{"id":379,"date":"2025-12-12T23:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:03:36","slug":"reflection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course significantly altered my perspective on how I thought a digital environment could be protected. I thought I had a good understanding of simply controlling computer and user accounts, but now I see how intricate everything is linked. It\u2019s not just a matter of clicking through options but comprehending how Active Directory, for instance, functions as the thinking part of an organization where each item affects not just functionality but security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technical skills I obtained can all be put to immediate use. I have learned how to build a secure directory, make and repair Group Policies to enforce policies consistently in one spot, and how to employ new tools available for handling matters with no increased risk. I have learned that all administrative tasks, including setting up programs and making accounts, have a side effect on security. I have learned that proper system administration is both proactive and strategic. Attention to creating a solid, well-managed environment in which security is not an afterthought but rather a consideration from day one is a mentality and skillset with which I will carry forward in regards to bettering Windows environments in my career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This course significantly altered my perspective on how I thought a digital environment could be protected. I thought I had a good understanding of simply controlling computer and user accounts, but now I see how intricate everything is linked. It\u2019s not just a matter of clicking through options but comprehending how Active Directory, for&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/reflection\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":17916,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379\/revisions\/392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jaalencooper41\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}