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When Jake Simino, \u201915, was a teenager in the 1990s, he loved to take apart computers to reconfigure video games like Half-Life and Counterstrike.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy friends and I spent a lot of weekends hanging out in each other\u2019s basements,\u201d Simino says. \u201cWe were the dorks of our high school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today, Simino still works with computerized systems, but his job is no game \u2014 he safeguards important information. After graduating from 丝瓜视频APPwith a BS in cyber security <\/a>from the John E. Simon School of Business, Simino landed an associate information security analyst position at World Wide Technology, where he had interned his senior year. The St. Louis-based company provides technology and supply-chain solutions to clients in the federal government, educational arenas and the healthcare industry, among other fields.<\/p>\n