{"52002":{"#nid":"52002","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Information Security Center To Kick Off 2001 Lecture Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) will begin its inaugural 2001 Distinguished Lecture Series on September 6 with a visit by Dr. Michael Rabin, Thomas J. Watson Sr. Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University. Rabin will speak on \u0022Hyper-Encryption and Ever Lasting Secrets\u0022 at 3 p.m. in Student Services Building, room 117.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lecture series is generously sponsored by Atlanta-based SecureWorks Inc., which offers a 24x7 real-time intrusion prevention service to protect networks from security breaches.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECreated in 1998, GTISC is an interdisciplinary center focused on conducting research and providing education and outreach programs on information security issues. Recently, the National Security Agency named GTISC a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Security Assurance Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome 20 faculty and 45 students from across the Georgia Tech campus are involved in approximately $6 million of funded research in information security through GTISC. The Center also offers a number of courses on the topic and expects to offer a Master\u00b9s in Information Security starting sometime in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Information security is one of the most important and challenging issues facing our society today,\u0022 said Dr. Peter Freeman, acting director for GTISC and John P. Imlay, Jr. dean and professor in the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022As we understand more about the subject, it is clear that there are a myriad of opportunities for cutting-edge research in computer science as well as policy studies. This set of outstanding speakers has been chosen to help us all better understand the intellectual challenges and policy decisions we face.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout SecureWorks\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E SecureWorks is the first \u0022next generation\u0022 network security service designed to prevent network intrusions by professional hackers. The company provides comprehensive intrusion prevention by offering three key components: real-time intervention, data fingerprint correlation and dynamic inoculation technology. SecureWorks\u00b9 proactive security solution is based on its information security appliance, the iSensor, and its technology working in concert with security specialists located at the company\u00b9s security operations center.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe complete schedule for the 2001 Fall lecture series follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESeptember 6\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Michael O. Rabin\u003Cbr \/\u003EThomas J. Watson Sr. Professor of Computer Science\u003Cbr \/\u003EHarvard University\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOctober 4\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Eugene H. Spafford\u003Cbr \/\u003EPurdue University\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor of Computer Science and Philosophy\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector, Center for Education Research Information Assurance and Security\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOctober 18\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Edward W. Felten\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrinceton University\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor of Computer Science\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENovember 8\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Matthew A. Bishop\u003Cbr \/\u003EUniversity of California, Davis\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssociate Professor of Computer Science\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDecember 6\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Donald Prosnitz\u003Cbr \/\u003EDepartment of Justice\u003Cbr \/\u003EChief Scientist\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) will begin its inaugural 2001 Distinguished Lecture Series on September 6 with a visit by Dr. Michael Rabin, Thomas J. Watson Sr. Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:53:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-07-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}