IDS 493

Reflection Essay Summary

This reflection essay highlights how my interdisciplinary coursework at Old Dominion University developed three core cybersecurity skills:
📘 Ethical communication
🛠 Hands-on technical implementation
🧠 Strategic, adaptable thinking

Skills are demonstrated through nine key artifacts:

📝 Communication & Core Foundations

  • 📖 IDS 300W Final Paper
    Interdisciplinary analysis of ethics, policy, and technology.
  • 🧾 PHIL 355E Ethical Case Analysis
    Applied ethical reasoning to a real-world data privacy dilemma.
  • 🔗 CYSE 200T Blockchain Policy Debrief
    Explained technical risks to a non-technical audience.
  • 🐧 CYSE 270 Linux Labs
    Developed skills in scripting, permissions, and user management.
  • 🪟 CYSE 280 Windows Server Labs
    Configured virtual servers and secure audit policies.

🧪 Technical & Strategic Readiness

  • 🌐 CS 462 Protocol Analysis Lab
    Used Wireshark to analyze DNS/BGP and configure IDS/IPS tools.
  • 🔐 CS 463 Encryption Report
    Implemented AES/DES and evaluated key management.
  • 🧩 CYSE 425W Strategy Project
    Created a national cyber policy balancing law, ethics, and security.
  • 🚨 CYSE 301 Intrusion Detection Lab
    Designed and tested Snort rules in simulated attack scenarios.
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