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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Phyllis Schneck has been appointed as the new Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). Currently the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the Global Public Sector at McAfee, Inc, Schneck received her Ph.D. in Computer Science of Georgia Tech. She served on the Steering Committee for The Sam Nunn Information Security Forum. Read more on Schneck here.