On Tuesday, October 6th, the Strauss Center will host a virtual information session on the Texas Cybersecurity Clinic and its associated two-course sequence. Professor Francesca Lockhart leads the Clinic and will host the information session. The Clinic is open to a select number of undergraduate and graduate students. During the information session, students will get the opportunity to ask questions about opportunities available through the Clinic and to hear about the application process. Applications for the Spring 2027 – Fall 2027 will be open from Monday, September 28th to Sunday, October 18th at 11:59 pm. More information is available here. You can apply to the Texas Cybersecurity Clinic here.

Please note: you will need to use your University of Texas at Austin email address to access the Zoom link below.

About the Clinic

The UT Austin Texas Cybersecurity Clinic and two-course sequence is the fruit of discussions with the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board, the City of Austin, and UT’s Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, all of which were interested in providing students with hands-on cybersecurity experience while also providing pro bono services to community organizations and small businesses that cannot afford such services on their own.   

The Texas Cybersecurity Clinic consists of two, 3-credit hour courses that take place over the Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 semesters. During the first semester course “Applied Cybersecurity Foundations,” students learn key cybersecurity defense concepts and skills, including vulnerability assessment, network configuration and security, access controls, authorization techniques, responding to a cyberattack, and penetration testing, as well as associated skills required to implement these abilities effectively in a real business or non-profit institutional setting.   

Students then deploy these skills, under supervision, in a real world setting in the second semester course “Applied Cybersecurity Clinic Practicum,” thereby gaining invaluable practical experience.  The clients, for their part, get the benefit of a substantially improved defensive posture.  

The course is taught and supervised by Professor Lockhart. Application process through the Strauss Center and the ability to make a two-semester commitment is required for registration. No prior experience or knowledge required.   

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