{"id":275,"date":"2023-01-18T04:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/?p=275"},"modified":"2023-01-18T05:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:03:35","slug":"journal-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/2023\/01\/18\/journal-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Why are you interested in cybersecurity technology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My interests in cybersecurity started in my junior year of high school. I took a cybersecurity fundamentals course that changed my view on computers and networks and how everything can be connected. When using a sandbox program in that class I saw how easy and vulnerable the average person is to anyone online that has malicious intent. It made me realize that this is something I can do while combining my personal passions of finding out how things work and computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a freshman in college, I am interested in cybersecurity technology because of its application and nature as well as the high demand and generous pay for open positions that cannot be filled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, I am intrigued by the rapidly changing nature of cybersecurity. As technology continues to advance, so do the the methods and ways used by criminals online. This means that the field of cybersecurity is constantly changing and adapting. I find this to be both challenging and exciting, because I am someone that likes to solve problems and work hands on with various things, specifically computers, I think cybersecurity is the right fit for me. I am interested in being a part of this field and helping people and companies to protect their data and privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondly, I am also interested in the field of cybersecurity because of the huge demand for professionals in this field. There are hundreds of thousands of open positions for cybersecurity professionals that pay very well. As cyber threats become more and more common in today&#8217;s society, security companies and organizations are in need of skilled cybersecurity professionals to help protect their networks and data through software or hardware means. This means that there are a lot of opportunities for me in this field, both now and in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, I am extremely interested in cybersecurity technology because of its importance in today&#8217;s digital age, its constantly evolving nature, and the huge demand for professionals in this field which translates to job security. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are you interested in cybersecurity technology? My interests in cybersecurity started in my junior year of high school. I took a cybersecurity fundamentals course that changed my view on computers and networks and how everything can be connected. When using a sandbox program in that class I saw how easy and vulnerable the average&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/2023\/01\/18\/journal-1\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":25944,"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\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25944"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/ilope006\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}