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Credentials

Professional certifications, chartered status, peer-elected positions, education, and the volunteer roles I've held. Issuing bodies are linked where they have a public homepage.

If you need verification of any credential below for a procurement or due-diligence process, get in touch via the contact form or email consulting@peterbassill.com.

Professional certifications

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) — Offensive Security · OS-6893

2015
CREST Registered Tester (CRT) — CREST

2015
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — (ISC)² · member 106014

2007
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — ISACA

2007
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) — SANS Institute

2005
GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) — SANS Institute

2005
7Safe Ethical Hacking Certificate — 7Safe (now part of PA Consulting)

2005
CompTIA Security+ — CompTIA

1998
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) — Cisco Systems

1997
CompTIA A+ — CompTIA

1996

Chartered status & fellowships

Chartered Engineer (CEng) — IT Engineering — Engineering Council

2011

Registered through the British Computer Society as licensed institution.
Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS) — BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

2011
Chartered IT Professional (CITP) — BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

2011

Industry roles & peer-elected positions

Co-chair, European Incident Response Group — CREST

current

Peer-elected industry-body position.
Active member, European Council — CREST

current

Education

MSc Cyber Security — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2014
A-Levels in Business Studies and Finance Studies — United Kingdom

1994
GCSEs — United Kingdom

1992

Grade A in Physics, Biology and Chemistry; Grade B in Mathematics, Business Studies and Engineering; Grade C in English and Humanities.

Recognition

Runner-up, Information Security Person of the Year — SC Magazine

2009

Voluntary & community

Group Scout Leader, 2nd Cheadle — The Scouts Association

2015–2018
Trustee — Data Protection and Cyber Security — The Dove Service (bereavement counselling charity)

2015–2017
Lifeboat Crewman (Mersea Island) — Royal National Lifeboat Institution

2002–2004

Want the long-form? The services page describes how the credentials are applied in practice — vCISO and consulting work, and the Non-Executive Director role for boards needing a named cyber voice. The experience page covers the engagements where the credentials were earned.