Yassine Belal

Project: Refactoring of an iPXE portal for automated workstation deployment

Network Developer Intern - Technocité ASBL - Hornu, Belgium

(2024-02 - 2024-05)

Project: Refactoring of an iPXE portal for automated workstation deployment

• Back-end development in PHP (CakePHP – MVC) of an internal web portal.
• Connection to a MySQL database for managing PXE configurations.
• Integration within a local network environment (DHCP, TFTP, PXE).
• Optimization and correction of existing iPXE scripts.
• Full functional testing on the local PXE infrastructure (network + servers).
• Result: centralized portal enabling automated deployment of training workstations, without manual intervention.

Network Engineering Intern (Cybersecurity) - Trustteam - Tournai, Belgique

(2025-02 - 2025-05)

Active Directory & Microsoft 365 security hardening project (production environment)

• Conducted a full Active Directory security audit using PingCastle: global scoring, anomaly detection, privileged accounts, obsolete objects.
• Selection, customization and testing of hardening Group Policy Objects (GPOs), with manual checks and automated PowerShell remediation.
• Implementation of HardenAD: modular XML plans, PowerShell integration, validation in pre-production.
• Cloud PowerShell connections (Microsoft Graph, Exchange Online, AzureAD, MSOL) and Microsoft 365 security audit via Harden365.
• Analysis and recommendations regarding MFA, mail security, anti-spoofing, identities, devices and alerts.
• Writing of complete technical documentation: procedures, demonstrations, best-practice references.
• Final technical presentation to the IT team: results, demonstrations and recommendations with no production impact.

Bachelor's Degree - Networks & Telecommunications – Cybersecurity specialization - Haute école en Hainaut - Mons (2021 - 2025)