{"id":120,"date":"2024-09-16T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odupresentationtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:34:13","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"929\">I am a cybersecurity student and systems administrator with a professional background supporting Department of Defense environments. My experience includes military operations, technical systems support, Windows and Linux administration, account and access management, troubleshooting, and working within security- and compliance-focused environments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1290\">I am completing my Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University, where the interdisciplinary structure of the program has broadened the way I approach cybersecurity problems. My coursework has strengthened my understanding of how technical systems interact with policy, human behavior, organizational risk, communication, and governance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1835\">My professional interests have increasingly moved toward cybersecurity governance, risk management, and information assurance. I am particularly interested in Risk Management Framework processes, security policy, awareness culture, and the relationship between technical controls and organizational decision-making. I also have a continuing interest in digital and media literacy, particularly how organizations and communities can improve resilience against social engineering, misinformation, and other human-centered cybersecurity risks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1997\">This portfolio brings together academic work, professional reflection, and technical projects that demonstrate the development of those interests and skills.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-913x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" style=\"width:332px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-913x1024.jpg 913w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-768x862.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-1369x1536.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37008\/2024\/09\/TBann002-1826x2048.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a cybersecurity student and systems administrator with a professional background supporting Department of Defense environments. My experience includes military operations, technical systems support, Windows and Linux administration, account and access management, troubleshooting, and working within security- and compliance-focused environments. I am completing my Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University, where&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/about-me\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29675,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29675"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/troybannister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}