Esogwa Jubilate Aghachiluru

In their words.

My UBI journey has been nothing short of inspiring.

I still remember almost not applying because I felt I wasn't ready for the challenge. I questioned whether I knew enough to survive the programme. Somehow, I took the leap, submitted my application, and was accepted.

During the orientation, I kept hearing, "This internship will stretch you." Deep down, I laughed and told myself, "You probably won't even make it through the first week." Yet here I am today, preparing to enter Stage 6. Looking back, I can only smile because this programme has shown me that growth begins where comfort ends.

There were moments I wanted to quit, especially during Stage 3. The tasks were demanding, and I genuinely wondered if I belonged. But every time I felt like giving up, I found encouragement from my fellow interns and the incredible UBI community. Their support reminded me why I started and gave me the strength to keep going.

Before joining UBI, I had about six months of cybersecurity learning. In just a few weeks, this internship accelerated my growth in ways I never imagined. I gained practical experience in incident response, threat hunting, log and evidence analysis, vulnerability assessment, security report writing, governance, and mapping adversary techniques to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. More importantly, I learned how to think like a SOC analyst instead of simply learning cybersecurity concepts.

UBI is more than an internship. It is a place where potential is challenged, resilience is built, and careers begin to take shape.