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Access Control Systems to be Installed in Wyoming Schools

April 22, 2019

School security funding for better locks was approved by the Teton County School District (TCSD) No.1 Board of Trustees, according to the agreement published by the Board of Trustees website.

New Battery Backup Solutions Increase System Reliability and Reduce TCO

Foundational Power and Transmission Products Further Improved with Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Backup

JR Andrews

April 22, 2019

For more than 40 years, Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries have been the go-to solution for security, fire, access and surveillance system back-up, but now there’s a new and extremely efficient option available that changes everything.

ISC West 2019 Product Preview

The Newest Security Solutions at ISC West 2019

March 14, 2019

From April 9-12, 2019, a cross-section of the entire security industry will collect in Las Vegas for one of the biggest annual security tradeshows in the U.S. – ISC West.

Why Most Organizations are Not Prioritizing Privileged Access Management

February 26, 2019

A new survey by Centrify shows that most IT decision makers are not prioritizing Privileged Access Management (PAM) practices and solutions, despite knowing privileged credential abuse is involved in almost three out of every four breaches.

New Vulnerabilities Found in Top Password Managers

February 19, 2019

Top password manager products have fundamental flaws that expose the data they are designed to protect, rendering them no more secure than saving passwords in a text file, according to a new study.

70% of Consumers Want Expanded Use of Biometric Authentication into the Workplace

February 13, 2019

A new Biometric Consumer Sentiment Survey reveals an increased appetite for biometric authentication technology, with 70 percent of respondents reporting that they would like to expand the use of it into the workplace.

Four Keys to Securing K-12 Campus Entries

Paul Hefty

January 29, 2019

The challenges of keeping inappropriate people out of a K-12 school have led many campus administrators to rethink how they control building entries. Unwanted visitors ranging from a non-custodial parent to an active shooter have too often entered a school through an easily accessible door. However, there are steps security experts agree can prevent – or at least delay – entry, making both students and teachers safer. 

George Mason University: Migrating to Smart “One Card” Student ID

January 21, 2019

George Mason University needed to address today’s increasing security challenges, but also recognized that with any new technology deployment on campus, they had an opportunity to lay a foundation that would help the university meet the needs and the expectations of a very technology-savvy generation of students.

NOVA Upgrades to Networked Power

How a sprawling northern Virginia campus taps proactive analytics to monitor its access control solution.

January 21, 2019

Leveraging a one-card campus-wide physical security and identification system, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) students attend a sprawling array of campuses and centers traversing Alexandria and the surrounding areas of Virginia.