{"id":506,"date":"2026-07-02T02:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/?page_id=506"},"modified":"2026-07-02T03:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:31:21","slug":"skills-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/skills-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SKILL 2: CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>2.  CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intro Paragraph<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity Fundamentals represent the core knowledge required for any security role. Through certification work, programming assignments, and network analysis labs, I developed a strong foundation in confidentiality, integrity, encryption, protocol behavior, and secure data handling. These artifacts demonstrate my ability to apply cybersecurity concepts in practical scenarios and analyze complex technical information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artifact 4 \u2014 Security+ Certification &amp; Applied Security Principles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description: This artifact demonstrates my mastery of foundational cybersecurity concepts including risk management, secure protocols, authentication, and incident response fundamentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-39.png 613w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-39-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-39-305x300.png 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artifact 5 \u2014 Network Lab: Configure Devices &amp; Test <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Description: This artifact demonstrates my ability to configure network devices, assign IP addresses, verify connectivity, and troubleshoot communication issues. In this lab, I configured multiple devices (PCs, switches, routers), applied correct IP addressing, tested connectivity using ping and traceroute, and validated successful communication across the network. The lab includes multiple screenshots showing device configuration, network topology, and testing results. This work reflects core cybersecurity fundamentals such as understanding network protocols, analyzing structured data, and identifying abnormal traffic patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-40.png 644w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-40-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-40-353x300.png 353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artifact 6 \u2014 Wireshark Network Traffic Analysis Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description: This artifact demonstrates my ability to capture, filter, and analyze network packets using Wireshark. I identified ARP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP traffic, interpreted protocol behavior, and documented findings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-42.png 658w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-42-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37982\/2026\/07\/image-42-600x222.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2. CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS Intro Paragraph Cybersecurity Fundamentals represent the core knowledge required for any security role. Through certification work, programming assignments, and network analysis labs, I developed a strong foundation in confidentiality, integrity, encryption, protocol behavior, and secure data handling. These artifacts demonstrate my ability to apply cybersecurity concepts in practical scenarios and analyze complex&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/skills-2-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29145,"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\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/506\/revisions\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jacobasare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}