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Brista Hurst UT Tyler

Learn to analyze card system data at NACCU’s popular Data Summit

In a recent CampusIDNews Chats interview, Brista Hurst-Kent, Business Technology Services Manager at the University of Texas at Tyler, shared her experience attending the NACCU Data Summit. This two-day workshop focused on empowering participants to use common reporting tools –...
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Understanding chip options for contactless campus cards

Three main components underly modern credential technology – chips, formats, and encryption. Each are applicable to both cards and mobile credentials and understanding them is key to making informed decisions for your campus card program. In this series of articles, we...
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June 19, 2025 / ,

Princeton eliminates Duo’s SMS-based login amid rising phishing attacks

To gain access to secure university services and student accounts, Princeton students use a multi-factor authentication solution from Duo. In the past, users could opt to receive secure codes from Duo via text message or phone call, but these methods...
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May 9, 2025 /

New study shows password crisis worsening as weak and reused credentials remain dominant

A new study by the Cybernews research team examined a dataset containing more than 19 billion passwords made public in recent breaches. The goal was to determine the number of weak vs. strong and unique vs. reused passwords. The results...
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May 2, 2025 /

QR Codes on campus: The history and technology behind the ubiquitous little squares

In today’s digital world, QR codes have become a pervasive tool for sharing information quickly and conveniently. From restaurant menus to concert tickets and campus mobile apps to marketing campaigns, QR codes offer a contactless, efficient method of bridging the...
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Take control of your institution’s identity infrastructure says longtime industry veteran

In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats, ColorID’s Danny Smith discusses the evolving landscape of identity management systems in higher education. He describes his concept of "critical identity infrastructure," which encompasses credentials, reader infrastructure, and the software used to manage identities....
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January 30, 2025 / ,

The history, tech, and staying power of magstripe campus cards

Magstripe campus cards have been used by colleges and universities for decades. They facilitate access to campus facilities and services via unique ID numbers and other small bits of identification data encoded on the stripe. To do this, a magstripe...
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July 31, 2024 /

Best practices for protecting campus ID Data

By Martha Wilson, ISA Director, Product Compliance, TouchNet Campus ID systems rely on technology to make processes more efficient, productive, and convenient. In these processes, ID systems collect and generate a lot of data. This is both an intensely valuable...
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July 10, 2024 /

Transact’s data aggregation platform set to expand into campus commerce and ID space

Transact Insights is a platform to help campuses aggregate data to predict trends, optimize financial management and enhance operations. It was recently announced that via integration with Microsoft Power BI, users can connect their data to leading business intelligence applications....
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May 30, 2024 /

Understanding barcode basics

The barcode is essentially a symbolic representation of data in machine-readable format. In other words, a barcode translates numeric and sometimes alphabetic characters into a series of black and white spaces that can be read by an electronic device. In...
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