Heather Caliendo
Rex Public Relations
10/28/2008

TU’s Institute for Information Security, known as iSec, will receive $2.5 million from a National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriations Act appropriation. "We anticipate creating a new center for software testing for information security," said John Hale, director of iSec. "Information security is something that has become a staple."

The center may create an educational pathway for law enforcement, government employees and the military, he said. The facility will provide training opportunities for security education.

The institute is housed at Keplinger Hall on the TU campus. Hale said the funding allows them to enhance and add on to their current facilities. One of the new projects in the works is a critical infrastructure protection laboratory.

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