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// Pretoria, South Africa · Year 3, BSc IT · 2026

Tristan
Joubert.

BSc IT student specialising in red team operations and security data analytics. Building toward penetration testing and exploit development — focused on breaking systems apart to understand how they actually fail. Turning raw data into operational intelligence.

Focus Areas
Offensive Security
Exploitation & Payload Dev
Vulnerability Research
Security Data Analytics
Exploit Scripting
Red Team Tradecraft
01 · Projects
01 Security Tool
Security Pre-Commit Scanner
Git hook that blocks insecure Python before it reaches a repo. Detects hardcoded secrets, SQL injection, unsafe command execution, and weak cryptography via configurable YAML rules.
Python Git Hooks Regex YAML DevSecOps
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02 Browser Extension
AutoTublify
Autonomous Chrome extension generating on-demand YouTube video summaries without leaving the browser. Chrome Extension API with a non-intrusive UI overlay.
JavaScript Chrome API Automation
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03 Web Platform
GuideWise
AI-powered educational platform offering smart study guides and assignment pre-grading services. Responsive layout with a conversion-focused structure.
HTML CSS JavaScript Responsive
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In Progress
WIP · Threat Detection
Security Log Analyzer
Automated log parser surfacing attack patterns and exploitation indicators. Pandas offline correlation, ELK Stack ingestion, Kibana timeline reconstruction of 10k+ entries.
Python Pandas ELK Stack Kibana
WIP · ML / Anomaly Detection
ML System Monitor
Infra telemetry tool exploring anomaly signatures from an attacker's perspective. What does lateral movement look like in Prometheus metrics?
Python scikit-learn Prometheus Grafana
WIP · Application
Verentro App
Application in active development. Details to be published on release.
TBA
02 · Technical Stack
Languages
Python Java C++ Bash SQL JavaScript
Security Tools
Nmap Burp Suite Metasploit Wireshark John the Ripper Gobuster ffuf
Data & Analytics
Pandas NumPy scikit-learn Matplotlib Plotly ELK Stack
Ops & Platform
Linux (Ubuntu/Debian) Git / GitHub Docker Prometheus Grafana zsh / Bash scripting
03 · Training Platforms
TryHackMe
Active — Offensive Pentesting
Handle: Furios →
Hack The Box
Active Machine Exploitation
CTFs · LFI · RCE research →
Self-Directed — 2024 to present
Exploit dev, adversarial ML, red team tradecraft, data engineering pipelines, and machine learning curriculum. Independent labs alongside formal coursework.
04 · Experience
Apr 2024
Jan 2025
Sales Consultant
Vape Vendors — Pretoria
  • Managed POS system processing 100+ daily transactions at 99% accuracy
  • Maintained inventory database across 500+ SKUs with 95%+ accuracy
  • Hardware/software troubleshooting for in-store systems
2024
Present
BSc IT Student
Richfield GIT — Centurion
  • Specialising in Cybersecurity and Data Analytics — Year 3, 2026
  • Modules: AI 700, Cyber Security 700, Machine Learning 700, HCI 700, Java OOP
  • Building practical skills parallel to curriculum through independent project work
05 · Connect

Open to WIL placements, part-time and full-time IT internships in cybersecurity and data analytics. Based in Pretoria — available for remote and on-site roles.

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GitHub
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Email
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