Mahima Kulkarni
Instructional Assistant (IT Support & Security Fundamentals)
I have pursued my Master’s in Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy at University of Colorado Boulder and graduated this May 2024. My interest in cybersecurity started at a very young age, I just din know that it was termed cybersecurity. Both my parents are employees in State Bank of India. Since my childhood, they have kept on telling me stories about bank frauds and deceptions and how people are cheated. The misuse of One Time Passwords (OTP), stealth of card information, scamming through text or phone calls, phishing through emails and other such snags made me wonder about the threats these could pose. The fact that people will have to bear such huge losses was beyond my imagination. That innocent child in me always felt bad seeing people get fooled. This further led me to pursue my Master’s in Cybersecurity.