The Strauss Center’s Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin is receiving $500,000 in grant funding and additional support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to expand operations. The funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, is part of a $20 million collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics that Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced in June of this year.
In addition to grant funding, Google is offering the University of Texas at Austin volunteer mentorship from Google employees, Google Titan Security Keys, and scholarships for the new Google Career Certificate in Cybersecurity.
University cybersecurity clinics provide free security services to their communities. The Strauss Center Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic gives University of Texas students the opportunity to learn and improve their practical cybersecurity skills, while helping to protect critical infrastructure, community organizations, and small businesses in Central Texas.
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,...
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...