Network Security

 Network Security is one of the most important and crucial aspects of our lives. Many examples of what can be called poor network security can be seen in the instances of large data leaks or the hacks of major companies such as MGM. There are many reasons why I want to choose network security as my tech topic but the main reasons are the impact network security has on our daily lives, the ever evolving threat landscape is fascinating, and the thrill of stopping threat actors. According to IBM, network security is the field inside cybersecurity that focuses on protecting networks from cyber threats (IBM).  Implementing things such as a zero trust architecture or utilizing tools such as a SIEM are some of the more intriguing parts of network security. I hope to get more involved and become a subject matter expert in this topic. I currently work as a Information System Security Engineer, my aspirations are to become an expert in this field and then go to SME at my company. I would love to be the go to guy when it comes to securing the network. Additionally I would like to get to the point where I can create my own whitepapers on network security related topics.