History
It was established in April 1998 after the Sam Nunn Information Security Forum, due to Georgia Tech's strengths in technology and policy, and a need for improved security research and education.
GTISC's current director is Wenke Lee. Mustaque Ahamad, Blaine Burnham, Richard DeMillo, and Ralph Merkle have previously served as the department's director.
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