Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Cybersecurity Clinic
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Description
Founded in 2018, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Cybersecurity Clinic provides upper-level cybersecurity students with opportunities to perform acts of public service while gaining hands-on cybersecurity experience. Through the clinic, students work with critical infrastructure and community organizations as well as small to medium businesses that are under-resourced, to implement long-term resilience-building measures. RIT’s Cybersecurity Clinic aims to create a cyber civil defense pipeline by fostering enduring relationships between young cybersecurity professionals and under-resourced communities that need support to strengthen their digital defenses.
Services provided: Cybersecurity assessment services.
Request Services and Volunteer
- Criteria to Request Services:
- RIT Cybersecurity Clinic considers service requests from under-resourced organizations, including non-profits, municipalities, school districts, critical infrastructure providers, small businesses, and other organizations that have a positive effect on the community.
- Request Services:
- Organizations that are interested in receiving support from RIT Cybersecurity Clinic can fill out an application at the clinic’s website.
- Criteria to Volunteer:
- Must be an upper-level RIT student.
- Must be pursuing a degree in cybersecurity or another major that provides equivalent technical proficiency in cybersecurity and IT systems.
- Apply to Volunteer:
- Enroll in Cybersecurity Capstone or RIT Cybersecurity Clinic elective course.
DISCLAIMER
The cybersecurity volunteer program described on this fact sheet is operated by an independent third party and not by CISA or the federal government. CISA does not attest to the suitability or effectiveness of these volunteer programs for any particular use case. CISA does not endorse any third-party product or service. Any reference to specific third-party products, processes, or services by service mark, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by CISA.