{
  "id": 10688597,
  "title": "From Drawing Locks at 4AM to Coding My First Website: My Journey as a Cybersecurity Student in Ecuador",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/from-drawing-locks-at-4am-to-coding-my-first-website-my-journey-as-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:25:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/fernando_cybersec/from-drawing-locks-at-4am-to-coding-my-first-website-my-journey-as-a-cybersecurity-student-in-528i"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fernando, a 29-year-old cybersecurity student from Calderón, Quito, Ecuador, shares his journey from drawing locks at 4 AM for a YouTube channel to building websites with AI. He is currently developing a landing page for an orthopedic clinic called LUMI using HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, and React. Fernando emphasizes the importance of building a portfolio to secure internships with companies like GMS Seguridad, Netlife, and NTT Data in Quito. Despite his institute lacking a convenio, he manages his studies autonomously through carta compromiso, which is legal under Article 18 of Ecuadorian law. He asks senior developers how they would enhance a portfolio for a cybersecurity internship with no convenio but real projects.",
  "summary": "I'm Fernando, 29, from Calderón, Quito, Ecuador. Two years ago I was drawing locks with pencil at 4AM for my YouTube channel Relatos Reales. Today I'm building websites at 4AM with AI. My background: Cybersecurity student - Instituto validado por SENESCYT Learning software development with AI (not in class, by myself) Artist turned dev - 1.1K views on my first pencil drawing videos What I'm…",
  "key_points": [
    "Fernando, 29, cybersecurity student from Calderón, Quito, Ecuador",
    "Builds LUMI clinic's landing page using HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, React",
    "Secures internships with GMS Seguridad, Netlife, NTT Data via portfolio"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}