David Shaw has joined Transact Campus as CISO. Shaw has experience in identity & access management, regulatory compliance and incident response.

The University of Vermont has recently switched its video management system to improve real-time emergency management.

School security remains a top priority for K-12 education. More than 91% of U.S. public K-12 schools reported using security cameras to monitor schools in the 2019-2020 school year according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This number is up from 61% in 2009-2010. However, while schools have invested in video surveillance, they often have disparate systems, outdated technology, and limited staff with training to operate, manage, and maintain the system.

Security technology plays a critical role in the crisis response, situational awareness and emergency communications at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

University cybersecurity veteran Edward Hudson has been named the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the University of Kansas.

In his new role at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Daryl Green will oversee UAB Police and Public Safety’s team of 204 law enforcement, security, and emergency management personnel.

The University of Pisa in Italy is allegedly being held to ransom for $4.5 million, according to Cybersecurity360 and other European news sources.

The University of Central Florida is the champion of the 2022 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. 

A new security partnership between King’s College and the Defense Academy of the U.K. will deliver academic support to command and staff provision at the Defense Academy and the Royal College of Defense Studies from September 2022.

The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), a center for security research and professional development, has opened at the University of Maryland. ARLIS represents a collaboration between the university and the U.S. Department of Defense.