An issue more prevalent and terrifying than ever, campus safety has filled the nation with questions, concerns, and an urge to improve security measures. Schools across the nation and around the globe are escalating efforts to ensure staff and community readiness to handle critical situations that put students and staff in danger. A very well-known and respected publication, Campus Safety, recently published an article on the 'Top Campus Security Trends to Watch in 2013'. Written by its Executive Editor, Robin Hattersley Gray, the piece is timely and chock-full of knowledge and tips for an increase in campus safety in the coming year. Gray presents the need for technology that supports campus protection. "Access control, training and weapons, as well as the management of keys, guests and emergency power, are some of the top issues that should be on your radar this year," Gray states.

Gray identifies eight trends for the year; one being the need for a secure and accountable way to track campus keys. Too often, keys that access classrooms, offices and community areas have no formal tracking system and either go missing or fall into the wrong hands. Gray wisely advises readers that technology to manage key access is an excellent way for campuses to "do a better job of tracking who enters their buildings." Moreover, many universities are implementing these same technologies to control access to and track the weapons used by their campus police departments.