Ep 51 - Cyber Security

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What we’re talking about:

In this episode I’m chatting with Mohit, and he completed a Bachelor of Cyber Security at Deakin University majoring in Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. He shares his experience of VCE after moving to Melbourne from Dubai in Year 10, gives great information about his course and the range of career opportunities there are in cyber security, and tells us about some of the tasks he does in his current role as a Graduate Cybersecurity Engineer at Thales.

Space Technologies

This is another episode in the series I’m doing with Monash Tech School focusing on the Victorian Priority Sectors, and one of the sectors is Space Technologies. When we think of space we often go straight to thinking about space travel, but there are a whole range of careers in this area including advanced manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence, computer science and cybersecurity, and Thales (where my guest, Mohit, works) is one of the major global companies working in the space technologies industry. Mohit shares in this episode what it’s like to work at Thales, and if you’re interested in pursuing a career in this industry I suggest you take a look at their website (link below).

Choice in VCE

Mohit moved to Melbourne from Dubai during Year 10, and so when he was choosing his VCE subjects, he was surprised at the range of choice he had in terms of which subjects he could choose. He had earlier worked in different education systems where his teachers would have chosen his pathway for him based on his ability in maths and science in particular, so he loved the fact that in Year 10 he could try different subjects like Legal Studies and decide whether or not he wanted to pursue that path for himself.

Studying and Working in Cyber Security

Initially, Mohit started a Bachelor of Marine and Offshore Engineering in Tasmania, but he moved back to Melbourne when he didn’t really enjoy it, he moved back to Melbourne and started investigating other courses. At a Deakin information session, he found out that if he studied Cyber Security he could learn how to hack ethically, and as he’d recently been a victim of a phishing scam, this really interested him. Mohit completed the Bachelor of Cyber Security at Deakin University with a major in Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. He gives us an insight into his course including the 2 internships he completed, the broad range of careers you can pursue within cyber security, and the types of things he’s doing now as a Graduate Cybersecurity Engineer at Thales.