What It's Like to Be a Cybersecurity Professional

By Gina Pierson, BSAST' 16, MSIT '19

Have you ever stopped to think about where your information is being stored and/or what is protecting that information from being accessed by unauthorized users? If the answer to that question is "no," you are not alone.

Have you ever thought like a "hacker" and considered how you would go about obtaining someone's information if you had the opportunity to do so? Would you target their mobile device or their laptop or their email account? Do you think Linux, Microsoft Windows or Mac OS are all equally vulnerable or that one of them has more weaknesses than another? These are only some of the questions a cybersecurity professional ponders every day