On Friday, August 29, Strauss Center’s Texas Cybersecurity Clinic Lead Francesca Lockhart was interviewed by KXAN for a discussion about Senate Bill 2610, a new cybersecurity law designed to support Texas small businesses. The bill limits civil liability for small businesses in the event of a data breach, provided that they have implemented a cybersecurity program within the standards of the bill.
“Digital security is becoming increasingly important and relevant as we’re seeing small businesses and other organizations victimized by what we call malicious cyber actors on a daily basis,” said Francesca Lockhart, the program lead at the Texas Cybersecurity Clinic. “It can cause reputational damage. It can cause financial loss to your business.”
Francesca Lockhart, Program Lead of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law's Texas Cybersecurity Clinic, was recently interviewed by podcast hosts and UT Austin faculty Professor Stephanie Holmsten and Professor Jen Moon in an episode of "The Other Side of Campus" on "Classroom to Cyberspace: Teaching Public Service Through Cybersecurity." The conversation focused on Professor Lockhart's background with the...
Two Texas Cybersecurity Clinic students, Deborah Chu and Meera Hatangadi, were awarded theTexas Cybersecurity Clinic Excellence Award in honor of their performance in the Spring 2025 - Fall 2025 cohort of the Clinic. This award is made possible through the generosity of Socium Solutions. The Strauss Center for International Security and Law extends special thanks to Tam Nguyen, Chief Executive...
The University of Texas Regional Security Operations Center (UT-RSOC) recently partnered with Texas Cybersecurity Clinic Practicum students to host a mock Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) audit with a regional independent school district, illustrating the Clinic's strengthening relationship with the UT-RSOC and continued opportunity for Clinic students to gain practical cybersecurity field experience as part of the Clinic's...