╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ORIGINS.LOG - VERSION 1.0 ║ ║ FROM STEEL TO CODE: THE TRANSFORMATION ║ ║ Red Team Security • Year 2000 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
[SYSTEM] Initializing origin story...
[STATUS] Accessing memory banks: 1999-2000...
[OK] Connection established.
root@origins:~$ cat year_1999.txt
[AGE: 18] LOCATION: Industrial factory, Romania
OCCUPATION: Lathe operator (Strungar)
STATUS: Working with precision machines, cutting metal
"Manual labor. Physical precision. 8-hour shifts shaping steel components. But at night... I was in a different world."
root@origins:~$ ./analyze_decision.sh
→ THE REALIZATION:
At 18, I faced a choice. Continue the factory path, or pivot completely. But there was one non-negotiable: I couldn't give up gaming.
The gaming worlds — from Midgar to ancient tombs — were as real to me as the factory floor. I needed a career that wouldn't force me to choose between survival and passion.
→ Solution: IT Engineering. Work with computers. Stay in the virtual worlds. Forever.
root@origins:~$ cat transformation_2000.txt
[AGE: 19] NEW IDENTITY: Sephiroth
NEW DOMAIN: Linux systems, networking, security
SPECIALTY: Red Team Security / SSH Brute Force testing
[SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE]
"From cutting metal to cutting through authentication systems. From factory precision to code precision. The methodology was the same — just a different material."
root@origins:~$ systemctl status red_team_security.service
● red_team_security.service - Red Team Operations (2000-2005)
Loaded: active (running) since Year 2000
Active: active (running) for 25 years
Main PID: 1337 (sephiroth)
Tasks:
→ SSH brute force testing on remote systems
→ Linux environment hardening and penetration testing
→ Network security analysis
→ Learning by breaking (controlled environments)
CGroup: /security/red_team/sephiroth
root@origins:~$ cat philosophy.md
CORE PRINCIPLE #1: Never Compromise Passion
"I chose IT so I wouldn't have to give up gaming. 25 years later, both worlds are inseparable. The lathe taught me precision. Gaming taught me systems thinking. IT gave me the platform to combine both."
CORE PRINCIPLE #2: Physical Work → Digital Mastery
"Factory work wasn't wasted time. Manual labor taught discipline. Lathe operation taught precision and patience. Those same principles apply to infrastructure engineering and security testing."
CORE PRINCIPLE #3: Identity Through Gaming
"Sephiroth wasn't just a cool name from FF7. It represented a choice: to embrace the digital realm fully. From mIRC chat rooms to enterprise IT. From teenage gamer to Senior Engineer. The name remained constant."
root@origins:~$ ./generate_timeline.py --years 1999-2025
1999 → Factory worker, lathe operator
2000 → Transformation: "Sephiroth" born
2000-2005 → Red Team Security (Linux, SSH, penetration testing)
2005-2014 → Systems Administration & Infrastructure
2014 → Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
↳ Transilvania University of Brașov (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics)
14 years of hands-on experience validated by academic foundation
2014-2020 → Senior IT Engineering roles
2020-2025 → SephNexus.ro • Enterprise IT • Vault Keeper
▮ TOTAL RUNTIME: 25 years and counting...
root@origins:~$ echo $LEGACY
"From cutting metal to cutting code. From factory floors to server rooms."
This is the origin story of someone who refused to choose between livelihood and passion. Who found a way to make both worlds coexist.
The name is Sephiroth. The profession is IT Security & Infrastructure.
The motivation? Never having to log out of the worlds that shaped me.
— Dan Gârboan, Senior IT Engineer
— Sephiroth, Gaming Veteran (32 years)
— Red Team Origins (2000)
[INFO] Session complete. Choose next action:
root@sephiroth:~$ ▮