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DHS to Underwrite 5-Year, $16 Million Advance of ISI's Cyber Security TestbedThe US Department of Homeland Security has signed a 5-year, $16-million contract with USC to expand and improve ISI's DETERlab testbed, already one of the nation's leading cyber-security testbeds. Read More »

Back to School Means Back to ISI for Computer Security Students All Over the NationWhere can students learn to defend computer systems against the smartest, meanest, most malignant viruses, Trojan horses and malware known - without exposing their own computer systems and the Internet to this nasty code? Read More »

IEEE Computer Security Group Honors ISI Cyberdefense ExpertThe IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy celebrated its 30th anniversary in May - and Terry Benzel received a Computer Security Award for Continuing Service. Read More »

ISI Partners in Intelligence/Security College Training ProgramStudents attending The University of Texas at El Paso have a path to rewarding careers in the intelligence and national security workforce, thanks to a new cooperative education program created in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute. Read More »

Elevating the Science of CybersecurityAn 8-minute video highlighting the mission and activity of the ISI-headquartered DETERlab Testbed is now online for viewing. It includes interviews with project co-leaders Terry Benzel and John Wroclawski and their funders and collaborators. Read More »

ISI to Help Build DARPA National Cyber RangeTerry Benzel and the DETERlab Testbed team will work with SPARTA Inc. to strengthen defenses against cyberattack. Read More »

DETER Wins 2008 Excellence.Gov HonorTerry Benzel of the USC Information Sciences Institute accepted a national award from the American Council for Technology (ACT) and its Industry Advisory Council on behalf of the DETER project she co-directs. Read More »