This week, let’s keep the discussion informal; we can get to know one another, and get acclimated to using the discussion forum for this course. Post a short bio about yourself, and your experience as it relates to this course and program.
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Shain R. Amzovski says
Hello Everyone! As you can probably see, my name is Shain Amzovski. I am a part-time ITACS student in my second year of the program. I graduated from Temple University’s Fox SBM in Spring 2014, with a degree in MIS. After graduation, I accepted a Senior Systems Administrator Job here at Temple, working in the Computer Services Department. My current job relates with this course because we deal with servers, applications, and hardware daily, and need to comply with security standards, etc. With this program, and this course specifically, I am really looking forward to learning about all of the security components involved in securing a company’s infrastructure.
Vaibhav Shukla says
Hi Guys!
Its Vaibhav Shukla here. I am a full-time student in the ITACS program opting for cyber-security track.
I am an international student from India. I have completed my bachelors degree in engineering with major in electronics and communications.
I have a 2.5 yrs of full-time work-experience in Wipro Technologies as an application developer and tester.
I have collaborated with team of 9 software developers to develop a prepaid website portal in Dot-Net language.
I had been also involved in black-box testing for android and iOS applications for a healthcare provider .
Being a tester I was not able to test the security components of an application so am looking forward to enhance my skills through this program.
Furthermore being a graduate from electronics I have a knowledge of the network components so I look further on learning how to secure those network components and servers through this program.
Darin Bartholomew says
Hey everyone! I’m Darin and this is my 2nd year in the ITACS program. I’m studying part time and I’m on the cyber track. Currently I work at the university in the Banner Student Competency Center in the Provost’s portfolio. In my role I handle functional support for several of the systems that integrate with banner, our ERP system at the university. My skill set is more functional/business process oriented so I’m excited for the hands on nature of this course.
Julien Rossow-Greenberg says
Hi Everyone,
My name is Julien Rossow-Greenberg. I’m a Lead Technical Support Specialist here at Temple. In my position I do Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and network storage administration so I’m eager to cover a number of the topics we’ll discuss in this course.
Ioannis S. Haviaras says
Hi Everyone! My name is Ioannis Haviaras but everyone calls me Yanni. I was a Biology major at Temple University and was a student worker in the Facilities Management IT Department for three years. After graduating from Temple, I accepted a position in Desktop Support working with administrators throughout the University ensuring that their computer are up and running. I am a part-time ITACS student in my second semester of the program. I am looking to further my knowledge in Cyber Security with this program and eventually take the CISSP exam.
Scott Radaszkiewicz says
Hi all,
I am Scott Radaszkiewicz. I am a technology professional with over 25 years of experience. I am currently the Director of Technology in New Hope-Solebury School district and have served in this capacity for 11 years. Prior, I was the Network Engineer at Upper Moreland School district, and worked there for 10 years. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science from LaSalle University and started the ITACS program last year.I also have a small consulting partnership that supports several small business offices with technology needs.
I’m looking forward to a fun semester with this course!
Loi Van Tran says
Hello Everyone,
I recently graduated with a BBA in MIS from Temple University. I have about 9+ years of Supply Chain Management experience working with the United States Marine Corps and Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. I am currently working with Lockheed Martin as a Business Analyst in their Enterprise Business Services with concentration in Supply Chain cyber security and SAP systems integration. I am looking forward to learning more from all of you as we embark on this new curriculum in ITACS.
Amanda M Rossetti says
Hello everyone! My name is Amanda Rossetti and I am a part time ITACS student on the Cyber Security track. During the day I work at PwC as an IT Auditor within our Risk Assurance practice. In IT Audit you have to know what risks businesses face and how they can potentially be detrimental, including who has access to the network and how it is secure to prevent unauthorized access. I graduated from Temple with a degree in Management Information Systems in May 2015 and successfully completed the CISA exam in June.
Mushima K. Ngalande says
Hi,
My name is Mushima Ngalande. I work at Temple University in the Computer Services Department basically providing technical support. I am a part time student in the ITACS program which I started last year.
I am hopping with this course I can keep building up practical knowledge on cyber security and in this particular course on securing digital infrastructure.
My knowledge in securing infrastructure is basic and I look forward to learning a lot from this course and the whole program as a whole,
BIlaal Williams says
Hi Everyone,
I am a part-time student in the ITACS program cyber-security track. I graduated Temple in December 2015 with a major in Economics. I currently work full time as an Accountant in Tokio Marine Holdings/Reliance Stabdard and am looking to transition into IT. I learned several programming languages in my undergraduate and self-study such as C, Java, SQL, PHP, Python as well as web scripting languages such as HTML, Javascript, and CSS. My ultimate goal in IT is to become a pen tester/ ethical hacker. Looking forward to a great semester, this course looks quite interesting!
Josh Zenker says
Hi, everyone! I’m a part-time student on the Cyber Security track. I currently work here at Temple as a Linux System Administrator. All told, I’ve been working in IT in various capacities for over a decade.
Throughout all my roles, the common thread has been the need for security. More and more of our lives involve the use of a computer, and with all those computers comes sensitive data. Information security is a constantly evolving field, so I’m hoping to pick up some new knowledge that will help me grow in my career.
Joseph Nguyen says
Hi Everyone,
My name is Joseph Nguyen. I am doing ITACS part time, just start this fall. I am Network Engineer. All of my experiences are in Switzerland. know well Cisco, Juniper, CheckPoint, Windows and Linux. I just came to the US 6 yrs ago.
Hope to finish this program asap.
Joseph Nguyen says
Hi Everyone,
My name is Joseph Nguyen. I am doing ITACS part time, just start this fall. I am Network Engineer. All of my experiences are in Switzerland. know well Cisco, Juniper, CheckPoint, Windows and Linux. I just came to the US 6 yrs ago.
Hope to finish this program asap. I start study CISSP 8 yrs ago but never pass the exam.
Anthony Clayton Fecondo says
Hey all,
My name is Anthony Fecondo and I graduated from Temple’s Fox School of Business in the spring of 2016. I majored in legal studies and minored in MIS. I’m currently enrolled as a full time student in the ITACS program.
I discovered MIS in my junior year and quickly became passionate about the technology industry. I wanted to pursue an MIS degree in place of legal studies, but that would have delayed my graduation by a year. It was at this time that I was introduced to the ITACS program by professor Mart Doyle. After learning about the program, I decided that the Cyber Security track of the ITACS program synchronized with my interests.
My time as a business major has helped me develop a lot of the analytical and critical thinking skills that I’ll need in this program. However, I’m relatively new to the more technical aspects. In addition to the MIS prerequisites for the ITACS program, I also completed MIS 3501-Data Centric Application Development which introduced me to coding. In this course, I learned the basics of HTML, CSS, SQL, and PHP. Since this course, I’ve spent ample time familiarizing myself with Python. Overall, I’ve accumulated 2 years of coding experience.
I’m passionate about learning and more specifically, I’m passionate about the information technology industry. I’m eager to jump into the curriculum and expand my knowledge on network security in order to prepare myself for a career in cyber security.
Noah J Berson says
Evening everyone! I’m Noah Berson and a recent graduate from Temple’s Fox School in MIS. I have worked in technology most of my life, and my last job was working at a company that built school websites. I have a strong interest in cyber-security and hope to do well in this course.
Mengxue Ni says
Hello, everyone! My name is Mengxue Ni. I am an international student from China.
I am a full-time student in the ITACS program opting for Cyber Security track. This is my first year of the program and this is my first class of school. I graduated at Temple University this May for my undergraduate study of Management Information System. I decided to continue pursing a master degree before I started to work.
I really hope to learn about more computer science knowledge and security components through the program. Also, I look forward to meet more people who have same interests as me.
Andres Galarza says
This is my first semester in the ITACS program. I live in Center City, Philadelphia with my wife and 2 cats. I became interested in the program because I currently work as a Cyber Security Systems Engineer for the navy. That fancy sounding title just means that I help secure the information technology systems that operate a ship’s mechanical platforms, such as navigation or propulsion.
My path into infosec/cyber security is a bit complicated. I received an undergraduate degree in Professional Writing from Michigan State University which I used to land a job as a web developer in Silicon Valley. After a few years of doing that, I made a huge career switch and joined the army as an artillery officer. My last job in the military tangentially touched on Information Security, and that’s why I’m here today.
I’m a part-timer and hope to be finished by the summer of 2018. As I’m focusing on the Cyber Security track, I hope to graduate with a CISSP.
Mengqi He says
Hello, everyone! My name is Mengqi He. I’m a full-time student. I graduated from Temple with my BBA in international business in 2015. As I always have interests in IT, I minored MIS in my undergraduate years and found it was very interesting. I enjoyed the way that we used various technologies and tools to do business more efficiently. Then I decided to take the ITACS program to have further education on MIS. I didn’t have MIS related work experience, but I believe I will learn a lot from both professor and my experienced classmates in this course. I look forward to having fun and learning new stuffs with this course.
Ruslan Yakush says
Hello Everyone,
My name is Ruslan Yakush and I am part-time student at ITACS program in Cyber Security Track. I work as Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at National Board of Medical Examiners providing enterprise architecture design, engineering and infrastructure services using various technologies. This is my 2nd year in ITACS program and I am very excited to be part of this class and hope to meet with all of you.
Jon Whitehurst says
Hi Everyone. My name is Jon Whitehurst and this is my fourth class for the Cyber Security program. I am a network security engineer here at Temple University for a little over four years. As it relates to my job I get involved with security related incidents, problems as it relates to firewalls and getting involved in application requirements to implement on the firewall. Working in security and in the degree program has shown me that security concerns are everywhere and it has been exciting working with so many group with in the organizations. I look forward to with everyone.
JR says
Hi all,
My name is Jerrin. I’m also a Temple MIS grad. I work as a programmer at the Einstein Medical Center. This is my 2nd semester as a part time student in the Temple ITACS program. I’m excited to be in this class and learn more about what can be done to secure the cyber surface of a business entity.
JR says
Hi all,
If anyone needs access to the Fedora 23 live image, you can get it here:
https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/23/Workstation/x86_64/iso/
Note: The files are hosted at multiple locations, it’s probably best to go to the link a few times and get the checksums from a few locations and make sure that the file you downloaded has the same checksum
Does anyone have a link to these readings?:
Cole, E. (2016) Network Security. 2 Ed., Boston: Wiley
E. Cole has written quite a few books on Network Security.
Loi Van Tran says
Hi All:
If you are attempting to complete Practical Application 2.1, here are some troubleshooting that I did to complete the assignment. Brian will be updating his instructions to reflect these changes.
Step 1.d
Original : # firewall-cmd -get-active-zones
Change : # firewall-cmd –get-active-zones
Step 1.l
If students install the updates for Fedora 23, they will not be able to find ftp_home_dir to set the Boolean to On. In that case, as you taught me, they will need to turn off enforce.
Step 5.h and 5.j
Original : ldapadd -x -D cn=Manager, dc=localhost, dc=localdomain -W -f /home/student/basedomain.ldif
Change : ldapadd -x -D cn=Manager,dc=localhost,dc=localdomain -W -f /home/student/basedomain.ldif
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Joseph Nguyen says
Thank you Loi, I finished the PA21 yesterday and yes, some spaces removed. How did you put your picture displayed here beside your name?
Anthony Quitugua says
HI Everyone. I’m Anthony and this is my first class in the Cyber Security program. I recently transitioned from the Marine Corps and am currently working as a Fraud/Risk Oversight Manager at JP Morgan Chase. I’m excited to start this program and looking forward to working with all of you.