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Interview

2010. The Fields of graphic design, for cybersecurity was unnecessary,
internet design, and application which was a threat and challenge to
development were expanding us. At the time, it was more difficult
quickly. The most profitable and to sustain. People continue to be
in-demand career in the world, at hesitant to spend money on topics
least during the current economic like cybersecurity because they
recession, is one that involves the believe these investments won’t have
IT industry, which is currently a hot a significant influence on society.
topic. The less paper concept was With the assistance of CAN and the
steadily gaining popularity in the Lion Club, we promoted cybersecurity
market. Studying IT was the only education. To get to where I am now,
way to function in this digitally which was a challenging road, I had
advanced world. I didn’t want to to struggle a lot. It took me 8 or 9
return to the old traditional method years from the start of my profession.
and the data system, as the world
was more cultured. I decided to What inspires you in your life?
enter this field as a result. Any specific driving force?

What difficulties did you face I am the one who inspires me.
in the initial phase of your Upgrading our level of success is
career? impossible until we develop self-
motivation. Nobody inspired me
What difference did you find After graduating from SLC, I moved to pursue a career in cybersecurity
between the education system to Singapore in 2008 to pursue or study information technology. I
of Nepal and abroad? my bachelor’s degree in hotel realized that the upcoming period
management. I’ve always had a is set to go digital and that this field
In my view there are many notable passion for cooking and consider has a lot of potential. This motivated
me to believe that young people
things which can be discussed. While myself a foodie. I always believed I need to transform the world. I
children from wealthy families can was an excellent candidate to be a believe self-motivation is the key
afford to attend private schools, chef whenever I used to prepare and to success. When I wasn’t sure I
children from poor households taste food. I believed it to be the could succeed, I always kept myself
frequently have to drop out of school ideal career for me. I thought I was in motivated.
to work. Regardless of a student’s the wrong sector when I was doing
familial circumstances, education is job training since I recognized that
prioritized in many other countries. In cooking wouldn’t help me succeed. How has your family supported
Nepal’s educational system, subjects Although I enjoy cooking and eating, you throughout your career?
like math, science, and language I felt I was unable to deal with clients
are given more priority. However, in this field. I then shifted to the IT I’d say it’s 100% or even higher. My
several other countries have more industry. My two main domains were family has always supported me in
multidisciplinary schools that cover networking and cybersecurity. When whatever I’ve done, whether it was a
concepts like creativity, problem- I came back to Nepal, the idea of desire to go abroad and further my
solving, and critical thinking. A clear security was unpopular. No one had education, launch my own business,
difference that can be seen in Nepal’s considered cybersecurity; according or choose a career. They let me do
education system and abroad is to a common misconception, whatever I wanted. The credit for
that Nepal focuses on theoretical “security” when referring to guarding getting me to where I am now goes
pressure, while abroad the system is or securing individuals. I found to my family, who have been there
based on a practical approach. Nepal it difficult to begin my career at for me every step of the way. They
only focuses on bookish knowledge, that time. It was a tremendously have consistently helped. I’m grateful
and the abroad education system challenging phase of my work when to have such a kind and encouraging
focuses on giving skill-based I first started going to customers’ family that has supported me
knowledge to the students. houses and installing antennas while throughout my journey.
also installing fiber optic connections,
Despite having many other climbing poles, and repairing What factors would you
wires. After that, I began working
sectors, why particularly IT? as a network and system engineer. consider when advising your
Cybersecurity was prioritized in 2018 closed ones on possible career
It is very similar to having a variety as people began to take hacking and paths?
of foods on a plate but only eating data breaches seriously. We needed
the ones we like. The IT sector some time to set up the cybersecurity As I previously stated, self-motivation
is a booming one with many concept and culture. The older is the key to success. You need to
opportunities. I began my Bachelor of generation complained, claiming stay objective about what to do in
Information Technology program in that the younger generation’s need life. Like the phrase never sail on two
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