Philippe V.

MSSP CTO at METSYS

Philippe V. has extensive work experience in the field of cybersecurity. 🔒 Philippe is currently working as the MSSP CTO at METSYS, where they are responsible for the technical direction of the Managed Security Services Provider. 🔒 Philippe'srole includes services deployment and improvement, technical leadership, architecture, training, and presales activity support.

Before joining METSYS, Philippe worked as the Head of Cybersecurity Operations at METSYS and as a Cyber Security Consultant at 1D Solutions - Portage Salarial. In these roles, they conducted assessments of end customers' security operations centers (SOCs), focusing on maturity, detection capabilities, and automation needs. 🔒 Philippe also provided guidance on incident response, threat intelligence, and IT hygiene.

Prior to these positions, Philippe served as the Head of SOC at Intrinsec, where they managed teams and led the development of SOC processes and automation. 🔒 Philippe was also involved in security monitoring design, deployment, and reporting management.

Philippe gained valuable experience in the public sector as a Cyber Security Engineer and Team Leader at the French Ministry for Armed Forces. In this role, they managed SOC teams, designed SOC processes, and served as a trainer and advisor on cybersecurity matters.

🔒 Philippe also has experience in the education sector, having worked as a Virology teacher at EPITA and as a SecOps and IT Management Teacher at EFREI. At EPITA, they taught courses on malware, including virus/malware history and typology. At EFREI, they created the first security course program and coordinated the IT security program.

Earlier in their career, Philippe worked as a Channel PreSales Systems Engineer at FireEye, where they provided technical support to partners, and as a PreSales Systems Engineer, specializing in Advanced Persistent Threat detection. 🔒 Philippe also worked at Microsoft as an EMEA security support engineer, where they responded to security incidents and provided product support.

Philippe's work experience also includes roles as an IT security consultant at Devoteam, where they focused on computer security monitoring and incident response, and as a technical support member at Sophos France, where they provided antivirus deployment and support.

Overall, Philippe V. has a diverse range of experience in cybersecurity, including leadership roles, technical expertise, training, and presales support.

Philippe V. began their education journey in 2002 when they enrolled at EFREI - Grande école du numérique. 🔒 Philippe pursued their Master's degree in network & DB and completed it in 2007. In 2005, Philippe attended UCL for a brief period to study English, but the information about the degree obtained is unavailable.

In addition to their formal education, Philippe has obtained various certifications throughout their career. Some notable certifications include FIRST CVSS v4 from FIRST in November 2023, CrowdSec Fundamentals from CrowdSec in August 2023, and CPE for Privileged Access Manager from CyberArk in March 2023. 🔒 Philippe also obtained certifications in Tehtris XDR from TEHTRIS, Fundamentals of SOC from Palo Alto Networks, and MITRE ATT&CK Defender™ ATT&CK® Threat Hunting from MITRE Engenuity in 2022. Philippe's other certifications include Semperis ADFR - DSP Training from Semperis, PSC1 from Protection Civile française, and Atelier RGPD / GDPR training from CNIL in 2022.

Before that, in 2021, Philippe earned the AWS Security Fundamentals certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS), GitLab 101 certification from GitLab, and Splunk Core Certified User from Splunk. 🔒 Philippe also completed the MITRE ATT&CK Defender™ (MAD) ATT&CK® SOC Assessments Certification Training from Cybrary and Malware Threats certification from Cybrary in 2021 and 2020, respectively. In 2019, Philippe acquired the ISO 27005 Senior Lead Risk Manager and ISO 27001 Senior Lead Auditor certifications from PECB, as well as the Certified Incident Handler certification from EC-Council.

It is worth mentioning that Philippe also obtained the Semperis ADFR-DSP certification, although the specific month is not provided.

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Timeline

  • MSSP CTO

    March, 2023 - present

  • Head Of Cybersecurity Operations

    December, 2022