Clinic

The Tufts Cybersecurity Center for the Public Good is proud to offer a Cybersecurity Clinic. Our Cybersecurity Clinic offers a range of pro bono services to non-profit and under-resourced organizations, while preparing both undergraduate and graduate students to become industry leaders. This initiative, in partnership with the School of Engineering, Tisch College of Civic Life, and The Fletcher School, builds on the interdisciplinary expertise at Tufts, and aims to build a diverse and inclusive cybersecurity workforce in the strong tradition of teaching, research, and public service at Tufts.

Teams of students will work directly with organizations. Available services include: training, password management, asset tracking, incident response planning, business continuity planning, risk mitigation, source code review, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing. For more details or expressing interest in participation, please contact Ming Chow, the Director of the Cybersecurity Clinic, at cyberclinic@tufts.edu.

Our Cybersecurity Clinic is a member of the The Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, an international network of university-based cybersecurity clinics and allies working to advance cybersecurity education for public good (https://cybersecurityclinics.org/about/). 

Information for Students

Prospective clinicians must complete application form that is opened in the spring semester. In addition, prospective clinicians must have taken one of the following courses and have earned a grade of an A- or better: CS 116 Introduction to Security (or equivalent) OR PS 188 / CS 28 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare OR CS 114 Network Security. Once accepted, Clinicians must enroll in a Cybersecurity Clinic course across two semesters. The course counts for credit and can be used to satisfy capstone requirements for Computer Science majors within the School of Engineering. Instructional delivery and programming, and engagements, will be primarily conducted online.  Each semester will feature guest speakers to discuss key topics with clinicians.