Vol. 89, No. 4

During late spring 2009, a digital crime wave spread across the internet. A collection of more than 70 different programs infected the personal computers of unwary users, silently turning control of their systems over to cybercriminals. Undetected by most antivirus programs until mid-July of that year, the malicious software (aka malware) compromised systems located in more

The stories people tell about John Marshall make him sound like a modern-day Paul Bunyan. As a youth, they say, he quit the Boy Scouts because he thought the group gave out badges too readily, which chafed his competitive spirit. As a student at Tech, he worked seven co-ops while managing the six-figure-revenue lawn care more

You wouldn’t know it just walking around campus, but Georgia Tech is under attack. With sensitive research data—not to mention the personal information of thousands of students and employees—stored on servers and swirling around in the ether, it’s a prime target for hackers, spammers, phishers and other scammers. As Tech’s information security engineering principal in the Office more

1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s 1930s Cecil Alexander, Cls 39, of Atlanta, on July 31. Army, World War II. Principal architect, Leo A. Weiner firm. Principal architect, FABRAP Incorporated. John Boy, ME 38, of Clewiston, Fla., on July 16. Navy (Capt.), World War II. President, U.S. Sugar Corporation. Hugh K. Marshall, Arch 38, of Atlanta, on more