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Why are you interested in cybersecurity technology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I grew up in the 90’s and early 2000’s and can remember a time before cellphones and then desktops now laptops were ubiquitous. A time when things were still “analog” and there weren’t apps or Google to answer every question or provide an easier way to do everything. People still used phonebooks, used physical paper maps, and even used CD’s and VHS. Technology was more primitive then and growing up i saw the rise in adoption and acceleration in capability. I remember getting my first desktop for Christmas in the 5th grade. The world was at your fingertips and you could search and learn everything imaginable in seconds! It was life-changing, the speed at which information could be absorbed and sent was exhilarating. I had really no idea that “hacking” and “coding” were a thing, I was entirely ignorant of how it all worked under the hood. The most I knew at the time was sometimes you needed an AOL CD in order to “make the internet work”. Being a curious kid led me to asking questions about how this all worked, and later learning about hackers and whatnot drove me to want to understand at the same level of attackers how exploiting systems worked. I was always interested in “computers” so at 23 i joined the US Navy to be a CTN. CTN’s are the Navy’s enlisted personnel responsible for “cyber war” reflected lately in the Navy’s decision to change our title to CWT (Cyber Warfare Technician). I learned a lot and still seek more knowledge every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select four other majors offered by ODU and explain how those majors relate to cybersecurity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    CompSci delves a lot into the area of math and programming. While not an InfoSec specific major, the skills learned and knowledge of things like Data structures, binary math, Hardware architecture, Coding are extremely necessary in order to craft malware and reverse engineer Malware. Writing code specific for certain applications and devices is paramount for real-life hackers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How are the motherboards\/CPUs and logic gates built without this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Political Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Alot of major hacking is from Nation State actors who have the funds and expertise to craft sophisticated tools and exploits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Economics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          In the 80’s the top players in the S&P were oil companies, today they are “tech” companies. The rise of tech companies and the need for silicon chips has upended the global economic order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. EVERY MAJOR!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            If you look hard enough i would say every major has ties to cybersecurity, and that is because every industry has a need for cybersecurity, whether that be nursing, real estate, psychology. Most everyone has data and the data needs protected. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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