My Cybersecurity Journey

Learning Linux is important for progressing in cybersecurity. At first I was looking into setting up a virtual environment on my Windows PC to run Kali Linux. I didn’t know a subsystem could be set up in Windows to run Linux.  What is Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)? Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine WITHOUT the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. According to What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux? “WSL 2 is the default distro type when installing a Linux distribution. WSL 2 uses virtualization technology to run a Linux kernel inside of a lightweight utility virtual machine (VM). Linux distributions run as isolated containers inside of the WSL 2 managed VM.” Also, WSL is faster and better for simple Linux command-line tasks. For beginner learning purposes, this would suffice for now. If you are more interested in watching a video tutorial on the process, you can check out “Windows Subsyste...

  1.   Run a system test. 2. If successful, the screen will show a QR code and the URL which will take you to the next steps which are photo taking. 3. With your smartphone, take the following photos: your headshot, photos of your valid ID (front and back), and four shots of your desk from the front, back, and sides. 4. Back to the computer screen, you will go through workspace verification where they test your system to see that you don’t have an extra monitor, extraneous devices, or other issues. 5. Close all other applications (CTRL+ALT+DELETE > task Manager) 6. When this is done, as soon as you click ‘Next’ you will be put on a queue. 7. When it gets to your turn, a chat window will open and the proctor will introduce themself and ask to call you. My proctor contacted me through the computer and spoke through my speaker. She also had me put my phone away so that I could not access it during the exam.  8. The proctor wanted to verify my...