As part of Mastercard’s Cybersecurity Virtual Experience Program on Forage, I served as an analyst on the Security Awareness Team. The focus of this project was on strengthening organizational resilience through security awareness and targeted training initiatives.
- Identified and reported security threats such as phishing.
- Analyzed which business areas required more robust security training.
- Designed and recommended training courses and procedures tailored to those teams.
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
- Threat identification and reporting
- Security awareness training design
- Data analysis and presentation
- Communication and strategy
- Design thinking and problem solving
- Includes visual outputs from the simulation (phishing analysis and awareness training recommendations).
This project reinforced the importance of proactive security awareness programs and the role of clear communication in reducing organizational risk.