After getting my associate’s in Computer Networking from Cuesta College in 2017, I pursued a bachelor’s in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University in 2021.

I have several certifications relating to cybersecurity and IT including Comptia Network+, Security+, and Pentest+. Full list is here: https://www.credly.com/users/jcobu/badge...

I’ve been in the IT world professionally for 10 years now. Most recently I’ve been a sysadmin and network technician for several organizations. This means I not only troubleshoot issues at a service desk but I install networking gear and servers as well.

I’ve always tinkered with computers and devices both as a passion and as a professional. Repaired laptops and jailbroke people’s iPods in Middle School? Yup, that was me. Spun up game servers and had my router fried from a DDOS attack? Yeah, that was me.