The University of Greenwich has opted for wireless RFID locks from SALTO as part of a physical access control system at a new student residence hall. The London university has opted to install the AElement line of RFID locks.
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools has created a set of guidelines to help K-12 schools make decisions about campus safety and security. PASS is an organization formed by a partnership between the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the National...
IDenticard's UBand offers a wearable alternative to the campus card. The silicon bracelet represents a rare foray into wearables for the higher ed space, and depending on the implementation, supports access control and other transactions on campus. Now, the company...
Students at Michigan State are finding resourceful, though unwarranted, methods for entering campus dining halls without paying for their meals. The State News, Michigan State's student newspaper outlines the most common methods of fraudulent dining hall entry.
The number of violent incidents on school campuses worldwide is as disheartening as it is unwarranted, begging the question; how do we safeguard our students? Now, market research firm TechNavio predicts significant in the school security market. The firm's latest...
At Ball State, university officials have decided to update the student ID card, starting with housing and residence life installing a new security system at an on-campus dorm. The new security system will require residents to obtain new IDs with...
Universities nationwide have been routinely phasing out metal keys for door access for quite some time now, and Texas Christian is the latest university to join the trend. Metal keys have become rather obsolete on campus, as student ID cards...
HID Global and Vanderbilt University have partnered to install a new access control system that leverages smartphones and Bluetooth Smart. The new pilot aims to demonstrate mobile’s capabilities as a convenient and compelling alternative to opening doors. The pilot was...
Northern Arizona University submits comments, migration to contacless smart cards was underway before stunt Any campus card administrator will tell you that understanding where your card system’s vulnerabilities lie is imperative, and understanding your card technology and its limits, be...
A new CBORD solution being installed at Northeastern University in Boston promises to improve student safety by leveraging online door access control. The new security system will be rolled out to 8,000 doors across Northeastern’s 36 residence halls and other...
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Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
