ISMS
February 2025
ISO/IEC 27001 Master
PECBAdvanced professional credential integrating ISO/IEC 27001 implementation and audit capability across information-security management systems.
Credentials, standing & recognition
Breadth is useful only when it sharpens judgment.
A curated view of professional credentials, academic work, accredited authority, expert contribution, and recognition across executive cybersecurity leadership, assurance, resilience, operations, architecture, and technical security.
15+Years across IT & cybersecurity
300+Credentials in the professional portfolio
50+Authorized training programs
MultipleCertification-body audit appointments
Flagship credentials
Credentials that explain the operating range.
A selected group of qualifications that support executive leadership, management-system assurance, cloud security, project delivery, privacy, and emerging technology governance.
BCMS
November 2025
ISO 22301 Master
PECBAdvanced professional credential spanning business-continuity management-system implementation, audit, resilience, and continual improvement.
CISSP
December 2023
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
ISC2Broad professional certification across security and risk management, architecture, engineering, operations, assessment, software, and program leadership.
CCSP
December 2023
Certified Cloud Security Professional
ISC2Cloud-security credential spanning architecture, data, platforms, application security, operations, legal, risk, and compliance concerns.
PMP
Professional credential
Project Management Professional
Project Management InstituteProject-leadership credential supporting structured delivery, stakeholder alignment, governance, risk, planning, and outcome management.
CCISO
Executive credential
Certified Chief Information Security Officer
EC-CouncilExecutive cybersecurity credential focused on governance, controls, program management, operations, finance, strategy, and board-level leadership.
PIMS
June 2026
ISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor
Mastermind AssuranceLead-auditor credential for privacy information management, evidence evaluation, audit leadership, findings, and management-system assurance.
CAP
September 2023
Certified Authorization Professional
ISC2Risk-management and authorization credential covering control selection, implementation, assessment, monitoring, and system authorization.
Credential architecture
One portfolio across six connected domains.
Continuous learning is organized around the full cybersecurity system—not around collecting isolated badges.
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Leadership, governance & delivery
Credentials supporting executive leadership, cyber strategy, governance, program direction, enterprise risk, project delivery, and accountable transformation.
- CISSP
- CCISO
- PMP
- Cyber leadership
- Enterprise risk
- Program governance
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Management systems & assurance
Implementation, audit, risk, evidence, and continual-improvement pathways across information security, continuity, privacy, AI, service management, and related systems.
- ISO/IEC 27001
- ISO 22301
- ISO/IEC 27701
- ISO/IEC 42001
- ISO 19011
- ISO/IEC 17021
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Risk, privacy & compliance
Professional learning across information-security risk, enterprise risk, privacy, regulatory alignment, control frameworks, and compliance assurance.
- ISO 31000
- ISO/IEC 27005
- Privacy
- GRC
- Control assessment
- Regulatory alignment
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Cloud, architecture & identity
Cloud security, security architecture, identity, Zero Trust, platform assurance, design governance, and architecture-led risk management.
- CCSP
- CCSK
- Cloud security
- Architecture
- Identity
- Zero Trust
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Operations, incident & resilience
Security operations, incident management, CSIRT, continuity, crisis response, digital forensics, threat intelligence, and resilience capability.
- ISO/IEC 27035
- SOC / CSIRT
- Incident response
- BCMS
- DFIR
- Threat intelligence
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Offensive & technical security
Penetration testing, application security, vulnerability management, secure development, attack-path analysis, and defensive validation.
- SecurityX
- Penetration testing
- Application security
- Vulnerability management
- Secure development
- Technical assurance
Professional standing
Authority, appointment, and contribution are not the same thing.
Each role below is described according to its actual professional boundary: auditor authority, trainer authorization, advisory appointment, or expert contribution.
Multiple certification-body engagements
Accredited / approved lead auditor
Qualified and appointed through multiple certification bodies to conduct official third-party management-system audits within approved scope—particularly across ISMS, BCMS, and PIMS, alongside other applicable standards.
Audit authority comes from the appointing CB; certification decisions remain with that CB.Trainer ID GT20395871
PECB Certified GOLD Trainer
Authorized trainer across more than 50 professional programs spanning cybersecurity leadership, management systems, risk, GRC, incident management, resilience, and related disciplines.
Official programs are delivered through authorized provider relationships and controlled program routes.C|CISO and C|PENT
EC-Council Global Advisory Boards
Advisory contribution to executive and penetration-testing program direction, curriculum relevance, professional practice, and capacity-building priorities.
The C|PENT appointment is publicly listed by EC-Council.View public listing Exam, curriculum & body-of-knowledge work
ISC2 subject-matter contribution
Contributed expertise across CC, CISSP, and Unified Body of Knowledge activities covering multiple cybersecurity professional domains.
Contribution roles are distinct from certification ownership or endorsement.Cyber capacity and assurance contribution
AfricaCERT professional member & SME
Contributed to cybersecurity control, maturity, assessment, governance, SOC/CSIRT, cloud, incident-response, and resilience capacity-building work for African institutions.
Regional contribution grounded in practical governance and operational capability.2025 Africa & Arab Regions Symposium
FIRST–AfricaCERT Program Committee
Served on the program committee and delivered a public session connecting conformity assessment, audit evidence, cybersecurity operations, and CSIRT maturity.
Committee membership and the program are listed by FIRST.View public listing Academic foundation
Business leadership and computing—kept status-accurate.
Academic records are presented separately from professional certifications. Pending issuance is never presented as an awarded degree.
- 2026
Awarded
Doctor of Business Administration
Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and SciencesAdvanced business and leadership study supporting executive governance, strategy, organizational decision-making, and transformation. - Graduate
Awarded
Master of Business Administration
Business administration and leadershipGraduate study complementing cybersecurity leadership with business strategy, management, finance, operations, and organizational perspective. - 2025–2026
Degree issuance pending
MSc Computer Science — Software Engineering
Woolf University pathwayProgram work completed through the learning pathway; the final Woolf degree document remains pending and is not represented here as formally issued.
Recognition & contribution
Recognition matters most when it follows useful work.
Selected professional recognition, public contribution, historic technical competition results, and ecosystem-building roles.
2026
Industry recognition
Global 30 Under 30 in Cybersecurity
Top Cyber News MagazineRecognition included in the professional portfolio for cybersecurity leadership and contribution.
2026
Award
Best Cybersecurity Thought Leader — Governance, Risk & Resilience
Best of Best Review · United KingdomAward recognizing work connecting governance, risk, compliance, operational resilience, and executive cybersecurity leadership.
View source2018–2019
Technical competition
National podiums and international Top 10 finishes
MCTF · ISCA · CSAW · Kaspersky · RITSECHistoric competition results spanning national first-place finishes, a MENA podium, and multiple international Top 10 placements.
2025
International contribution
FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium
Program committee member and speaker · MauritiusPublic contribution on building a common language between conformity assessment, auditors, analysts, and incident-response teams.
View sourceCommunity & ecosystem contribution
Founding and expert roles are distinct from current employment, commercial endorsement, or ownership by the referenced organizations.
- Founding President — OWASP Algiers
- Founding President — CSA Algeria
- Founding President / Chairman — CAS Algeria
- Cybersecurity SME Contributor — Hack The Box
- Founder and leader — DEFCON Group Algeria DC11213
- Founder and leader — Imperium CTF Team
Verification & integrity
A credential page should increase trust—not manufacture it.
These principles govern how qualifications, appointments, education, awards, and third-party relationships are represented.
Curated, not exhaustive
The page presents credentials that explain professional scope and authority. It is not a dump of every certificate, course, badge, or continuing-education record in the wider portfolio.
Status matters
Awarded degrees, pending degree issuance, active appointments, concluded contributions, lifetime credentials, and time-limited certifications are described according to their actual status.
Authority is not transferable
A trainer, auditor, advisor, or board member does not independently control third-party certification, examination, accreditation, or certification-body decisions.
Evidence can be requested
Relevant certificates, appointment records, public listings, or verification references can be provided during a legitimate engagement, hiring, audit, or due-diligence process.
All certification, organization, course, and award names remain the property of their respective owners. Their inclusion identifies professional records or relationships and does not imply endorsement of TaherAmine.org.
Due diligence or mandate discussion
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