{"id":525,"date":"2026-04-27T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:33:29","slug":"personal-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/personal-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During my time at Old Dominion University I have undergone some self-learning through personal projects. I believe that self-learning is an important skill with how dynamic and varied the field of cybersecurity is. In both of the following projects I had a goal in mind and incrementally worked towards that goal. I did these on my own without the help of another person (or AI) through some brute-force and search engine queries. After finishing them I felt more confident in my knowledge and abilities in their areas. Another instance of self-learning I underwent was studying for my ISC<sup>2 <\/sup>Certified in Cybersecurity certification one summer (linked here: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/certifications\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ian-hagmann-eportfolio wp-block-embed-ian-hagmann-eportfolio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SJpUxyolze\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/opnsense-firewall-blocklisting\/\">OPNsense Firewall Blocklisting<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;OPNsense Firewall Blocklisting&#8221; &#8212; Ian Hagmann ePortfolio\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/opnsense-firewall-blocklisting\/embed\/#?secret=vq7dNEC2aW#?secret=SJpUxyolze\" data-secret=\"SJpUxyolze\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ian-hagmann-eportfolio wp-block-embed-ian-hagmann-eportfolio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"81qd47Z6Mu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/intel-nuc-mini-pc\/\">Intel NUC Mini PC<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Intel NUC Mini PC&#8221; &#8212; Ian Hagmann ePortfolio\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/intel-nuc-mini-pc\/embed\/#?secret=ZNJeKTeW65#?secret=81qd47Z6Mu\" data-secret=\"81qd47Z6Mu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Reflective Essay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30545\/2026\/05\/ReflectiveEssay.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of ReflectiveEssay.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-227d7073-1dba-454f-8789-e24c8c3d189d\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ianhagmann\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30545\/2026\/05\/ReflectiveEssay.pdf\">ReflectiveEssay<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my time at Old Dominion University I have undergone some self-learning through personal projects. I believe that self-learning is an important skill with how dynamic and varied the field of cybersecurity is. In both of the following projects I had a goal in mind and incrementally worked towards that goal. 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