The Packet's Journey

Hello Fellow Tech People!  As I discussed in my last post I am currently working through Google's course on cybersecurity. I have to say that I'm fairly impressed with this course and am only half way through so far. This course covers a lot of foundational concepts for security and the cybersecurity field. As you progress through each module it builds on the foundation of the previous module giving you a solid place to continue to learn and build from. Right now I have covered foundation of security, managing risk, networking and network security and am working on tools of Linux and SQL. All of these have been fantastic and as I've stated a great primer for jumping into the field. Coursera has built a terrfic course and is worth the money on spending to obtain the certification from Google. The cost is fairly inexpensive if you can dedicate time everyday to the course in a steady pace. I was fortunate enough to get cousera for a month for $1 so I thought I would try it out...

 Hello Fellow Learners! A couple weeks ago I sat for ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity exam and passed! While this exam was not crazy hard it was difficult however and honestly by the end when I hit submit I thought I had failed (which is exactly how I felt taking my CCNA exams LOL). The course offer by ISC2 for online training is rather engaging and covers a lot of info, but as with any certification you are studying for multiple resources are your friend. In addition to the course I used  https://www.udemy.com/course/certified-in-cybersecurity-cc-exam-preparation/   which was a tremendous help in having me learn what the exam would be like and to consider not just the information, but the spirit of it as well.  This exam serves as a great primer to leap frog you in all that is security in the Information Technology field. I was able to take the exam for free due to ISC2 is offering free course and exam fees for up to 1million people.  https://www.isc2.org/landin...

I run sound at my church and them knowing that I am a Network Engineer approached me about the Wifi. See the Wifi was outdated and could not handle the amount of traffic it was getting from staff, guest and devices accessing it so it was time for an update. I did some research to find the least expensive option with the least amount of tech savvy needed to continue administration of it should something happen. This research lead me to the eero and its extenders with its ability to have a primary network wand a sub network on it as well using wifi 6 as its base. As you can see below I created 5 different networks that span several buildings and large areas across the the church. This has helped to segment the network for security reasons, but also to break up the amount of traffic that was being sent across a single network.  In each of the networks shown above I have deployed at minimum 2 extenders in each network and each network has its own password and IP pool that does not matc...

 Been a long time since I've blogged, but nevertheless I figured I would start once again. As the blog is label the Packet's journey, learning security is part of that. I've decided to dual study security and CCNP networking as well as embarking on college once again. I'm determined to obtain my associates in Network Administration/Network Security as I'm fast approaching my 41st year on this earth. Learning is a life long passion of mine and I'm fond of saying "If you're not growing, then you're dying".  I endeavor to push myself to learn and grow in my skills to better provide for my family as well as feed that addiction that comes with having knowledge. As you continue in this life you learn that knowledge gives you wisdom which in turn gives you power to make choices and have options in life. So as I find myself looking for a job yet again I figured now is the time to learn things that I've wanted to learn for a long time.  So come with...