{"id":183925,"date":"2026-02-02T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:05:10","slug":"stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"STC kicks off region\u2019s first Cybersecurity clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.southtexascollege.edu\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/\">STC kicks off region\u2019s first Cybersecurity clinic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.southtexascollege.edu\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/\">https:\/\/news.southtexascollege.edu\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-02 15:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"news.southtexascollege.edu\">news.southtexascollege.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points.<br \/>\n                    Through the clinic, STC also becomes a member of the International Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, joining universities across the nation and abroad to provide community-based cybersecurity services.Francisco Salinas, STC Cybersecurity assistant professor, department chair and co-principal investigator, said the orientation is the culmination of months of planning and collaboration to see it come to fruition.STC\u2019s Cybersecurity labs already mirror real-world networks with independent firewalls, switches and infrastructure, but working directly with businesses introduces new challenges for students, he said.\u201cIn the classroom, it\u2019s a controlled environment, but out there in the real-world, things don\u2019t always work out the way you expect,\u201d Salinas said. \u201cThis is how the industry really works, and that experience is invaluable for our students.\u201dOne student, Marc Cardenas, who is working towards his bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer and Information Technologies, was among those selected to join the clinic\u2019s first cohort.Cardenas said the opportunity will help him build the required experience employers are looking for in a competitive job market.\u201cMany IT jobs require experience,\u201d Cardenas said. \u201cNow I will be able to say I worked with real businesses through STC and that will help me in the future. I believe businesses should have the best security possible and being able to assist with that is a great first step into my professional career.\u201dFor those like Hinojosa and Salinas who are leading the project, the clinic reflects a broader effort to meet the region\u2019s growing demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals while strengthening the local economy.By working in partnership with businesses, STC is not just teaching theory \u2013 the college is developing the talent to protect businesses, support economic growth and keep the region competitive for generations.\u201cThe Rio Grande Valley needs this workforce,\u201d Hinojosa said. \u201cCompanies need people who are trained, prepared and ready to protect critical systems from day one.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\n                    &#8216;;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STC kicks off region\u2019s first Cybersecurity clinic https:\/\/news.southtexascollege.edu\/stc-kicks-off-regions-first-cybersecurity-clinic\/ Publish Date: 2026-02-02 15:55:00 Source Domain: news.southtexascollege.edu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/content.presspage.com\/uploads\/2206\/5513eb14-03bc-4de9-b617-641a822b411c\/1920_cybersecurityclnic2.jpg?10000","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-183925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-cybersecurity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183925"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183927,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183925\/revisions\/183927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}