EP 95: The Cybersecurity Student Perspective with Sam Bodine

https://www.yourcyberpath.com/95/

In the beginning, our hosts Jason Dion and Kip Boyle talk a little bit about their new company Akylade, which is going to provide affordable cybersecurity training. They discuss their initial motivations to start the company, what the plan for the company is, and what's the road map for Akylade.

Then, we get into the topic of our episode, introducing our guest, Samuel Bodine, a cybersecurity sophomore, and the leader of the cyber defense team at Liberty University in Virginia.

Sam discusses the different aspects of the competitions they get into, where they simulate a business environment and bring in hackers to test their cyber defense team’s abilities to protect said environments.

Sam also mentions that one of the hugest benefits that he finds in college is networking and that you can make lots of connections that could really help you down the road. On the other hand, sometimes you just have to start from nothing as he tells the story of how he walked into Lockheed Martin with a resume asking for an internship and how he got it a week later.

Jason then goes over internships, how they work, and how they can be very useful for both the company and the intern.

In the end, Sam mentions his trifecta for the perfect cybersecurity advancement, which is certifications, hands on practice, and real-life job experience. When you combine these three, you can have a great holistic understanding of cybersecurity.

To cap it off, Jason highlights that it is crucial to show initiative and how you need to show how much you want something and how it can help you achieve it.

What You’ll Learn

●   What is Akylade?

●   What is it like to be on a collegiate cyber defense team?

●   How to build your network?

●    How useful is an internship?

●    What is the trifecta of cybersecurity education?

Other Relevant Episodes

●   Episode 80 - Risk Management Framework with Drew Church

●   Episode 54 - New Cohost Jason Dion

●   Episode 62 - The NIST Cybersecurity Framework