Deborah Chu, former Cyber Clinic student with the Strauss Center for International Security and Law’s Texas Cybersecurity Clinic, was recently featured inWall Street Journal Opinion piece “How to Serve Your Country if You Aren’t in the Military.” The article sought out student views on public service beyond the military.
In the face of coordinated and state-backed cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, Chu argues that the U.S. must tackle the severe understaffing of cybersecurity professionals in the country: “A young person who chooses a career in cybersecurity…is providing a timely service to his country by bridging the digital gap that attackers actively exploit.”
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...