From Newsweek: College Teacher Shows Students How to Be Hackers. Ledin compares the companies' hold over antivirus technology (under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the companies' codes are kept secret) to cryptography decades ago, when the new science of scrambling data was largely controlled by the National Security Agency. [. . .] Why should we shy away from learning something that is important to everyone?," Ledin asks. "Yes, ...

There's an interesting discussion going on at Scout.com with insightful statements given by IST alumni. They talk about what an IST degree is worth, which is a mildly controversial topic among current students. I've heard playful phrases such as "You can't spell bullshit without IST" or "IST stands for I'm Self Taught." This forum thread takes this to the next level by offering real stories from our alumni. ...

The Social Media Meets E-Ship, which was originally advertised as a BBQ, took place at the Indian Pavilion in downtown State College this evening. Our staff meteorologist, Daehee Park, had predicted a thunderstorm earlier this week and moved the BBQ indoors (it was actually quite nice outside throughout our entire dinner). Although the event was moved inside, the food was absolutely delicious, and the company ...

Our Google Maps mashup that plots IST students and alumni in the US and around the world is finally complete. The Global IST Map makes it easy to find students and alumni on jobs, internships, co-ops, or conducting research. Help us keep track of IST students and alumni by filling out the form at the bottom of the map page. An IST Building staff member will upload your own ...

IST Building staff will soon implement a new feature with the help of Map Builder to track the geographical location of IST alumni in the workforce and current IST students on internships, co-ops, or doing research. Map Builder, a Google Map mashup developer, is the perfect tool to see what IST students are up to during the summer and also keep track of IST alumni. Ultimately, we would like ...

The 2008 edition of the IST Night of Honors happened earlier tonight. The short and sweet event hosted by Dean Foley went pretty smooth. I just wanted to congratulate the winners and all nominees on a great year! Freshman of the Year Winner: Tammara Ross Nominees: Russ Beck, Pat Bonner, Justin Brown, Michael Castner, Eileen Chan Sophomore of the Year Winner: Ryan Muller Nominees: Tom Bierly, Hannah Hershey Junior of the Year Winner: Anthony ...

Now, I haven't been in the program that long, but I have noticed a few things occurring in IST classes and I am sure SRA classes are the same way. I look at students inside a class and I see people playing games on the computers, checking through Facebook, or even falling asleep in class. Now, given that there is bound to be at least one person doing ...