{"id":15,"date":"2025-09-20T17:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T17:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-11-24T03:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:01:35","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am a Cybersecurity student at Old Dominion University. Before beginning my degree, I completed a Cybersecurity &amp; IT Certificate program at Virginia Commonwealth University, where I gained hands-on experience in risk assessment, vulnerability management, and digital forensics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to my studies, I work as a <strong>Security Analyst<\/strong>, where I help organizations protect sensitive data and strengthen their security posture. This ePortfolio highlights my academic growth through my write-ups and studies. I will continue to develop both as a student and a professional in the field of cybersecurity as I continue on my learning journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1017\" data-id=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451.jpeg 805w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451-237x300.jpeg 237w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451-768x970.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39763\/2025\/11\/IMG_5451-152x192.jpeg 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a Cybersecurity student at Old Dominion University. Before beginning my degree, I completed a Cybersecurity &amp; IT Certificate program at Virginia Commonwealth University, where I gained hands-on experience in risk assessment, vulnerability management, and digital forensics. In addition <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/?page_id=15\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  About Me<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31484,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/31484"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/tpayn013\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}