I honestly had forgotten this blog existed. I completed this my last semester while attending UGA. Following graduation, I went on to accept a position as a consultant with KPMG where I worked for just over 3 years. I completed a number of projects in the cybersecurity space, and I learned a great deal along the way. In Winter of 2016, I sat down to take the CISSP exam (after a fairly intense three month study schedule) and I passed it. I'm not fully certified yet, I'm still short about 9 months of work experience, but I'll gain that soon.
I've just recently left my position with KPMG. After three years I learned that while I'm still passionate about security, I am not as passionate about consulting. I felt a lack of connection with my everyday work assignments, and most of all I missed having opportunities to build and work directly with technology. That's why I left to pursue a career in software development. As a developer, I'll have the opportunity to build and create, and to solve complex problems. I'll have the opportunity to apply my security expertise in a new way by considering how the applications I build should incorporate security and protect user data and privacy.
As part of the move, I've set up a new site - https://jongrim.github.io. There I'll be writing new posts about what I'm learning during my transition, and probably more importantly, I'll host my portfolio of projects. Of course if you're just interested in the projects, you can jump straight to my github.
I'm planning to leave all of the old posts up for posterity. I think they still get page views from time to time, and hopefully they'll help others with studying. If the information becomes too outdated though, and I remember to check, then I'll remove it to avoid creating confusion.
All the best,
Jon
