{"id":120,"date":"2026-10-09T00:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-09T01:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:59:00","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My name is Derrick Amissah. I am currently in my junior year at Old Dominion University studying Cybersecurity. I have a passion for information security, technology and defending an institution from attacks. I am currently employed as a Help Desk Technician at ODU. As a Help Desk Technician I am able to get hands on experience with troubleshooting and user support. I have developed customer support, communication, and technical skills through this position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to further my career in Risk Management Framework (RMF) in the realm of cybersecurity. I would like to gain a better understanding of how institutions find vulnerabilities and analyze threats and how they utilize security controls in order to protect their information assets. I would also like to gain a greater understanding of the RMF components such as risk analysis, continuous monitoring and security assessments. I would like to further my knowledge in this field in order to assist an institution in meeting key cybersecurity objectives and maintaining secure systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would also like to eventually work at GovTech and continue a career in cybersecurity with a focus on Risk Management and RMF. I am interested in increasing my knowledge through practical experience, education and professional development. As a Help Desk Technician I have gained practical IT experience that has further encouraged me to seek higher level cybersecurity positions. I also look forward to continuing to develop technical abilities, gain experience from seasoned professionals and make a contribution to the security of an organization&#8217;s information systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1074\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41847\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-6.57.33\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Derrick Amissah. I am currently in my junior year at Old Dominion University studying Cybersecurity. I have a passion for information security, technology and defending an institution from attacks. I am currently employed as a Help Desk Technician at ODU. As a Help Desk Technician I am able to get hands on&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30656,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/derrickamissah-ids425\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}