Security Spotlight
- In an eerily prescient move, Dalhousie University was already planning an online meeting with Canadian physicians on pandemic preparedness when word of the swine flu outbreak reached organizers. The news hit close to home: Some swine flu cases had just been reported at a private school in the same province after students returned from a trip to Mexico. More
Campus Security News
- University of Maryland researchers have created a new emergency alert technology for cell phones and PDAs called V911, which they say could help improve campus safety.More
- The University of California, Berkeley recently notified students, alumni, and others that their personal information may have been stolen after hackers attacked restricted computer databases in the campus' health services center.More
- In an effort to bolster student safety, American University in Washington, DC is implementing a service from Rave Wireless that allows students to use their cell phones to call campus security instead of tracking down the closest blue-light emergency phone.More
- Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS recently hosted a Tiger Net Challenge in partnership with Cisco Systems. The virtual competition allowed 100 students in eight states who are taking classes in the Cisco Networking Academy to test their problem-solving abilities in real-world security and networking challenges. Participants came from both high schools and institutions of higher education.More
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