In Brief

< Contents ERCIM News No. 55, October 2003

IN BRIEF

SARIT - ETH Zurich (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) announced on 18 September the creation of a new research center, the Zurich Information Security Center, ZISC. The center is a consortium with four members: the ETH and the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory (both affiliated with SARIT), Sun Microsystems Laboratories, and Credit Suisse, one of the largest Swiss banks. The creation of the center is a result of our growing dependence on information technology and the growing threat to this technology from computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and the need for increased data security. Consortium members will pool their considerable knowledge and experience, doing both basic and applied research. The center will also provide educational opportunities in the security area for ETH students and practicing professionals.

For more information see: http://www.zisc.ethz.ch/