Assignment Question: In responding to your peers, compare and contrast your aspirations with those of your peers. Which common interests do you share? Where may your interests differ?

Peer Post # 1

My name is Eli, and I am a 25-year-old student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity. In addition to my academic commitments, I work full-time and am a proud fiancé with two step-children. Managing my responsibilities at work, school, and home makes for a busy life. However, I am fully committed to advancing my career through education.
Based on the course description, I am enthusiastic about the prospect of delving deeper into foundational concepts and terms in the cybersecurity landscape. The course offers a balanced blend of theoretical and practical insights. Learning about the differentiation between adversarial and environmental threats will grant me a nuanced understanding that goes beyond the technicalities of Cybersecurity into its broader implications. It will also equip me to effectively anticipate and mitigate different vulnerabilities, a skill crucial in any cybersecurity role.
Moreover, the course’s emphasis on legal and human factors is compelling. Understanding these aspects is critical because the cybersecurity landscape is not merely a technical arena but also governed by legal frameworks and influenced by human behavior. This will be invaluable in developing organizational security strategies, making me a more well-rounded professional.
This course will serve as a cornerstone in my educational journey and subsequent career in Cybersecurity. The comprehensive nature of the course, covering everything from technical aspects to legal and human factors, aligns well with my ambition to be a multifaceted cybersecurity professional capable of tackling complex challenges in the real world.

Peer Post # 2

My name is Alex Gonzalez 31 years old, I’m currently in the process on working towards my Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity. I’m a full time corporate trainer, facilitating to hourly supervisors and salary member of management. Recently got engaged. This course is going to help me achieve my goal to becoming a cybersecurity professional. Cybersecurity is a career that I’ve always been interested in the most however, It took me a long time to actually get started. But, here I am freshmen in college and ready to tackle. I personally feel that cybersecurity is important to not only for those who are interested in this field but as well as the public. And when I meant to the public I feel that society should be able to understand and spot risk to avoid these attacks. There’s so many cyber-attacks that are happening around the world such as cyber-attacks, cryptocurrencies and DDoS, and what gain my interest to study for this is that I want to become a professional in this field to stop those attacks. Understand the basic knowledge of this field and the challenging ones as well. I want to be able to cascade my skills to the younger generations because I believe that this field will never be less of an importance. As technology is advancing every year and continue to do so new attacks could arise leaving us to be there when that happens. I’m excited about this course and to be able to finally take a cybersecurity course. I’m new to this field and always seeking out new information to learn and grow. It would grateful to hear from you guys.