Keeping Bad Actors Out of K–12’s IP Surveillance System

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K–12 districts are investing a larger portion of their budgets in new security technologies to create safer environments for their school communities.
A 2020 study conducted by Omdia on behalf of the Security Industry Association showed the market for physical security equipment in K–12 and higher education was $716 million in 2020. The K–12 sector accounted for about 56 percent of that amount.
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WhatsApp announces Communities, a group messaging feature for larger, more structured groups of up to 1,024 people, rolling out worldwide in the coming months (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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The FCC imposes a ban on equipment from Huawei and ZTE, camera providers Hikvision and Dahua, and radio maker Hytera, citing “a risk to national security” (Todd Shields/Bloomberg)

Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
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The UK government asks its departments to stop installing Chinese surveillance cameras at sensitive sites, after calls to ban devices from Hikvision and Dahua (Michelle Toh/CNN)

Michelle Toh / CNN:
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What School IT Teams Should Know About Investing in Next-Generation Security Cameras

Next-generation video surveillance is shaking up the typical school IT infrastructure. Before video was encapsulated in IP, many school physical security teams kept their distance…

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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
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Bloomberg:
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