As I progressed through my academic journey (mainly my career as a whole), I’ve found myself obtaining some new skills that I’ve mostly gained through my college coursework. One being, Mastering Linux System Administration alongside Automation, which provided me with a great understanding of the command-line perspective on operating systems and resource control. With help of the previous skill, I’ve gained a new-found skill in Network Traffic Analysis and Ethical Hacking Operations, which allowed me to transition from basic system management to actively tracing network anomalies, identifying vulnerabilities, and creating defenses. My final skill would have to be in Cyber Risk Assessment and Framework Compliance. This final skill helped elevate these technical skills into somewhat of an enterprise level, teaching me how to align operational security practices with industry standards like the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework and CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification). With these three skill combined, this could help me go from just understanding individual systems, to securing entire digital infrastructures.