In this installment of NACCU’s Talking Campus ID Tech series, Touchnet’s director of OneCard sales, Fred Emery, discusses the differences between on-premise and hosted card system solutions. Emery lays out a clear understanding of these considerations by breaking down the major differences between hosted and on-premise solutions, as well as the benefits of each model.

When it comes to campus card systems, universities tend to have their own unique demands as they look to serve their different populations. For Flashback Friday, we look at s university’s choice of how best to deploy servers for a campus card system and why it’s anything but one-size-fits-all decision.

It’s a common practice that many are guilty of: using the same email address/password combination to log into multiple websites or applications. With this in mind, researchers at Indiana University have examined the practice of password reuse and posited ways to mitigate the risks associated with this insecure practice.

For university personnel, in particular campus IT, summer break represents the ideal testing ground for new opportunities and system upgrades. In a recent piece for EdScoop, Splunk’s VP of Public Sector, Kevin Davis, lays out his top three university IT projects that are perfect to tackle during the summer.

When it comes to access control on campus, universities have a number of decisions to make. Between selecting the right access software and locking hardware, to partnering with a knowledgeable and trustworthy integrator, and choosing the card technology that best suits your campus, establishing the proper physical security measures can be a taxing process. In a five-part podcast series with ASSA ABLOY these decisions are examined in depth, highlighting the important considerations that campuses have to navigate.

Colorado State University is taking a positive step toward boosting logical security across campus with the introduction of two-factor authentication for students accessing university networks.

When producing ID cards, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive repository of identity data for your students, employees and staff. But many institutions don’t have this single source of identity data in a centralized system.

Ohio University’s OneCard office was in need of a security overhaul when the results of a 2015 system audit uncovered some potential susceptibilities. Josh Bodnar, the director of Access, Transaction, and Video Services at Ohio shares how the OneCard office now secures cardstock, materials and workstations, as well as tracks ID card production.

A recent access control study conducted by IFSEC Global has shed light on how trusted identities can serve as the backbone for smart buildings and today’s increasingly connected society. The study, sponsored by HID Global, hones in on the connected workplace, explores trends in smart buildings, and addresses the growing need for identity-aware building systems.

ScholarChip, provider of smart ID cards for K-12 campuses, has has announced new portal technologies and single sign-on features that connect users to its unified school safety and operations system.