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ISTS Information Pamphlet
The SISMAT Program offers Secure Information Systems Mentoring and Training to students and their partner professors from small colleges in the American northeast. SISMAT combines intense hands-on training, assistance in obtaining an internship, and independent research support for students who will be college juniors or seniors during the 2013-2014 school year.
Information security experts in a variety of business, government, and non-profit sectors lament that they have a hard time hiring new employees; in particular, it's difficult to find recent college graduates with the necessary cyber security skills and experience. Unfortunately, the majority of small colleges cannot offer their students the hands-on training or prolonged study in secure systems that would meet this critical, growing need. SISMAT aims to fill this gap and help students get the training they need; in other words, we provide the tools necessary for you to get a job as a security expert after graduation.
There are three program components for SISMAT student participants:
1) Training: You will spend two weeks in residence at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH for a fun and intensive training course.
Industry and academic experts will teach you about cryptography, PKI, network security, and other topics.
You will immediately apply this information by experimenting with real-world programs and toolsets.
Room and board in Hanover are provided free of charge, and travel expenses are reimbursable up to $600.
As a SISMAT student you will also receive a number of reference books that will be useful throughout the program and beyond.
Finally, we are also planning a few social activities to distract and relax you.
2) Internship: While we cannot guarantee placement, the SISMAT team will make every effort to match students with paid internships in computer security at a commercial, governmental, or non-profit organization for the summer of 2013. SISMAT organizers are currently working with internship sponsors in these domains to identify positions and projects for accepted students. We encourage students who already have a security internship for this period to contact their supervisor to see if he or she is interested in working with SISMAT organizers to make sure you get the training you need before you start and that the internship itself is a successful one.
Note: While we can help you figure out the logistics of living away from home, students are responsible for finding and paying for room and board at their internship locations.
3) Independent Study: With the support of SISMAT organizers and colleagues, each student and partner professor will design and implement an independent study or research project at their home academic institution.
If you are looking for networking opportunities with other talented undergraduates and you want to obtain useful, marketable skills in the information security field, then we would be happy to hear from you. We will accept applications on a rolling basis from December 15, 2012 until March 1, 2013.
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