Who I am
Hello my name is Nicholas, I'm pursuing an Associate of Arts at College of Southern Nevada in order to transfer to University of Las Vegas and pursue their Bachelors in Cybersecurity. I work as a pharmacy technician under CVS Pharmacy which I hope will change soon. I'm actively looking to better myself and dive deep into technology so when possible, I weigh the costs and benefits of looking into different ideas and concepts, anything that could possibly get me ahead of the curve to transition to technology is always on my mind.
First impression of IS101
Gosh, this class has been an eye-opener and this train has to keep moving. In order for me to get closer to my goal, I have to take this class, so far I'm glad I have some proficiency in using a computer and the assignments, homework and discussions aren't being held back. My ability to complete what's dished out in this class is a direct insight on my character. Although I've gotten better in terms of academics, I had to get myself in order prior to this semester to prove I can be successful. This class is asking of me to read assignments and directions thoroughly, to be punctual and to be outside my comfort zone. As long as I don't lag and do the best of my ability, I will pass this class and be met with another or even more challenges.
1.4.2 Computer Security Risks
I chose this LabSim lesson because it applied some relevance to my aspiring career, It revolves around these select countermeasures in order to combat risks while using a computer. These risks are key objectives of malicious actors in order to reveal personal identifying information, financial information and credentials of any sort that might be useful for bad actors to get ahold of. With what I know from prior education and this lesson, Firewalls are used to control and monitor network traffic and can be configured with certain rules to allow certain connections or block all unauthorized connections. Next countermeasure any computer user should utilize is anti-malware software to ward off worms, viruses, spyware and trojan horses. There are many software's that provide these services, it is up to the user's what they prefer. As an extension to anti-malware to fight off spam you would just need to look into additional programs to block off spam. Finally when you're done with using owning a computer in terms of upgrading, selling, or wiping digital footprint; you have to sanitize the device by wiping the disk with software and then overwriting it with random data so it's not recoverable after the wipe, that and even considering physically destroying the hard disk to make it ineligible for recovery.
What I would like to share with the world
Good things will come for those working on themselves but that doesn't mean good things won't come for those not being constantly productive. Consider this: Fishers go to locations they know they will catch fish at, and sometimes fishers will not trek far at all. What matters is who is hungrier—and brother, the lakes are drying up.
