Alghala Yousef

About

Focused and enthusiastic Cyber Security student with a keen interest in Digital Forensics and Network Security. I am a passionate individual who thrives to solve real-world industry problems. and a data-driven, detail-oriented cyber security analyst who always strives to learn new information.

Interests

Cyber Security

Digital Forensics

Network Security

Penetration Testing

Web Development

Ethical Hacking

Programming

CTF player

Education

BSc. in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

August 2018 - Present

Relevant Coursework

Digital Forensic Techniques and Tools
Ethical Hacking
Network Security
Secure Software Desing
Data Structures & Algorithms
Programming for Cyber Security
Netwrok and Information Technology

Online Certification

Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)

September 3, 2022 - Present

Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)

Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPT)

University Certifications

Experience

Arizona State University

January 2021 - Present

Software Engineer

Managed large‑scale deployment of JupyterHub with Nbgrader and webwork software, facilitating approx 5500 students.
Configured, troubleshot, and administered server‑side web applications for the statistics department.
Handled Linux server administration and Apache configuration; automated tasks like user account creation, managing student database, and system maintenance using Shell and automation scripts, reducing manual work by 200%.

Augmenify Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

August 2020 - November 2020

Backend Developer

Documented and coded server‑less web application for the hotel industry and designed REST API using Flask‑based JWT authentication.
Redeveloped an existing system to support customer account management, scheduling, and time tracking; enabled dynamic API calls with the help of Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB.

Epitome Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

July 2019 - Dec 2019

Software Developer

Tested, designed, and developed backend APIs of WebRTC enabled multi‑party video conferencing web application and delivered the project 15 days ahead of schedule by efficiently designing the flow of the project.

Meditab Software Pvt. Ltd.

May 2018 - June 2018

Programmer Analyst

Optimized image processing algorithm of pill detection by creating customized MASKRCNN algorithm, increasing accuracy by 15%; trained classification algorithm with the help of triplet loss to learn the image embedding of pill, reducing the hassle of collecting data of new pills.
Devised a pipeline of the project to incorporate it into the product of the company. Implemented Restful APIs in Django that enabled our quality Analyst team to increase reporting speed by 46%.
Built a web app to onboard data from the company’s product using Flask, Postgres, and AWS S3, enabling interactive charts in real-time.
Mentored 2 interns to optimize the pill detection algorithm and to include the multiprocessing pipeline, increasing overall speed by 75%.

Space Application Centre, ISRO

Jan 2018 - May 2018

Research Intern

Implemented noise reduction algorithm on the satellite image and prepared architecture for detecting objects in high‑resolution satellite images, achieving 80% accuracy.
Increased accessibility of satellite image data by redesigning database and application for showcasing graphical data.

Projects

All
University Projects
Personal Project

Key Logger

Web Application & Security

Boutique Hotel

Front End Website

InfoCrawler

WMINDER

MACROMINDER

CRYPTOMINDER

Blog

Web Application Security

Understanding web application basics, attacks, and countermeasures is vital for protecting an application's assets.

HTB: XOR Write-Up

Walkthrough to XOR Flag on the HackTheBox website, an online platform for learning and teaching cyber security.

HTB: Nuclear Sale Write-Up

Walkthrough to challange on the HackTheBox website, an online platform for learning and teaching cyber security.

TrustLine Write Up

Trust Line is a platform for detecting, managing, and fixing security vulnerabilities, offering challenges to enhance penetration testers' skills.

Volatility cheat sheet

In this cheat sheet, you will find a series of practical example commands for running Volatility (memory analysis and forensics tool) and getting the most of this powerful tool.