The Education Security portal covers the various security and safety issues specific to schools, colleges, universities and campuses, and reviews the various security systems available to them, from CCTV and surveillance equipment to perimeter protection, access control and security services. We also consider the latest Internet and privacy security solutions.

Education security - breaking news free RSS news feed from the Education Security Portal

 Moravian College Keeps Malware and Botnets off its Campus with Mi5 Networks

Mi5 Networks has announced that Moravian College, America's sixth oldest higher education institution, has deployed its Webgate™ appliances to protect the campus network from web-borne threats including spyware, botnets, viruses, and other malware. Moravian also selected Webgate for its unique ability to identify and quarantine botnet-controlled machines, and perform unattended disinfection of compromised systems.

Moravian College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school selected Webgate to replace a proxy-based solution that frequently got bogged down by traffic. Since then, malware infections are down by 60 to 70 percent. Although the college's IT staff manages public machines, they cannot control student machines.

As result, malware infections and botnets are common. When compromised machines connect to the campus network, Webgate informs users that their machine is infected and delivers an automated tool that can scan ...  [ more ]

 Camden Door Controls release Exit Watch miniature covert doorframe camera

Camden Door Controls Inc. has announced the release of their new Exit Watch™ miniature covert doorframe camera. This camera offers commercial and institutional applications a non-intrusive way to capture high resolution, close up, images of people as they leave the premises.

CV-EX7 can be easily mounted on either side of the doorframe or above the door. It features a discrete heavy duty black metal housing, with lockable swivel adjustment, a high resolution color CCD image sensor with 525 TV Lines of resolution, 4.7mm lens and low light operation to 1 Lux @ f:2.0. All mounting hardware and 12 VDC regulated plug-in power supply are included.

CV-EX7 joins the CV-EX36 in the Camden EXIT WATCH™ line of exclusive doorframe cameras. The CV-EX36 is a 36” long unit designed to look like a color height strip (commonly placed beside most retail doors). The unit is easily mounted on a doorframe, with horizontal lockable adjustment and is ideal for banks, convenience stores, gas stations an...  [ more ]

 

 

 Net address bug worse than feared - BBC News A recently found flaw in the internet's addressing system is worse than first feared, says the man who found it. Dan Kaminsky made his comments when speaking publicly for the first ...

 Burma: No Rights Reform 20 Years After Massacre - Reuters AlertNet Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. (New York, August 7, 2008 ...

 Latest News at Nanoforum (3564 entries found) - Nanoforum NanoCharM (Multifunctional NanoMaterials Characterization exploiting Ellipsometry and Polarimetry) has produced its first newsletter aimed at keeping the community abreast of ...

 Niger to pay TSS - Vanguard Niger State government has resolved to pay the Teachers Salary Scale being demanded by the Nigerian Union of Teachers but added that only 15,000 out of the 22,000 on the pay role ...

 Iraqi militia leader to order followers to lay down their arms - Guardian Unlimited The leader of one of the most powerful militias in Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr, is to order his followers to disarm and transform themselves into a purely social and political ...

 VIDEO: Top marks: Scotland’s exams results hit record high - Herald Tens of thousands of pupils across Scotland today celebrate record exam results with pass rates at Higher, Advanced Higher, Standard Grade and Intermediate all at their highest ...

 More answers than questions as Scottish Cabinet drops in on Inverness - Scotsman "THIS is the most important city in Scotland," Alex Salmond told his audience in Inverness yesterday. Even though everybody there knew the First Minister was just flirting with ...

Latest school and university security articles

 Moravian College Keeps Malware and Botnets off its Campus with Mi5 Networks

 Camden Door Controls release Exit Watch miniature covert doorframe camera

 Warsash Maritime Academy deploys IQinVision IQeye 700 Series megapixel cameras

 D-TECT3 detectors reduce nuisance alarms at Manchester school

 PGP Corporation adds pre-boot authentication to the PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Mac OS X systems

 MEL Secure Systems launches VM Thermal Hawk dual thermal camera for roof mounting on vehicles

 ATEME and Barco partner to deliver H.264-based video security solutions

 Computrace Mobile enables organisations to delete sensitive information held on lost or stolen devices

 IQinVision Improves Public Safety at City of Beverly Hills

 Electrone System 200 TCP-IP control pad enables remote operators to control multiple cameras using the Internet

...[view more articles on education security]...

 

Other security websites:

Education security links

Security Matters: Memo to Next President -- How to Get Cybersecurity Right (Wired News) Obama has a cybersecurity plan. It's basically what you would expect : Appoint a national cybersecurity adviser, invest in math and science education, establish standards for critical infrastructure, spend money on enforcement, establish national standards for securing personal data and data-breach disclosure, and work with industry and academia to develop a bunch of needed technologies. ...

Even computer security pros vulnerable to scams (USA Today)Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though.

Security Council renews mandate of UN mission in Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News) The UN Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to renew for one year the mandate of the UN mission for Iraq.

Kenya's security hinges on Somali peace: PM (AFP via Yahoo! News) Peace in Somalia is essential to guarantee security in Kenya, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Thursday in a speech marking the deadly 1998 US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

Colorado: Convention Security (New York Times)A federal judge in Denver ruled against the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit challenging the government’s security rules for the Democratic National Convention here later this month.

Extra Training for Job Security (WBTV Charlotte)Another sign of the troubled economy is that more people are losing their jobs. Unemployment in the Charlotte area is more than 6-percent and up nearly 5-percent from a year ago. Many workers are hoping extra training will lead to job security.

Expert warns against major Internet security flaw (Market Watch)SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A network security expert reaffirmed his warning about a major Internet flaw that hackers can use to attack corporate or even personal networks.

directory of Education security suppliers
Search directory Register your company
Education Security books:
education security books and magazines in association with Amazon
SEARCH NEWS
DIRECTORY
Google