From the Belgian Armed Forces to cloud, network & AI security.
Former telecommunications operator in the Belgian Army, now in a determined career change into cybersecurity. I am building my expertise in cloud, network and AI security, in the open.
- Based in Wallonia
Jean-Baptiste Dhondt: a determined career change into cybersecurity
Technical curiosity, rigour carried over from military telecommunications and continuous training: a career change into cybersecurity, defence-oriented, with a specialisation in cloud, network and AI security.
From a passion for computing to the defence of businesses
Not a standard consultant: a practitioner. He understood systems from the inside before making a profession of it.
- The starting point
An early passion for computing
Understanding how machines work, and why they break.
- Self-teaching
Linux and network security
Self-taught, notably through TryHackMe: understanding how attackers operate, to defend better.
- The training
Technical diploma in computing
The fundamentals validated: systems administration, networks, development.
- Operational experience
Telecommunications in the Belgian Army
Protecting critical networks in a demanding environment. That rigour, applied today to businesses.
- Today
Focused on cloud, network & AI security
Understanding threats to defend better and reach compliance. That is Smidjan.
Let's talk
A project, a mission, a role? Write to me, I reply as fast as I can.