aaronwdejong.net: A blog about life in IT with mental health.
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Scaling Down my Training
Scaling Down I have been training to come back to be a Network Administrator for about 2-3 years. Only since 2022 have I been getting certifications again. I’m having more luck with studying and at a point where I can get a part time job in IT due to my anxiety. I am scaling down…
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Working on Network+ Exam
CompTIA Network+ The Network+ exam is one of the certifications that I am studying for. I am currently about 85% to 90% of the way through the study plan. The CompTIA Network+ exam is the next one that I am taking and have scheduled it for the 9th of April, 2024. This exam is a…
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Cybersecurity and Computer Networking
Cybersecurity Certifications I have been researching some Cybersecurity certifications and found some certifications that are more helpful to computer networking roles. These are mainly the Network Administrator, Network Engineer or Network Security Engineer roles. These certifications are geared more towards computer networking The two certifications are the OSWP and the PNPT. The OffSec Wireless Professional…
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Certification Pathways to Work On
Certification Pathways I am thinking about the best way to work on the subjects that I will need in order to reach my ultimate goal, that is to become a CTO. Thinking about the subjects that I would need to master to get there, I want to get a CCNP Enterprise with ENCOR and ENARSI.…
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Looking forward to my CCNA exam
Looking forward I’m looking forward to my CCNA exam, I am not scheduling it yet though. I am planning on doing the 200-301 CCNA exam in April or May. I’ve been studying for it a little lighter than I wanted to before. This still means that there is a lot of reading that I have…
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Certification Progress and Flexibility
CCST: Networking Having passed the CCST: Networking exam on Tuesday, I found that I am still more interested in Computer Networking than Cybersecurity. On the CCST: Networking exam, I passed with a 902 needing 700 to pass. Knowing that, I am still wanting to take the Certified in Cybersecurity exam and take a more laid…
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What I am Reading and Certifications
Reading I am on the last book that I have told you guys about. This is the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Cert Guide. I have been working on studying for the Network+ along with the CCNA and will be reading more books. There are some additional books that I want to read next. I am reading…
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Musings on changes at aaronwdejong.net
Site Changes I have been working on some changes to the website and concept behind aaronwdejong.net. These changes have allowed for a donation section on the About page which is done as a sole proprietorship not a charity so it is really for contributions and tips. This was done to help finance the website as…
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Taking a New Path
Cybersecurity I have been working on my cybersecurity training and want to go through some more certifications. I’ve decided to take a new path and go more towards the cybersecurity field by doing the Certified in Cybersecurity certification, and the Security+ for this year. Wanting to take some training on the three EC-Council essentials paths,…
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Cryptography and Cybersecurity
Cryptography Recently, I have written an article on LinkedIn which you can get to with the link below. I have been working on some cryptography problems and am an enthusiast for cryptography. There are certain things like the Cicada 3301 cipher that I am thinking about attempting to solve. In this article, I provided a…
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