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.

The Texas A&M University System has selected online proctoring software and support specialist, Examity, as one of its test integrity solutions. The agreement enables Examity to provide online proctoring services for 11 universities within The Texas A&M University System.

No longer seen as a futuristic concept, Mobile Access has matured into a battle-tested, fully deployed solution. The technology promises a slew of benefits for companies or campuses seeking new levels of convenience, while maintaining the security and privacy of users. To shed further light on the subject, Julian Lovelock, VP of Strategic Initiatives at HID Global, and Peter Boriskin VP of Commercial Product Management at ASSA ABLOY Americas hosted a free, on-demand webinar to discuss the technology.

The classroom of tomorrow will undoubtedly employ more and more smart devices, and coupled with the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon, the way in which students learn could be very different in the not-so-distant future. A new survey conducted by Extreme Networks reveals that while smart classrooms and campuses only represent a small fraction of campuses today, the promise is there for the technology to redefine the academic experience going forward.