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

Accepting Applications for ISTS-Neukom Institute Internship Grants

Epstein '13

We are now accepting applications for the ISTS-Neukom Institute internship grant.  ISTS and Neukom offer funding for an undergraduate, or graduate, student to pursue an unpaid internship with a non-profit each term. The internship can be used to help gain work experience, advance research skills, or become familiar with a new area of information technology.

The current ISTS-Neukom intern grant awardee, Jake Epstein '13 is spending the winter in Kathmandu, Nepal.  Jake is working as a computer technology development intern with the NGO Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN).  You can follow Jake's experience through his blog.

Those interested in applying for the spring 2012 term must apply by February 1st.  See the internship page for more information on how to apply.

Accepting Applications for Security Education Programs

ISTS is now accepting applications for two education programs focused on information security: the Secure Information Systems Mentoring and Training (SISMAT) program and the Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). 

This year will mark the fifth year of SISMAT.   In the first four years, ISTS has welcomed nearly three dozen students to Hanover.  This year the intensive course will run from June 19 - June 29. We are accepting applications on a roling basis between December 15th and February 15th.  For more information and how to apply go to the SISMAT website.

ISTS also manages the IASP at Dartmouth.  These scholarships are awarded by the Department of Defense which is seeking rising junior and senior (third and fourth year) undergraduates and graduate students for concentrated study in information assurance. Applications are due to ISTS by February 6, 2012. For more information see the IASP page.

Dickie George '70 Retires from the NSA

Dickie George '70 presents to a group at Dartmouth Photo by Joseph Mehling '69

After 40 years, and having risen to the position of Technical Director for Information Assurance, Dickie George, Dartmouth Class of 1970, retired from the National Security Agency in September.  We here at Dartmouth were fortunate to have developed a close relationship with Dickie George.  Many students and faculty benefited from his insight and guidance.  Thanks to Dickie for his many years of service to the country and in support of advancing information security education.  We look forward to working with him in his future endeavors.  Be sure to see the Dartmouth Office of Public Affairs' article on Dickie's retirement as well.

Context-Free Grep and Hierarchical Diff

Weaver

Smith

The grep and diff commands are time-honored UNIX utilities to extract and compare files and they use the line as the default information container.  The rise in high-level computer languages, caused an increase in meaningful structures that span multiple lines.

Dartmouth/ISTS researchers Gabe Weaver (PhD candidate) and Professor Sean Smith will update UNIX utilities to extract and compare text; such as computer code, configuration files, legal policy documents; by its block structure.  Their Context-Free Grep and Hierarchical Diff will help practitioners to extract and compare texts in terms of this structure.

Gabe Weaver presented the research-to-date at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference in Boston on December 7th.  An article about his poster presentation was picked up by several media outlets, including IT World and Slashdot. For the full list of media coverage see the Context-Free Grep and Hierarchical Diff website.

ISTS Healthcare IT Security Research

The research continues on the NSF-funded Trustworthy Information Systems for Healthcare (TISH) project, SHARPS, and other healthcare related efforts.

Professor Kotz tests an  mHealth device Photo by Joseph Blumberg

Check the healthcare IT security page on the ISTS site occasionally for new papers, presentations, and other information on the research and be sure to see these recent news items:

• a Wall Street Journal article by Professor Eric Johnson and 
• a piece in Dartmouth Now about Professors David Kotz and Denise Anthony's research.

Highlighted Research Initiatives Trustworthy Information Systems for Healthcare (TISH) Securing IT in Healthcare (SITH) Workshop Foundation for Trusted and Scalable mHealth	Highlighted Education Initiatives Secure Information Systems Mentoring and Training (SISMAT) Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) ISTS - Neukom Internship Grants
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