GTRI Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory

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Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory
Nonprofit
IndustryInformation security, network vulnerabilities, information systems, mission assurance, cyberwarfare
Headquarters,
USA
Key people
Alexa Harter
Laboratory Director
Number of employees
250
Parent Georgia Tech Research Institute
Website www.gtri.gatech.edu/cipher

The Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory (CIPHER) is one of eight labs in the Georgia Tech Research Institute. It was created on October 1, 2010 and focuses on cyber security. Along with the GTRI Information and Communications Laboratory, it is part of the Information and Cyber Sciences directorate. [1] GTRI CIPHER is known for its commitment to Open Source Software [2] [3] It will feature existing business areas such as secure information systems and resilient command and control with emerging areas such as cyberwarfare. [4] [5] The laboratory will additionally be a part of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. [2]

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References

  1. "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Georgia Tech Research Institute. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  2. 1 2 "Cyber Warriors: GTRI Creates Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory" (Press release). Georgia Tech Research Institute. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
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