The Institute for Security, Technology, and Society is dedicated to pursuing research and education to advance information security and privacy throughout society.

Registration for Securing the eCampus 2013 Now Open

This July 16-17, ISTS and Dartmouth's Computing Services will host the seventh annual Securing the eCampus conference on the Dartmouth campus. As always, the overarching topic is information security in higher education. This year's conference will include discussions on issues of multi-factor authentication, malware, cyber crime, privacy, and recent legislation, among others. The conference traditionally brings together CIOs, CISOs, and other security leaders from academic institutions throughout the northeast. Click here for registration information.

 

Securing Information Technology in Healthcare: Part III to Focus on mHealth

Photo by Ali Uribe

The third Securing Information Technology in Healthcare workshop (SITH3) will take place May 16-17 at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.  The SITH workshops bring together experts from many disciplines to discuss information technology in healthcare. This year the focus will be on mHealth – the application of mobile computing technologies to health and wellness. Panel discussions will cover the Intersection of mHealth and Behavioral Health, Evolving Business Models in mHealth, Opportunities for mHealth in the Developing World and Challenges in Securing mHealth Infrastructure.  Keynote speakers will be Patty Mechael, Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance and Wendy Nilsen, Health Science Administrator, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research at NIH.

ISTS is hosting the SITH3 workshop with generous support from the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business, in cooperation with the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, and with funding from the National Science Foundation and the Dartmouth Conferences. 

New Video Highlights ISTS Mission

A new video released by Dartmouth provides an overview of the cutting edge research and education and outreach efforts at the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS). These efforts are designed to address the most critical issues affecting information security and privacy and the societal impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in an increasingly networked world. 

 

 

ISTS Chief Security Advisor Featured in "Dark Reading"

Sergey Bratus

Dartmouth Research Assistant Professor Sergey Bratus discusses the LangSec approach to protecting against cyber attacks in the April 2, 2013 article "Taming Bad Inputs Means Taking Aim At 'Weird Machines'".

 

Former ISTS Postdoctoral Fellow Receives Prestigious Career Development Award

 

Apu Kapadia

Apu Kapadia, Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Informatics and Computing, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Kapadia will receive $550,887 over the next five years to advance his work in security and privacy in pervasive and mobile computing.  Read more about the award in the Indiana University news release. 

  

ISTS Videos Now Available on iTunes U

Video recorded presentations from ISTS researchers and guest speakers are now available on Dartmouth College's iTunes U channel. These videos can be accessed directly from the ISTS iTunes U page along with descriptions of each item. By subscribing to the ISTS channel, future videos will be downloaded automatically into your iTunes library.

 

Power Grid Expert Visits Dartmouth

Jeff Dagle

Jeff Dagle of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory visited Dartmouth on January 23rd, co-sponsored by ISTS and the Computer Science Colloquium.  After a day of meetings with graduate students and faculty, Mr. Dagle presented "Maintaining Grid Resilience with the Adoption of Smart Grid Technologies" in which he discussed the future of smart grid technology and the importance of infrastructure resilience.  Read more about Mr. Dagle's lecture in The Dartmouth.

 

Highlighted Research Initiatives

Trustworthy Information Systems for Healthcare (TISH). This project's multidisciplinary research will drive innovation in information-sharing technology that ensures security and privacy while addressing the pragmatic needs of patients, clinical staff, and healthcare organizations to deliver efficient, high-quality care. The National Science Foundation is funding this multi-year effort.

Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG). As noted on the TCIPG website, "Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, the University of California at Davis, and Washington State University are together addressing the challenge of how to protect the nation's power grid by significantly improving the way the power grid infrastructure is built, making it more secure, reliable, and safe." This project is funded by the Department of Energy.

Highlighted Education Initiatives

Professor Locasto works with SISMAT students Photo by Mark Washburn

Secure Information Systems Mentoring and Training (SISMAT). ISTS ran the SISMAT program for the fifth time this summer. The program aims to meet regional and national needs through a program of mentoring and training in cybersecurity.

ISTS - Neukom Internship Grants. ISTS and the Neukom Institute collaborate to offer leave-term funding each term to support an undergraduate, or graduate student, in pursuing an unpaid internship with a non-profit. Applications for winter term funding are due on October 10th!

Images of Past Events

 

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Videos of Past Events