Most products have an expiration date and credentials are no exception. Businesses using technology that are 10, 20, or 30 years old now face security vulnerabilities that could expose critical information to hackers.
At Convergint Technologies, we expect to be our customer’s best service provider. To achieve this goal for our strategic and global customers, Convergint utilizes a defined program management process to partner with customers to maximize their overall business objectives.
Handling video footage during an investigation can be a daunting task. The manual process of scanning video surveillance footage requires a significant amount of time and resources and can also produce imprecise results due to human error. What if we could conduct a search based on an individual person? A person
Emergency communication is a hot topic for higher education campuses, especially considering the continued increase in active shooter incidents. According to an FBI study, 1-in-4 active shooter situations happen at school campuses. Below are four emergency communications solutions Convergint can implement to minimize the destruction of an active shooter situation.
Recent high-profile cyber hacks, such as the WannaCry Ransomware Virus, continue to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security. The risks associated with an attack appear to increase daily and continue to be a topic of focus for IT departments and executives. Cyber attacks introduce a whole different level of
In recent years, higher education campuses have faced many challenges including risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, litigation, and reputation management. A study found in ABA Journal says that legal liability costs exceed $100 per student at public schools across the U.S.
The National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National IPA) is a leading cooperative purchasing organization established for public agencies across the U.S. with the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging group volume. Convergint Technologies holds contracts in Security Services and Facility Technology Integration Solutions.
Campus officials are tasked with the challenge of providing access control to buildings, facilities, secure areas, equipment, and vehicles. The primary role of an access control system is to manage entry and exit for doors on campus. Not only must campus administrators be able to keep threats out, they need an
Convergint Technologies, a global, service-based integrator with a dedicated focus in electronic security, fire alarm, and life safety, today announced that it was awarded a Technology Solutions Contract from the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), a leading national government purchasing cooperative. The Security Solutions Products and Services agreement provides all U.S.
One of the challenges facing higher education campus security departments is the lack of interoperability among security & life safety systems. Systems that don’t integrate with one another are an impediment to the mission of keeping students and faculty secure. The campus security department is usually responsible for two, three,
