St Brigid's College Year 7 student, Joel Dooling, recently had the amazing opportunity to attend the re_B00TCMP program in Melbourne, run by the Australian Federal Police. With only 40 students selected to attend, Joel had the unique opportunity to explore ethical hacking and cyber career pathways, alongside students from all around Victoria.
Throughout the day, Joel engaged in a series of presentations and workshops, conducted by professionals and mentors from law enforcement, the cyber security sector, the IT and software industry, and higher education institutions such as universities and TAFEs.
Joel's reflection on the day:
"The day went really well and the mentors were really nice. The speakers were inspiring and helped me understand how you can 'hack' in a good way and that there are heaps of different job opportunities in cyber. It was interesting to listen to Bastien Treptel and hear his story about turning from a life of cyber crime to being one of the biggest supporters of the fight against cyber crime. I was shown a heap of online programs that I had never heard of before, like Wireshark, and I got to experiment with these along with the other participants. I really had to step outside of my comfort zone, but I am proud that I did it."
