NETWORK / SECURITY / INFRASTRUCTURE

Mustafa
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Network & Security Engineer focused on firewall management, network segmentation, access control and security monitoring with hands-on research in OT/ICS security.

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Mustafa Yakın
Network & Security Engineer

mustafa@netsec:~$ cat focus.txt

+ Firewall & Network Segmentation
+ Identity & Access (802.1X / RADIUS)
+ SIEM & Incident Response
+ OT/ICS Security Research

mustafa@netsec:~$ connection-status
[ OK ] TLS session established
[ OK ] Identity verified
[ OK ] Portfolio loaded

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FORTIGATE PALO ALTO CISCO 802.1X AAA/RADIUS SD-WAN WAZUH OPENVAS ZABBIX GRAFANA WIRESHARK OT/ICS FORTIGATE PALO ALTO CISCO 802.1X AAA/RADIUS SD-WAN WAZUH OPENVAS ZABBIX GRAFANA WIRESHARK OT/ICS

Security first. Infrastructure always visible.

Working across enterprise firewalls, identity systems, SIEM platforms, network monitoring, and industrial (OT/ICS) access control.

01.01

Network & Security

FortiGate, FortiManager, Palo Alto, Cisco firewall policy management, network segmentation, VLAN, VPN, SD-WAN, wireless.

01.02

Identity & Access

AAA/RADIUS, 802.1X, Active Directory, Windows Server, DHCP, NPS authentication and network access control.

01.03

Vulnerability Management

OpenVAS-based vulnerability scanning, risk assessment and remediation follow-up.

01.04

SIEM & Incident Response

Wazuh, Elasticsearch SIEM correlation, log analysis, alert investigation and incident response.

01.05

Monitoring & Platforms

Zabbix, Grafana, Wireshark, VMware, Linux/Ubuntu infrastructure visibility and operations.

01.06

OT/ICS Security

Industrial Control Systems, RBAC, network segmentation, secure access control, OpenPLC.

Operating and securing enterprise networks in production.

Associate Network & Security Specialist
Ak Gıda / Lactalis Türkiye
Oct 2025 — Present
  • Manage, monitor and secure enterprise network and security infrastructure.
  • Administer firewall policy, network segmentation and access control on FortiGate, Palo Alto and Cisco.
  • Operate and troubleshoot LAN/WAN, VLAN, VPN, SD-WAN, wireless and AAA/RADIUS infrastructure.
  • Support commissioning and operations of network and security projects across the data center and multiple facilities.
  • Analyze network and security incidents in coordination with local and international technical teams.
Network & Security Intern
Ak Gıda / Lactalis Türkiye
Feb 2025 — Oct 2025
  • Supported operations, monitoring and troubleshooting of network and security infrastructure.
Information Technology Project Intern
Ak Gıda / Lactalis Türkiye
Jul 2024 — Feb 2025
  • Contributed to IT infrastructure projects, system operations and end-user support processes.

Research built around real infrastructure.

10.01

Access Control in Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

Graduation project designed and implemented a virtualized OT/ICS security lab focused on role-based access control and secure network access. Implemented 802.1X authentication with FreeRADIUS (PEAP/MSCHAPv2) and Active Directory, assigning users to role-based VLANs dynamically; applied VLAN segmentation and inter-VLAN isolation with pfSense; integrated Wazuh SIEM with custom rules to detect brute-force activity and trigger automated firewall quarantine; built and tested an OpenPLC-based industrial control scenario.

FREERADIUS 802.1X PFSENSE WAZUH OPENPLC RBAC

Engineering secure networks without losing sight of operations.

NET Enterprise networking
SEC Security operations
OT ICS / OT security research
I work on network security, firewall management, network segmentation, access control, security monitoring and SIEM technologies. Alongside this, my academic work in OT/ICS security has given me hands-on experience with access control, 802.1X/RADIUS-based authentication, RBAC and segmentation in industrial networks.

I focus on building, monitoring and improving secure and sustainable network infrastructure and keep developing my technical skills in cybersecurity along the way.
M.Sc. Cybersecurity (Thesis) — Sakarya University, Institute of Natural Sciences · Jan 2026 – Present
B.Sc. Computer Engineering — Sakarya University · Sep 2021 – Aug 2025 · GPA 3.1/4.0
LANGUAGES — Turkish (Native) · English (B1)

Let's build something secure.