Keeping schools safe is of paramount importance in a community like Bellaire or any other in the Houston area. One obvious way of doing that is only to admit people on campus that need to be there and are vetted.

While schools now routinely ask for IDs for visitors, the school may not know of an issue without a more robust system for checking out that person. That's where automated visitor management systems come in, giving school staff an easier way of knowing who is walking through their front door and ensuring they are who they claim to be. Let’s explore how visitor management solutions, a critical part of access control for schools, keep schools safer.

The job of protecting students, faculty, and school grounds is more complicated than ever. The security threats are more challenging and dangerous than ever before. Protecting K- 12 schools requires that your staff can effectively react to bullying, assault, drugs, vandalism, gun violence, and other unfortunate incidents. 

School security consists of prevention and intervention. While safety officers in the hallways, staff, administrators, and even the students keep a wary eye, they are not infallible. Better protection is established through the use of data-driven prevention and high-tech messaging response.

Avigilon, a part of the Motorola solutions division, is a leader in advanced surveillance and safety systems that combines superior monitoring and artificial intelligence to take school security to the next level. Want to know more about how advanced surveillance and messaging can improve safety responses in your Houston TX school? Please keep reading.

Security cameras are fast becoming a foundational component of premises security infrastructure. With newer digital technology, security camera solutions have advanced far beyond the capabilities of older analog CCTV-type solutions.

One company that continues to push the envelope in smart surveillance solutions is Avigilon. Part of Motorola Solutions, Avigilon has a significant presence in Texas and offers advanced artificial intelligence-based software features that continue to add state-of-the-art capabilities to their solutions. Let’s explore further the advanced features of Avigilon security cameras that keep your buildings and facilities in the Woodlands safer than competing solutions.

Like many commercial organizations in Houston, TX, your business likely uses an access control system to monitor entries/exits, control building access, and reduce the risk of unauthorized building entry. But what happens if the system that’s supposedly safeguarding your employees, staff and data falls under attack?

Door entry systems have increasingly become the targets of hackers launching sophisticated cyberattacks. Unfortunately, access control systems have multiple points of vulnerability where hackers can strike. Read our blog below to learn four simple steps you can take to reduce common vulnerabilities and keep your buildings safe.