{"id":76,"date":"2024-12-12T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-12-05T03:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:23:43","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/2024\/12\/12\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73\" style=\"width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1-945x710.jpg 945w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35279\/2024\/09\/cropped-20240916_163746-scaled-1.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Hamza Safdar, I am a sophomore majoring in cybersecurity engineering at ODU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRAINING &amp; COMPUTER SKILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>IT Fundamentals Certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network+ Certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Python<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Office Suite: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Workspace: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, Drive, Meet, Chat, Gmail &amp; Calendar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LANGUAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Urdu (Native Speaker)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arabic (Literate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English (Fluent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relevant Coursework<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Cybersecurity Fundamentals I &amp; II\n<ul>\n<li>Tidewater Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software Design\n<ul>\n<li>Tidewater Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WORK EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cyber Analyst Intern, <\/strong>Great Bridge High School&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; January 2022 &#8211; June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Conducted risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implemented security controls to mitigate identified risks and vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitored emerging security threats and recommended enhancements to improve the security posture of the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cybersecurity Student, <\/strong>Chesapeake Career Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; August 2021 \u2013 June 2023<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Created virtual environments and utilized pen testing operating systems to interact with security vulnerabilities.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked with hands on hardware to troubleshoot fault components.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked on virtual environments to configure network protocols on Linux, windows and iOS devices.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilized command line utilities to perform backups and troubleshoot a myriad of network and storage issues.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborated with other students to help them setup their virtual environments while also increasing my original knowledge.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed reports on the PC hardware I troubleshooted and documented the problems with the hardware.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IT Technician at <\/strong>Card Center ODU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; January 2024-May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Greeted and assist customers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Printed out ID cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sold ID cards and operated the POS sale machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operated and troubleshooted the copy machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Hamza Safdar, I am a sophomore majoring in cybersecurity engineering at ODU. Experience: TRAINING &amp; COMPUTER SKILLS LANGUAGES Relevant Coursework WORK EXPERIENCE Cyber Analyst Intern, Great Bridge High School&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; January 2022 &#8211; June 2023 Cybersecurity Student, Chesapeake&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/2024\/12\/12\/about-me\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26844,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26844"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/hsafd001\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}