them with door units centrally controlled by a locking system.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 16, 2016
A school shooting in Arizona ends with two fatally shot students.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 12, 2016
Absolute Software Corporation has released their top four theft recoveries in 2015.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 09, 2016
The University of Central Florida is investigating a data breach that left 63,000 Social Security numbers vulnerable.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 05, 2016
At least 19 dead in an attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 20, 2016
Schools across the northern states are reacting to threats of bombs and mass shootings.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 19, 2016
Louisville schools operate under heightened security due to anonymous, vague threat.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 08, 2016
In what has become an increasingly volatile climate, colleges and universities are expected to anticipate the needs of their students, faculty and visitors, and are now designing campus environments to ensure safety and security for all.
- By Kyle Gordon
- Jan 05, 2016
A recent survey revealed 70 percent of campus threat teams are meeting once or twice a week to review current situations. With mounting job responsibilities, finding time to get together in person and discuss is difficult.
- By Katie Johnson
- Jan 05, 2016
Over the last few years, campus security and student safety have become two of the most discussed issues.
- By Richard Brent
- Jan 05, 2016
During a lockdown, first responders and authorities on the scene work to confirm and contain the threat, and then to neutralize it.
- By Karen Evans
- Jan 05, 2016
At Joliet Junior College, they have embraced the idea of technology-driven security to improve safety, response and resolution of issues across their campuses.
- By Tony Bradberry
- Jan 05, 2016
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, a 664-bed hospital, wanted to increase security and simplify its key system, starting with its new 14-story, 375-bed tower hospital building.