A new academic center aims to cut cyber threats
Iowa State University is hosting a new collaboration between academics, business leaders and government interests. The Center for Information Protection brings cyber security vendors together with businesses to try and tackle emerging Internet threats, whether it's stealing credit card information or someone filching company secrets. Iowa State Professor Doug Jacobson, director of the center in Ames, Iowa, says the project's goal is to develop swift responses to problems the participants identify as they crop up.