JULY-AUGUST 2023

Campus Security/Innovator Awards Issue
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Security Executives

School Safety and Security - an Advocate’s Tale

Aug. 24, 2023
Ensuring the safety and security of students, teachers and staff drives industry professionals to demand change
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Security Executives

Strategies to Reduce the Risk of an Active Shooter

Aug. 14, 2023
Active shooter incidents are on the rise, so organizations need to assess their risk levels
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Security Executives

How We Move Towards a Better Understanding of Mass Shootings

Aug. 8, 2023
Threat assessments are one critical element in helping mitigate and identify risk
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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

Aug. 8, 2023
The way I see it, there are three variations of hot. There is childhood hot, a world where many of us grew up sans air conditioning either at home or at school. As a kid, you ...
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Security Executives

The Importance of Board Work for Leaders

Aug. 8, 2023
I have always been a proponent of continuous learning for leaders. No matter where you are on the leadership spectrum (new leader/mid-level leader/seasoned leader) you are never...

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PASS Releases 2023 Update to Safety & Security Guidelines for K-12 School

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Campus IDs Go High-Tech

Aug. 8, 2023
How biometric identity tools enhance campus credentialing platforms
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The advancement of technology and available analytics force-multiplies the capability of video surveillance, as well as streamlines intelligence, response and investigations.
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How to Unleash the Potential of Advanced Video Surveillance Solutions

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Where many active shooter incidents have targeted schools, providing grants assistance to qualified educational institutions is something we can do as a community to ensure that funding is not a barrier to securing our schools against a very real threat.
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Gunshot Detection That Goes Beyond the Sensors

Aug. 8, 2023
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Using data from a security system to save energy on HVAC and lighting is not the only way to look at this. What about using the data from Building Automation systems for security applications?
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The Rise of Smart Buildings

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How physical security solutions can add value in this new world market
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Getting Device Networking Requirements Right

Q: We’re planning to upgrade our security video system that’s a mix of analog and IP cameras, all of which have home run cables going to various recorders. IT has asked us to ...
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How to Make Sense of AI: A Conversation with Adam Rusho, Field CTO of Clumio

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Be a Consultant, They Said

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School security professionals assess the Parkland trial and verdict

June 30, 2023
Most experts agree that SRO Scot Peterson failed in his responsibilities to protect and serve his school.
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The Russian cyber-hackers, Clop, have put U.S. and global organizations under siege this month with brazen ransomware attacks.
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Brazen Cyber Attacks on U.S. Agencies Create a Pointed Response

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Russian hackers wreak havoc on U.S. and global organizations with aggressive ransomware threats during the month of June