Course Overview:
Fall 2025, Old Dominion University
Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society (CYSE200T) examines cybersecurity from an interdisciplinary perspective, enabling students like me to directly relate class discussions to foundational cybersecurity concepts covered in my other courses. On this page, you will find a curated selection of coursework I completed in CYSE200T throughout my first semester at Old Dominion University, demonstrating my understanding of key cybersecurity principles and their application across multiple disciplines, with a focus on developing business writing skills for my professional career.
SCADA Systems Report
This report provides a critical examination of SCADA systems within American Critical Infrastructure, focusing on key vulnerabilities associated with the system and offering mitigation strategies, such as VPNs and whitelisting. This assignment provided me with a basic and technical understanding of SCADA architecture, and allowed me to expand slightly into geopolitics, a subject I have a deep passion for.
Final-SCADA-Systems-Completed-Write-Up-November-8-2025-3The Human Factor of Cybersecurity Report
In this assignment, students were tasked with assuming the role of a CISO to determine how to balance the acquisition and maintenance of cybersecurity technology with employee training on a limited budget, with no disclosed budget amount. This assignment required critical thinking in both business and cybersecurity contexts, involving research on common threats to inform the final budget decision.
Corrected-Human-Factor-Write-UpPort Scanning Report – Group Assignment
An in-depth exploration of Port Scanning. Coupling artificial intelligence with human oversight and editing to create a professional write-up as quickly as possible. This assignment increased my awareness of the evolving standards and productivity levels that employers expect as AI continues to become more advanced.
Completed-Port-Scanning-Write-Up-UpdatedCIA Triad Breakdown Report
An initial exploration of the CIA Triad. This report focuses on highlighting and clarifying the distinctions between availability and accessibility, while also examining the CIA Triad as a whole. This was an introductory assignment into the realm of cybersecurity, allowing me to gain an understanding of the key principles to adhere to when designing secure systems and maintaining operational resilience against cyber attacks.
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