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Solutions and Strategies for K-12

8/25/2009

Security Spotlight

Automating Enterprise Security in a Small School District
Brad Huffaker isn't just the lone IT person at North Conejos School District in Southern Colorado. He also drives a school bus and directs the vocational program. So he doesn't have much time or energy for shuttling between schools to provide support and updates for the 550 PCs in the 1,200-student district. He needed some way to make sure all of those systems had the latest patches, software, and security....More

School Security News & Issues

Indiana Districts Deploy Web-Based Parent Notification System
Sixteen public school districts in Indiana have deployed the SchoolReach notification system from Groupcast within the last three months. The districts adopted the notification system to help with emergency alerts and parent communications.More
Charlotte County Public Schools To Track Buses and Passengers via GPS
Charlotte County Public Schools (CCPS) in Port Charlotte, FL last week said it will deploy UHF radio-based GPS hardware and software to manage its school bus fleet, track buses and driving behavior, and keep tabs on student passengers.More
NYC Charter School Organization Deploys SonicWALL Appliances To Secure Network
Success Charter Network, an educational charter management organization in New York, has deployed SonicWALL products to secure its network.More
Pennsylvania District Bolsters eDiscovery Capabilities with New Archiving Solution
The Chichester School District of Boothwyn, PA has chosen the Mimosa NearPoint content archiving system for its data archiving needs, including record retention requirements, e-mail management, and compliance with electronic discovery, or eDiscovery, regulations.More
Plainfield District Locks Up with S2 Access Control
Plainfield Community School Corp. in Indiana has installed access control security equipment from S2 Security in its new high school.More
Thomas Aquinas High Gets Puts Surveillance in Arts Center
St. Thomas Aquinas High School has installed a video and audio security system from Sonitrol of Ft. Lauderdale, FL in its Bienes Center for the Arts, a 315-seat theater and performance education facility.More
Wolf Creek Bolsters Security To Support Student-Owned Mobile Devices
Wolf Creek Public Schools in Alberta, Canada is beefing up network security for its wired and wireless infrastructure. The effort is being launched to support its laptop program and a new initiative that encourages students to bring their own mobile devices to school.More

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