Hello! My name is Macon Tankard, and I am a 19-year-old student at ODU who is currently pursuing a degree in cybersecurity. I spent my first two years in college attending Virginia Peninsula Community College, earning an associate’s degree in information technology. When I am not doing schoolwork, I enjoy gaming, going to the gym, and listening to music. Alongside my college classes, I am studying for the CompTIA Security+ certification and learning to code with Python. On this website, I plan to keep a record of all my article reviews, journal entries, and discussions from the CYSE201S course. I linked a video in the sidebar that explains the basics of how hackers can use social engineering to either gain access to a system or steal data from an individual or an organization.