Being in a technical environment and having a idea of the importance of
computer security is nothing new to me. Getting hands on with troubleshooting and
account security is my bread and butter and has been for the last 2 ½ years. But
turning around and truly focusing on what goes on in the life of a security analyst
is something that is somewhat new to me. My first week as an intern security
analyst has brought me closer with some familiar terms such as NIST. NIST is a
acronym for the Nationals Institute of Standards and Technology. It is a
cybersecurity framework that provides businesses with a blueprint on what they
can implement to keep a secure online environment. It gives a better understanding
for security to all network users. On the first day of my internship my training
concluded of me going through the basic controls and protocols of NIST 800-171.
Much of my early days didn’t include much asides from direct research on NIST.
After understanding the importance of NIST and how it can provide a great blue
print for the security infrastructure, I eventually moved on to beginning to learn a
bit more about cryptography. One tool that I got hands on with was bit locker. Bit
locker uses a low level device driver to encrypt and decrypt file operations. Bit
locker can be the cause of computers being locked out due to security reasons and
only able to be unlocked with bit locker recovery keys. Throughout the next of my
50 hours I hope to get deeper into other prioritize in cyber security as well as tools
used on a daily basis.