During my internship, I got a chance to visit one of the manufacturing sites in Greenville, SC. I wasn’t allowed to take many pictures due to security reasons but I have a few.
My final few weeks
It’s the middle of August and my final days are counting down. Officially I will end on August 27th. This is my first internship I have ever gotten and if I get any others they’ll have a hard time competing with General Electric. Work that has been completed up to this point is…
Midpoint of my Internship
This marks the 6th week of my 12-week internship with General Electric. Up to this point, we haven’t completed a lot of my priorities. This is not to my own fault, however. The data interfaces I oversaw setting up are having difficulties and have been postponed. Overall, my main project has been postponed to…
My first 50 hours
My first day at General Electric was pretty boring. We started off the day with a three-hour long onboarding meeting. This was to help us set up our computers. Afterwards, we got to meet our assignment leaders. My assignment leader’s name is Robert Wimmer or “Rob”. Rob is German and he currently lives in Switzerland…
ePortfolio #13
Cyber policies are extremely important as they go over most of the cyber coverage gaps that are in the security force. Cyber attacks are exponentially increasing every day and it has become ever more crucial for organizations to meet and discuss if the policies and infrastructures they have are enough to protect the organization. Besides…
ePortfolio #10
What is a cyber security engineer? Think of them like an offensive line in football. The O-Line (engineers) is there to protect the quarterback (sensitive information). With a poor O-Line, the QB remains under pressure but with the right O-line and tools, the QB stays calm and collected. Cyber security engineers are responsible for protecting…
ePortfolio #9
What do you imagine when you hear the word technology? Leisure? Work? Crime? All the above are correct. The introduction of computers and other technologies have made life both easier and more difficult. Computers have impacted education in a huge way. Due to the 2020 global pandemic, many schools have resorted to online learning. Without…
ePortfolio #12
Recent studies show that there has been an increase in the rate of crimes that are committed online over the last 20+ years, while the rate of traditional crime has decreased. This means that crime isn’t decreasing, it’s just changed. In 2016, a research showed that online property crime rates show a wave in new…
ePortfolio #8
In today’s world, there is always a new news story about some scary computer security problem. There are always digital threats, such as hackers, snoopers, viruses, phishing attacks, watering hole attacks, etc., lurking in the depths of cyberspace. That’s why you should be invested heavily into making sure your computer is secure and safe. Hopefully,…
ePortfolio #7
Cybersecurity, in one way or another, should be on every business’s radar. With national news constantly featuring new cyber attacks against businesses of all sizes. Smaller businesses are starting to wonder about the risks they face when they don’t have some sort of cyber defense. As with many core business functions, cybersecurity costs money. Therefore,…