cally, in transit, in the cloud, or being accessed by authorized personnel—giving customers confidence their data is secure end to end.”


The IT Department’s Role Confluence Security’s


McOmie cautioned depart- ments about working in silos. He noted that safety or security departments know the prob- lems that need to be solved, but IT departments are the ones who hold the keys to that implementation. “A successful project requires


early and continuous collab- oration between these teams, making that initial contact and getting them talking early, or even before planning starts,” he


The IT team is


critical in achieving a successful deployment.


And that means, a successfully hardened system


that’s taken all of the vulnerabilities out and made sure that there’s no holes that exist there.


- Jake McOmie, Confluence Security


shared. He noted it’s important


for transportation directors to also collaborate early and continuously with IT. “The IT team is critical


in achieving a successful deployment,” he explained. “And that means, a success- fully hardened system that’s taken all of the vulnerabili- ties out and made sure that there’s no holes that exist there.” Reghan Mahaffey, the


director of transportation at Aspen School District in Colorado, said Pro-Vision cameras required initial IT assistance for server and IP access to enable Wi-Fi downloads. But beyond in-


Every child deserves to get home safe.


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