About me

I am Sebastiaan Van Hoecke and I am CIO at WeGroup. My passion goes out to GNU/Linux, security, ethical hacking and networking as you will notice.
I am 24 years old and live in Gent.
Once in a while I go out with a solid group of friends, I listen to electronic music or immortalized classics and to maintain a healthy mind in a healthy body I try to run three times a week and play some squash.
Interests
Linux & Foss
Linux & Foss
My main interest is GNU/Linux: the kernel, servers, playing with ARM devices or using it as my daily drive. I am also a big enthusiast of open source and I like to hack software.
Networking & Security
Networking & Security
I always had a keen interest in the internet, how does it work, who controls it, and so on. At home I have built a small datacenter existing out of a couple of servers.
Web Design & Development
Web Design & Development
Building software on the web is always fun, you can use it anywhere you want. I like to design or make beautiful websites/applications.
Operating Systems
Operating Systems
But how does this work?! That is a question I ask myself a lot. I want to know how something works, try to build it myself and make it better.
AI
AI
AI and machine learning are the future, nothing can change that. I am interested in new machine learning algorithms and AI software/robotics.
Penetration Testing
Penetration Testing
It started with watching Mr. Robot, since then I want to learn everything about pentesting, hardening systems and white hat hacking.
Skills
Other
SQL, C++, ASM. C#/.NET, Powershell, OS Development.
Cisco, Docker, LXC, Vagrant, Pentesting, Virtualization, Continuous Integration, Ansible, Linux-Windows-BSD server knowledge, Server Security, Encryption, VPN, MPLS.
Fossil, Git.
Arduino, Raspberry PI.
Soft Skills
I have a realistic logical mind which can quickly adapt to change. I am a creative, curious, out-of-the-box thinking person, who is determined and eager to learn new things.