Safety & Security
R1 university makes game-changing IT shift
University of New Mexico overhauls data center for advanced security needed for its RI status.
Is your university effectively using mass notification?
What has changed about mass notification is the methodology, the granularity and specificity of the message, and the customization to individual recipients or groups.
Universities look to cybersecurity partnerships
As the information technology industry grows, cybersecurity careers are projected to grow along with it--leading to an increased need for students to pursue cybersecurity at the higher-ed level.…
IU nets $5M grant for NSF cybersecurity initiative
The security of the more than $7 billion in research funded by the National Science Foundation will be significantly bolstered thanks to a $5 million grant to Indiana…
Campuses partner to create safety apps
In an effort to increase campus safety, Red River College, UBC Okanagan, Georgian College, Centennial College, and the University of Florida in collaboration with AppArmor have released new…
Editorial Pick 2015: Is your institution under Chinese cyberattack?
In May, the College of Engineering at Penn State shut down its network for several days in response to a cyberattack, making it the latest in a long…
Why it’s critical to understand the anatomy of a campus crisis
No one has the luxury of choosing the date and time of the next campus crisis, which is why assembling a core team to oversee campus emergency alerting…
Campuses go online for active shooter training
In the wake of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College—and additional slayings on campuses in Texas and Arizona in the days after—university administrators are struggling to square…