Blue Team · SOC Operations

Defending
networks,
quietly. portfolio of @hennie-smith · cyber security student

Second-year Bachelor IT & Cyber Security student focused on defensive security — SOC operations, threat hunting, network defense and incident response planning. Currently looking for a first internship to put theory into practice.

Status
Available Internship 2026
Focus
Blue Team · SOC
Program
IT & Cyber Security
Languages
NL · EN · HU
01

About

A short introduction

I'm a second-year Bachelor student in IT & Cyber Security with a broad technical curiosity and a clear preference for the defensive side: SOC operations, threat hunting, network defense and incident response planning.

I work in a structured way, solve problems analytically, and pick up new tools and technologies quickly. Beyond network and system security I'm expanding into DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. After graduating I plan to pursue the Cisco CCNA and CompTIA Security+ certifications.

Right now I'm looking for a first internship where I can apply what I've learned and grow alongside an experienced team.

Blue Team SOC Threat Hunting Network Defense IR Planning DevOps IaC

At a glance

Handle@hennie-smith
RoleStudent, Blue Team
ProgramIT & Cyber Security
Year2 of 3
MinorStartup & Entrepreneurship
AvailableInternship 2026
Working inNL · EN · HU
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Stack & Toolkit

8 domains · 30+ tools

Security Blue team & defense

Blue Team Network Security System Hardening Logging & Monitoring Incident Response Planning

Security Tools SIEM, IDS, firewall, proxy

Wazuh Suricata OPNsense Squid Wireshark Cisco Packet Tracer

Networking Routing, switching, fundamentals

Cisco R&S TCP/IP Subnetting VLANs OSI Model DNS

System Administration Linux & Windows Server

Ubuntu Rocky Linux Linux Mint CLI & Scripting Windows Server Active Directory Kerberos iSCSI

Virtualisation Labs & sandboxes

VMware Workstation Proxmox VirtualBox

Automation & IaC Repeatable, version-controlled

Ansible Bash Scripting Git / GitHub

Languages Programming & query

Python Bash HTML / CSS SQL (basic)

Tools Daily drivers

VS Code Microsoft Office Git CLI
03

Projects

3 selected
Project 01

Open Source SASE

School project · Team · Ongoing
  • Building a Secure Access Service Edge stack from open source components.
  • Zero-trust principles with integrated network and security functions.
  • Hands-on experience with policy engines, identity-aware proxies and network telemetry.
Running
SASE Zero Trust Open Source
Project 02

Portfolio Website

Personal project · In progress
  • Static one-page site hosted on a self-managed Hetzner VM.
  • Server hardening — SSH key auth, firewall rules, fail2ban, automatic updates.
  • Attention to domain privacy and a minimal attack surface.
Live
Hetzner Hardening Nginx
Project 03

Security Experiments

Personal project · Planned roll-out
  • Honeypot deployment to capture and analyse attack patterns and traffic.
  • Access-control research with a Flipper Zero against a smart lock.
  • Raspberry Pi projects for network and security tooling.
Planned
Honeypot Flipper Zero Raspberry Pi
04

Experience & Education

Timeline

Education

2023 — nowin progress

Bachelor IT & Cyber Security and Cloud

University of Applied Sciences

Minor: Startup & Entrepreneurship. Focus areas: secure systems, networking, cloud infrastructure.

2022 — 2023completed

Computer Operator

Adult Education Programme

Foundational systems and networking program. Network Technician track half-completed before continuing to bachelor studies.

Experience

2025 — now

Sales Associate

Retail · part-time

POS handling, customer advice, stock replenishment and inventory.

2021 — 2026

Private Tutor

Self-employed

One-on-one tutoring for primary and secondary school pupils — adapting difficult material to each student's study method.

2018 — 2025

Volunteer

Summer camps & community events

Organising summer camps, events and workshops; performing (vocals/guitar); technical support — presentations, AV, troubleshooting.

05

Languages

CEFR scale
Dutch
C2 · Native
Nederlands
English
C1 · Fluent
English
Hungarian
C1 · Fluent
Magyar
French
A2 · Refreshing
7 years studied
German
A1 · Basic
Deutsch

Let's connect.

I'm actively looking for a Blue Team / SOC internship starting 2026. If your team is hiring or you'd like to chat about a project, the best way to reach me is via LinkedIn or GitHub.