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6 Months of Cybersecurity Apprenticeship: A Review

Between IT management, PrestaShop migrations, and first steps in SIEM, here's what 6 months of apprenticeship in an e-commerce SME really taught me.

6 months of apprenticeship in an e-commerce SME. Mission: IT Manager. Reality: much broader than expected.

What I did

- PrestaShop 1.7.7 → 1.7.8 migration (without breaking production, victory)
- Alma payment integration (2x/3x/4x/10x)
- A custom overseas-territories delivery restriction module
- Beginning of custom Symfony ERP
- Scaleway infrastructure administration

What I learned

The difference between "I can code" and "I can manage a production system." Real responsibility for infrastructure. Communication with non-technical stakeholders.

What's next

Cybersecurity internship in Bucharest: Splunk, Wazuh, pentesting in a real enterprise environment.