Introspection

IS 101 has definitely changed from when I first took it a couple of years ago. Even though I withdrew from the class two weeks after, I can still tell the difference. Professor Wu is definitely more engage with the students and we are learning more then just informational systems. This class definitely requires a lot of work and commitment, which is something we are learning here in class that we can apply to our life's.

IT Career Facts

    What I have learned from chapter 2 is how popular IT career are and how important they are as well. Major business use some kind of program and like everything in life it is not perfect. There will be hiccups and well they will need the help to get through it. That is where IT personnel come in to help. I find it interesting how IT is more then just assisting when something is wrong but also help build and program systems. An IT career seems to be the future. 

Pro Bowl 2022

    This week I wanted to blog about my Pro Bowl experience. My younger brother and I were lucky enough to go to the Pro Bowl 2022 at Allegiant Stadium. I have never gone to a professional football game before. It was my first time going to Allegiant Stadium and man I was impress overall of the stadium. The game was a different story. It seem like they were not really playing football more like tag football. I guess they did not want the players to get injured for the next season. I still had a good time though not counting the rude Raider fans. Still, I got to see players from my team the New England Patriots. I know they will be playing the Raider next season. I will definitely be going to that game.

Encryption and Authentication

     One thing I learn from the first chapter was in section 1.4.12, where it talked about encryption and authentication. What I learned is how encryption is use to delay third parties to try and steal your information. There are different ways to protect yourself, one is to protect your Wi-Fi by using WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2). This is the latest encryption method for Wi-Fi and to make sure your modem has the latest firmware update. Another way is to check your website address. Make sure that when inputting sensitive information the website has is HTTPS and not just HTTP as HTTPS has the encryption which makes it more difficult for hackers to hack. Lastly make sure your authentication is safe. Criminals will do what they can to try to obtain your user names and passwords. Make sure you use safe authentication practices such as having a strong password, not using the same password for everything and do not share your password.