Educational institutions face an increasing risk environment. recent high-profile incidents emphasize these risks and magnify the vulnerabilities that educational facilities face. this has led to an increase in public demand for improved security solutions across campuses.
- By Brandon Reich
- Jan 01, 2017
College and university campuses have hundreds— even thousands—of outdoor acres to secure, from parking lots to exercise trails. however, many of the standard security solutions— locks, access control and intrusion alarms—used to protect the indoor environment have little impact outdoors.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Jan 01, 2017
There is an old saying about how everything is bigger in Texas, and in the case of Lexus of Lakeway, the expression certainly rings true.
- By Steve Birkmeier
- Jan 01, 2017
At first blush, the concept of bringing military operational and intelligence know-how to campus security may seem strange.
- By Benjamin Bryant
- Jan 01, 2017
The headlines were horrifying, evoking emotion from anyone who was reading them on December 15, 2012, the day after Adam Lanza fatally shot and killed 20 elementary school students and 6 adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. While the tragic event was over, it will never be forgotten.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Jan 01, 2017
Following several high-profile incidents alleging abuse special needs students (including some non-communicative students), and the activism of a number of parent groups in the state of texas, governor greg abbott signed texas senate bill 507, requiring districts to install audio and video surveillance equipment into select special education classrooms when requested.
- By Alan Morris
- Jan 01, 2017
Insider threat has become an increasingly prevalent concern for organizations, and the damage from breaches caused by current or former employees, contractors or partners misusing access credentials can be devastating.
- By Don Campbell
- Jan 01, 2017
Since 9/11, travel through the world’s busiest airports has changed dramatically. Security professionals are focused on extensive security investments to protect these “Soft Targets” from threats, including terrorist attacks, crime, theft and vandalism.
- By Robert P. Mitchell
- Jan 01, 2017
Being in school every day is vital for a student’s success, and with state funding associated with attendance, it is also vital that school districts keep close track of when students are in school and when they are not.
- By Maged Atiya
- Jan 01, 2017
As concerns for campus safety rapidly rise within higher education communities, it is important to implement a proactive plan as the first step to acknowledging your security needs.
- By Molly Walsh
- Jan 01, 2017
The pharmaceutical industry is a business exposed to many unique risks. Attaining capital, investing in intensive research and development, the uncertainty of FDA approval and the constant shroud of legislative risks are merely some of the many significant challenges that innovative pharmaceutical companies regularly face.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2017
Effective campus security consists of more than just a budget line-item and the proverbial “knocking on wood” in today’s day and age.
- By Minu Youngkin
- Jan 01, 2017
One of the most important things that you can do at the start of a new year is to refine your business plan with both short and long-term goals.
- By Barbara Holliday
- Jan 01, 2017
Students and the facilities in which they attend classes face more threats in today’s society than at any other point in history.
- By Russell Ost
- Jan 01, 2017
Video surveillance permeates our lives today; it is part of a changing world. We recently sat down with Jeff Whitney, vice president of marketing for megapixel camera manufacturer Arecont Vision to get an industry insider’s view on where the video surveillance market is today, how we got here, where we can expect it go in the near future, and what his own company is doing to keep up.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2017
Frustrated with a faulty analog security setup, Chicago’s United Center set out to raise their technology standards and centralize operations through a network system.
- By Mark McCormack
- Jan 01, 2017
Campus security, both in a corporate and higher education setting, can be improved by leveraging data from access control systems to drive future security decisions.
- By Dave Bhattacharjee
- Jan 01, 2017
Pensacola christian college (pcc), in northwest florida, is located just off the warm emerald waters of florida’s gulf coast. pcc became a reality in 1974 when 100 students arrived at the college’s one building.
- By Tracie Thomas
- Jan 01, 2017