Phyllis Schneck, PhD CS 99, current Vice President and CTO of the Global Public Sector at anti-virus software company McAfee, has been named new by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate. [Forbes]
Tech sophomore Nicholas Selby, whose triumphant convocation speech went viral this week, basks in the spotlight: “I’m enjoying my 15 minutes of fame—it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.” [Fox News Insider]
“First week of classes are over at Georgia Tech. Just walked past my 5th water slide on campus in celebration!” A snapshot of campus as students wring the last drops out of summer. [Instagram]
NPR profiles Judith Curry, professor and chair of Tech’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and “a bit of an outcast these days in the world of climate science.” [NPR]
Tech researchers infiltrate Apple App Store with “Jekyll” malware that can “successfully perform many malicious tasks, such as stealthily posting tweets, taking photos, stealing device identity information, sending email and SMS, attacking other apps and even exploiting kernel vulnerabilities.” [NBC News]
Above: Working hard, or hardly working? Roommates in an unidentified Tech dormitory, sometime in 1971, via the Georgia Tech History Digital Portal.
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