About me

Name: Lionel Ferette
Age: 47
Favourite quote: You have no influence on what happens to you, but you do have influence over how you handle it.

Professional Knowledge

• Extensive experience of team management
• Extensive experience of computer security incident handling
• Extensive experience of the set up of computer security incident response teams
• Extensive experience of international environments
• Extensive knowledge of network technologies
• Extensive knowledge and experience of various operating systems
• Experience in analysis and development in various programming languages and environments (including embedded systems)
• TRANSITS trainer - Training for Computer Security Incident Response Team members

Education

ECAM 1990 - 1991: First year industrial engineer

ULB 1991 - 1996: Degree in Computer Science. Masters Thesis: “COOL - An object-oriented compiler as a compiler-compiler”. Degree obtained Summa cum Laude

2000: SANS Network Security - Advanced Incident Handling and Hacker Tools

2001: SANS Network Security Boot Camp - Advanced Intrusion Detection and Analysis

2004: SANS Local Mentor Program - Advanced Incident Handling and Hacker Tools

2005: SANS @Home Program: System Forensics, Investigation and Response

2006: FIRST Train-the-trainers

Work Experience

May 2017 - Present: CERT.be Technology Advisor (Cybersecurity Centre for Belgium)

Nov 2013 - Apr 2017: Network and Information Security Expert (ENISA)

Sep 2015 - Sep 2017: Member of the Steering Committee (TF-CSIRT)

Since 2005: Trainer for TRANSITS

May 2008 - Sep 2014: Chair of the Steering Committee (TF-CSIRT)

Aug 2011 - Sep 2013: Information Security Manager and Business Continuity Manager (Axa Assistance)

May 2009 - May 2011: Head of CERT.be (Belnet)

May 2007 - May 2009: Head of the Services Department (Belnet)

Jan 2004 - May 2007: Creator and Team Leader of Belnet CERT (Belnet)

Apr 1997 - Dec 2003: Analyst-Programmer and Consultant

Sep 1996 - Mar 1997: Researcher (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Personal Skills

Languages

	Understanding		Speaking		Writing
	Listening	Reading	Spoken interaction	Spoken Production
French	Mother tongue	Mother tongue	Mother tongue	Mother tongue	Mother tongue
English	C2	C2	C2	C2	C2
Dutch	C2	C1	C2	C2	B2
Greek	A2	A2	A2	A2