IT Blog

  what are your personal professional IT strengths (technical and soft skills)? My personal strengths are using google to help me find clear answers, and networking.  I'm pretty okay at networking, however I haven't been able to practice it as much as I would like to.  Security is also very fun for me.   what are your professional IT goals? Be  CLEAR  (Links to an external site.) , and include at least 1 immediate goal (0-1 year) and 2 long term goals (5-10 years out). My professional IT goals. 1 Immediate goal: Graduate and start my masters program in Emergency Management with a focus in Cybersecurity and Policy.  2 Long term goals. Find an IT job with a bit tech company or on a federal level and start working on actual workplace skills Work for FEMA or some other federal agency on improving the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure.  How well do your strengths and goals align? They align okay.  Networking and cybersecurity have a ...

  what is your project? describe it as if you had an elevator ride to do it in My project is essentially getting two certifications.  The first one is going to be the CompTIA A+ security certification, and the other one is going to be the Network + Certification.  Currently, I'm on track with Network+, while A+ I'm a little behind.  Regardless I think I'm doing pretty well all things considered.  what do you know about it? I know that with A+ that is going to be the harder one to get out of the two.  A+ Focuses on security features and protecting computers from having their information stolen.  This is a sought after certification that employers look at.  Network+ focuses on mshing computers together to create networks, and focuses on being an administrator for these networks as well.  what will you need to learn to accomplish it? I will need to learn Linux for both, first responder skills, networking skills, how to detect scamming attempts, ...

For this class, I expect to finish the quarter with my bachelors degree and two certifications.  Due to it being a senior project class and the class being entirely led and paced by myself, I should have an easier time making due dates for myself.  For the most part I will be self studying, taking practice tests, and doing research on each of the certification requirements so I can fulfill them before the quarter ends.  This class is also going to be good in the sense that it will re-teach me how to properly study and get me ready for my masters program in the fall.