Cyber Expert Panel Blog/Reflection
Here are some of my thoughts, takeaways, and memories from the Cybersecurity expert panel on 4/9
Key Takeaways (that stuck with me)
From Tricia Mercer
- cybersecurity is not just about technology but also about people and policies
- simple human error can be one of the biggest vulnerabilities in a secure system
- communication and awareness is really important for preventing attacks
- you need to be really trustworthy for cyber
- get involved in communities and learn about security, start when you can
From David Tomasz
- the government is always working to catch hackers and threats
- protecting national and individual privacy is really important
- cyber involves high decision making and quick responses
- you should explore real-world case studies
From Victor Nzeata
- cybersecurity has a lot of entrepeneour-making decisions involved
- AI is coming a long way to help with cyber
- need to innovated and create solutions for cyber
Memories
- Tricia talked about a time where she shut down her company servers because of a distressed individual who was on their microsoft teams account, she made a quick and high decision that effectively stopped the distressed individual from sending private company data
- David talked about times where he caught and revealed hackers names. he described a really good feeling when he did that, and that he was only one of the people in the world who does that
- Victor talked about how he used to work in the army and then transitioned to cyber, which showed me how he learned quickly and adapted
Final Thoughts
- Be ready to adapt, the world is constantly changing
- Passion, curiosity, and ethicalness is important for any field
- Cybersecurity is a mindset of a digital world
- It inspires me to look into some cybersecurity courses or videos/websites in the future