CyberClinic

UH Cybersecurity Clinic

The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) has been awarded $1 million in grant funding and wraparound support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish the University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics. The clinic is one of 15 new ones launching at higher education institutions nationwide, made possible through a collaboration between Google and the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.

Starting in January 2025, the University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics will offer a free, online introductory cybersecurity course to 500 UH students over five years. The program will provide valuable information and access to cybersecurity internships and career opportunities. UH faculty will mentor and guide students throughout the process.

While primarily based at UH Maui College, the University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics will collaborate with other UH System campuses. The project will also engage with organizations across the state, including the CIO Council and local employers, to train workers to secure critical infrastructure in Hawaiʻi.

To understand the basics of what a Cyber Clinic is and what it does, please check out this site from the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics.

Watch this short video to discover what Cybersecurity means to all of us!

Next Event!

UH Cybersecurity Clinic will host the following online events on Zoom to provide basic cybersecurity information to a broad audience. All these sessions are free and open to sole proprietors and registered businesses in Hawaii.

Session IV
Hook, Line, and Sinker: Real Stories of Successful Phishing Attacks
April 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM HST via Zoom.

Real-world stories and accounts of phishing attacks that have happened in Hawaii and elsewhere. Stories that you can learn from and prepare so that it does not happen to you! This is the conclusion of our spring series of cybersecurity events from the clinic. Join us!

Registration Link
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar.

Key Topics Covered:

  1. What is Phishing? How has it evolved over time?
  2. Common ways to get hooked!
  3. Impact of successful phishing attacks
  4. Practical Defenses against Phishing

Upcoming Course!

Summer Course
UHMC ICS 169 – Introduction to Information Security
Dates are July 6 – August 14, 2025
Apply here! More information on the course is here

Course Overview – Provides a foundational understanding of information security, including identifying threats, planning for business continuity, and preparing for various security attacks. Focus will be given to threats to financial security, such as attacks on banking and other related financial information, with special emphasis on ethics and legal issues that cover hacking and other cybersecurity techniques and tactics

Class is entirely online, async over Zoom. Tuition and course materials are free.
Instructor – Prof. David Stevens
Embedded Certificate within the course – Free Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Recent Events

  • UH Cybersecurity Clinic Session III – Cybersecurity Risk Management and Vulnerability Assessments for Small Businesses, March 18, 2026. Presentation file (PDF), Webinar Recording file (mp4), CIS Controls Guide v8.1.2 file (PDF), CIS Controls Worksheet (XL)
  • UH Cybersecurity Clinic Session II – Security using GenAI, February 19, 2026. Presentation file (PDF). Webinar  Recording file (mp4) here.
  • UH Cybersecurity Clinic Session I – Introduction to Cybersecurity: Cyber Hygiene, Wednesday, January 21, 2026. UH News Press Release Link, Presentation file  (PDF), and Webinar Recording file (mp4, 104MB). More details from UH ITS Cyber Hygiene – Link 
  • Homeland Security Forum, December 18, 2025, UH West Oahu, Kapolei, HI.Presentation on UH Cyberclinics here (PDF).
  • HPCA – UH Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise Online Presentation, March 7, 2025. PDF.
  • Implications of AI for Educators – Workshop at Kapiolani CC, Honolulu, HI, February 6-7, 2025. Details.
  • November 18 and 19, 2024 – Cybersecurity Workshop for Small Businesses, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, HI 96816. See UH News press release
  • September 18, 2024 – UH Cybersecurity Clinic Grand Opening at Tech Days of Fall, Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center, Honolulu, HI  96822. See UH News press release
  • June 4, 2024 – Official award and launch of UH Cybersecurity Clinic. See UH News press release.

Leadership Team

  • Garret Yoshimi, VP of Information Technology at UH ITS
  • Jodi Ito, Chief Information Security Officer at UH ITS
  • Alan Ito, Advisor at UH ITS
  • David Stevens, Faculty at Kapiolani Community College
  • Debasis Bhattacharya, Faculty at UH Maui College

For more information, please get in touch with Principal Investigator Debasis Bhattacharya at debasisb at hawaii dot edu