{"id":159,"date":"2025-02-10T01:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T01:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cyberimpact1\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:35:20","slug":"awards-and-recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/awards-and-recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Certifications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>My professional development also includes industry certifications that complement my academic education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CompTIA Security+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Provides a broad foundation in cybersecurity principles, security operations, risk management, and security technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38605\/2026\/08\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GIAC GFACT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Demonstrates foundational knowledge across information security and cybersecurity concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38605\/2026\/08\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" style=\"width:543px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GIAC GSEC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Demonstrates practical knowledge of information security and the ability to apply security concepts in technical environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38605\/2026\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Certifications My professional development also includes industry certifications that complement my academic education. CompTIA Security+ Provides a broad foundation in cybersecurity principles, security operations, risk management, and security technologies. GIAC GFACT Demonstrates foundational knowledge across information security and cybersecurity concepts. GIAC GSEC Demonstrates practical knowledge of information security and the ability to apply security&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/awards-and-recognitions\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30543,"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\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/kenneththomas100-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}