{"id":184,"date":"2025-12-05T00:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/?p=184"},"modified":"2025-12-05T00:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:53:28","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/2025\/12\/05\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"about me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi everyone, my name is Michael Blanchard, and I am majoring in Cybersecurity. My anticipated graduation date is Spring 2026 but in reality i think i will fi nish in the summer or fall 2026.  I am a student at Old Dominion University, currently pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Cybersecurity. Before transferring to ODU, I spent time at Tidewater Community College, where I began building a foundation in technical skills and explored different areas before committing fully to cybersecurity. My academic journey has allowed me to gain both hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge, preparing me for the challenges of this rapidly evolving field. I have worked on various projects and labs involving tools like Kali Linux and Wireshark, which have helped me develop strong technical and analytical skills. I am excited to continue growing my expertise and showcasing my work through this ePortfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motivated Cybersecurity student at ODU with a strong foundation in technical support, troubleshooting, and quality assurance. Skilled at bridging technical knowledge with clear communication to solve problems, support teams, and ensure secure, reliable systems. Interested in entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles where I can apply both technical and interpersonal strengths to safeguard information and support organizational missions.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone, my name is Michael Blanchard, and I am majoring in Cybersecurity. My anticipated graduation date is Spring 2026 but in reality i think i will fi nish in the summer or fall 2026. I am a student at&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/2025\/12\/05\/about-me\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ids493-mblan013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}