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Hello,
This is YOUSSEF , I'm a Software Engineering Student & Cybersecurity Enthusiast.

Who am I?

I am a passionate software engineering student with a keen interest in cybersecurity. I have experience in full-stack development, AI, and mostly CyberSecurity. I am always eager to learn and take on new challenges .

Abu Said
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Experiences
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(Sep 2025 - Present)

DevSecOps Engineer

Covectors

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(Jul 2025 - Sep 2025)

Penetration Testing Intern

Covectors

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(Sep 2024 - Present)

Previous Technical Director & Current Technical Team Member

Securinets INSAT, The first CyberSecurity Association in Tunisia

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(Jan 2025 - Sep 2025)

Technical Team Member & Project Manager

IEEE INSAT Computer Society

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(Dec 2024 - Present)

Web Developer

Freelance

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(June 2024 - Aug 2024)

Intern

Pwn & Patch

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(Dec 2023 – Apr 2024)

President of the Organizing Committee

The National Cybersecurity Congress

Skills
PROJECTS

SMARTSHIELD - AI-Driven IDR Platform

name:'SMARTSHIELD - AI-Driven IDR Platform',
tools: ['Zeek', 'OpenArgus', 'RabbitMQ', 'ELK Stack', 'Docker', 'NestJS', 'React', 'PyTorch', 'FastAPI', 'Go],
myRole:Backend & AI Developer,
Description: Secured 2nd place in the CS Challenge at IEEE TSYP12 competition with our project which is an AI-driven cybersecurity platform designed to enhance automatic threat detection, classification, and response. It offers an end-to-end cybersecurity solution from log extraction to automated report generation.,
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Computer Vision X IoT Smart Glasses

name:'Computer Vision X IoT Smart Glasses',
tools: ['Raspberry Pi', 'MQTT', 'PyTorch', 'Expo Go', 'React Native],
myRole:Backend & IoT Developer,
Description: Participated in developing and implementing AI-powered glasses with a companion app designed to support visually impaired individuals in navigating their environment.,
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X2X Plugin for Hexabot

name:'X2X Plugin for Hexabot',
tools: ['TypeScript', 'Node.js', 'Hexastack],
myRole:Full Stack Developer,
Description: Won 1st place at Orange AI Hackathon with the X2X plugin for Hexabot, a visual chatbot conversation flow management tool. X2X is a set of plugins and helpers that enables conversion between different modalities, such as speech, text, and vision.,
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Intelligent Network Security Analysis Toolkit

name:'Intelligent Network Security Analysis Toolkit',
tools: ['Python', 'NestJS', 'React', 'FastAPI', 'Docker', 'Shodan API', 'Nmap', 'Snyk', 'OWASP ZAP],
myRole:Project Manager & Lead Developer,
Description: Currently leading the development of INSecAT, a comprehensive web application security scanning platform. The toolkit provides both external (black-box) and internal (white-box) security assessments by integrating multiple cybersecurity technologies.,
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Phishing Domain Detection & Creation

name:'Phishing Domain Detection & Creation',
tools: ['Dnstwist', 'Python', 'Ruby on Rails', 'Bootstrap],
myRole:Cybersecurity Engineer Intern,
Description: During my internship at Pwn&Patch, I integrated a component for phishing domain detection (for blue teaming) and phishing domain creation (for red teaming). While also allowing the generation of similar-looking domains for security testing.,
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Educations
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2022 - Present

Engineering cycle in Software Engineering

National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology

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2018 - 2022

Baccalaureate in Mathematics with high honors

El Wafa High School

Section background
Contributions
HackBack 2025 Co-Author & Workshop Instructor

HackBack 2025 Co-Author & Workshop Instructor

2025

Co-Authored competitions and conducted a workshop for CyberSphere 2025.

International Scientific Committee Member at the ICO

International Scientific Committee Member at the ICO

2025

Mentored the national team for the International Cybersecurity Olympiad, leading to winning a silver and a bronze medal. Ended up joining the ISC.

LLM Security Workshop Instructor

LLM Security Workshop Instructor

2025

Conducted a workshop on LLM Security at ISETR.

Author at Darkest Hour CTF 2025

Author at Darkest Hour CTF 2025

2025

Authored challenges for the Darkest Hour CTF 2025, focusing on prompt injections along with being with the infrastructure team.

CyberCamp Treasure Hunt Co-Author

CyberCamp Treasure Hunt Co-Author

2025

Co-Author of the CyberCamp Treasure Hunt in Cybercamp 5.0, a thrilling event that combines cybersecurity challenges with a treasure hunt format.

Web Security Workshops

Web Security Workshops

2024-2025

Co-Lead a series of hands-on workshops on web security practices and common vulnerabilities with Securinets INSAT for a full semester

Talk at UC (Université Centrale)

Talk at UC (Université Centrale)

2024

Co-Hosted a 3 Hour talk at UC (Université Centrale) on the the cybersecurity landscape in Tunisia and the importance of cybersecurity in businesses.

Author at Securinets Beginner-Friendly and Mini CTF 2025

Author at Securinets Beginner-Friendly and Mini CTF 2025

2024

Authored in the Web Exploitation Category for the beginner-friendly CTF and mini CTF

ATAST Summer program Mentor

ATAST Summer program Mentor

2025

Mentored participants in the ATAST Summer program & Hosted an Overnight CTF.

youssef.abid@insat.ucar.tn

+21650244122

Ariana, Tunisia

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