JOURNEY INTO CYBERSECURITY
Collin joined the cybersecurity community while in high school, determined to become a cybersecurity professional and supported by his mother and ISSA Raleigh chapter friends. His story is truly one of a kind and so inspiring. He is a perfect example of how to hack the system and use all available resources to succeed. His commitment to his job, community and continued education so he can protect others is what gives me hope. Enjoy my chat with Collin!
Recommendations from Collin
- Be bold.
- Network, join a local community.
- Embrace internships.
- Internships can be a great opportunity to investigate new technology or create a project using interns.
- More organizations should create more internships. It’s a win-win!
- Apply to internships in the Fall before the Summer you plan to be working.
- Participate in competitions.
- Embrace a challenge. You’ll figure it out.
- Be ready and willing to learn, otherwise cybersecurity may not be for you.
- Be flexible when given an opportunity. Say yes and find a way to learn from the experience.
- AI will not replace humans, but humans using AI will replace humans not using AI.
References
- Collin’s LinkedIn
- Cyber Patriot, National Youth Cyber Education Program
- ISSA Raleigh Chapter
- East Carolina University Cybersecurity Program
- UNC Charlotte Cybersecurity Program
- CAE NCX NSA accreditation program
- CCDC Collegial Cyber Defense Competitions
- SumoLogic, Cloud SIEM
- Splunk
- Elastik – ELK stack
- Password Managers
- 2-Factor Authorization (2FA), Multi-Factor Authorization (MFA)
- MFA authenticator apps
- CISO Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence
- NIST SP 800-61 Incident Response
- Passwordless authentication, FIDO
- Security by design, CISA
- SDLC
- CrowdStrike Security Solutions
