By Willem Ryan, Alert Enterprise Campus activity may be dwindling down this time of year, but security threats aren’t going anywhere. There have been long-existing security gaps in the educational systems, allowing hackers and criminals to exploit them with ease....
The migration from cards to mobile devices continues to heat up in higher education. While it is clear that students hold their phones up to door readers for access control, there are a lot of other applications across campus...
The 2024 State of the Security Industry Report from HID Global studies trends and changes in the security industry. This year six major themes emerged surrounding mobile identity, multi-factor authentication, biometrics, AI, and sustainability. The research includes data from more than...
It is not often that we get to hear from students about their experiences with campus cards and mobile credentials. That is what makes the upcoming webinar with a group of three Sheridan College students unique. The webinar, “Voice of...
The University of Central Missouri is nearing completion of a campus-wide electronic access control project that began in fall 2022. With this final phase underway, more than 600 doors in 45 buildings will be equipped with the new readers, and...
When Northern Arizona University launched its JacksCard mobile ID, they did not want to use a new campus app to provision the credentials. The existing NAUgo app was already well-established with the student population, so the NAU team knew they...
A new video chronicles the impacts of mobile credentials on the students and the administration at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Featuring interviews with key leaders from IT, finance, security and housing, the video presents a wide-ranging perspective...
Penn State University is undertaking an ambitious project to replace magnetic stripe readers and implement mobile-first technology at its 20-plus campus locations. According to the university, “all residence halls, administrative facilities and academic buildings at every Penn State campus will...
By Michael Harris, Vice President of Sales for the Eastern US, Alert Enterprise Higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges in managing campus security. With a myriad of disparate security solutions, homegrown databases and technologies that seldom integrate smoothly, campus...
To attract and retain modern students in on-campus housing, institutions need to invest in advanced technology such as mobile access, secure credentials, wifi, and apps. In the multi-family housing world, such technologies are called ‘proptech’ (property technology). In this episode...
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
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
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
