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Overviews

Cisco Safety and Security is a comprehensive solution that encompasses the entire continuum of safety and security, from preparation and prevention to response and recovery.

• Campus Safety Overview (Higher Ed) (PDF - 288 KB)
• Crisis Management Executive Summary (PDF - 1 MB)
• Cisco Campus Secure Modules At-A-Glance (PDF - 51 KB)
• Protecting and Optimizing Higher Education Networks: Cisco Campus Secure White Paper (PDF - 922 KB)
• Simple, Scalable and Comprehensive Communications Interoperability
• Stimulate Education to Thrive in Challenging Economic Times (PDF - 574 KB)
• New Era in Public Safety (PDF - 295 KB)

Case Studies

See how our customers are transforming the way they protect both people and assets.

• Community Safety Means Integrated Collaboration (Video - 4:49 min)
• Brandeis University (PDF - 146 KB)
• Brandeis University (Video - 4:21 min)
• CNN Money article (PDF - 27 KB)
• Mountain State University News Story (Video - 12:24 min)
• University of Louisville (Video - 3:29 min)
• Bryant University Improves Operations and Security (PDF - 179 KB)
• SchoolMessenger for Higher Education (PDF-502 KB)
• The University Network's Role in Public Safety (Video - 12:24 min)
• More Education Case Studies

Viewpoints

Customers and Cisco experts present real-time solutions that transform the way your students, faculty, employees, campus, and assets are protected.

• How to Fund your Campus Safety and Security Programs (Webcast - 0:60 min)

Solution Brochures

Cisco integrates multiple components to create safe and secure solutions that are comprehensive and collaborative.

• Campus Safety Overview (Higher Ed) (PDF - 288 KB)
• Connecting Communities with Cisco Unified Communications (PDF - 521 KB)
• Cisco Open Platform for Safety and Security
• Notifi-ED Brochure (PDF - 695 KB)

Network Blueprints

Explore network architectures, blueprints, and design guides.

• Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System Operational Views
• Secure Wireless Design Guide (PDF- 10.2 MB)
• Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System Policy Engine

Relevant Solution Products

Based on U.S. government recommendations, Cisco has aligned its security products with a five-step approach to safety and security: prepare, prevent, detect, assess, and respond.

Prepare

Early warning tools, continuity, and situation response.

• Advanced Services
• Cisco Open Platform for Safety and Security

Prevent

Safeguard employees, citizens, property, and assets.

• Video Surveillance and Physical Access Control
• Connected Campus (PDF - 80 KB)

Detect

Provide instant notification of security breaches and threats.

• Video Surveillance and Access Control
• Partner Sensors and Analytics, Such as Gunshot Location Surveillance
• Object Video OnBoard Video Analytics (PDF - 782 KB)

Assess

Determine the scope of the incident and next actions.

• Video Surveillance Operations Manager
• WebEx
• VidSys Physical Security Information Management Solution (PDF - 347 KB)

Respond

Coordinate real-time communication during emergencies.

• Cisco IPICS (Cisco Internet Protocol Interoperability and Collaboration System)
• Rapidly Deployable Communications
• Cisco Unified Communications
• WebEx
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
• Cisco TelePresence
• Berbee Alerts and Notification Tools
• AAC, Inc Alerts and Notification Tools
• DMS