Sector
Schools &
Universities
Protecting the places where young people learn — without changing how those places feel.
The Challenge
Schools cannot operate like airports
Open campuses
Schools and universities have dozens of entry points, open grounds, and public-facing facilities. Traditional perimeter security is impractical and intrusive.
Invisible protection
Students and staff must feel safe — not surveilled. Walk-through scanners and visible security checks create anxiety without deterring determined threats.
Rapid escalation risk
Educational environments are densely populated. The window between a weapon appearing and an incident escalating is measured in seconds — not minutes.
Duty of care
School boards, university councils, and administrators carry a legal and moral duty of care to everyone on campus. Gaps in threat detection are not acceptable.
The Solution
Always-on intelligence. Zero friction.
Talos V3 integrates with your existing camera network — no new hardware, no visible checkpoints, no disruption to campus life. Talos V3 runs continuously in the background, and every alert is reviewed by a human operator before anything reaches your team.
Your security team only ever receives verified, actionable intelligence — a confirmed threat, with precise location data and camera access. No false alarms. No noise.
Capabilities
- +Continuous monitoring across classrooms, corridors, grounds, and public areas
- +Works with existing CCTV infrastructure — no new hardware required in most cases
- +Every alert verified by a human operator before reaching your team
- +Precise threat location delivered with each verified alert
- +Simultaneous notification to multiple designated contacts
- +Full incident logging for post-event review and reporting
- +No disruption to the campus environment or daily routines
- +Scales from single primary schools to multi-campus universities
“We built First Cordon because we knew from experience what happens in the seconds between a threat appearing and a response being initiated. In a school, those seconds matter more than anywhere else.”Common Questions
Frequently asked
Will students and staff know the system is in place?
Talos V3 integrates with existing cameras and operates in the background. There is no visible change to the campus environment. Many clients choose to notify their community for transparency, but the system itself is unobtrusive.
What happens when an alert is issued?
A human operator at First Cordon reviews the alert, confirms the threat, and immediately issues a verified notification to your nominated security contacts — with the precise camera location and nature of the threat. Your team decides how to respond.
Does the system comply with privacy legislation?
Yes. Talos V3 is designed to comply with New Zealand, Australian, and US privacy frameworks. The system processes footage in transit and does not store biometric data. Your institution remains the data controller, and First Cordon acts as a data processor under a formal agreement.
What about false alarms?
The human verification layer eliminates false alarms reaching your team. Our operators review every alert before escalation. If it is not a confirmed threat, nothing is sent to your security contacts.
Ready to protect your campus?
Book a no-obligation assessment for your site.