About Us
SDA Academy is an elite online cybersecurity training center based in Montreal, Canada that fosters success with live HANDS-ON virtual training, top-of-the-line technology and experienced educators. As a subsidiary of Secure Digitale advent, we provide courses in partnership with ThinkCyber, one of the world leaders in cybersecurity training. ThinkCyber is an Israeli company based in Tel Aviv, composed of a team of professionals active in the field of cybersecurity. We are part of a global alliance of partner companies.
Team
Decades of experience in complex security environments worldwide.
Jean Teman
With more than 30 years of experience in the IT and Security sectors, Jean Teman has mainly focused on the development of International IT Projects in Canada, the United States, France, Switzerland, Australia, Israel, and South Africa.
Jean Teman has oriented his strategies toward international development in the field of advanced technology, providing expert consultants in IT and Cyber Security in Canada and in major international projects.
Jean Teman is the CEO of the SDA group (Secure.Digitale.advent).
He is the exclusive distributor of seven Cyber Security solutions and products, including those of THINKCYBER in Canada and other countries.
David Shiffman
David is an accredited expert and knowledge focal point in
information security and cyber operations, with more than 15 years of
experience in high-tech and start-ups. He researches, explores, trains,
and educates on cybersecurity topics and works with military, government
and corporate clients worldwide.
Senior trainer with special
forces and secret services around the world. Responsible for a talented
team of security professionals who research and develop innovative tools
and capabilities. Professional with a balanced mix of developing
complex, cutting-edge security solutions and strong customer
relationship skills.
SKILLS
Cybersecurity research ✦ Cyber operations and warfare ✦ Forensics ✦ SCADA Security ✦ Consulting and Training.
ACHIEVEMENTS
✦ Cyberium Arena – design and development of a simulated red-team blue-team training platform for cyber warfare.
✦ “Lahav 433” Unit Training – an Israeli crime-fighting umbrella organization within the Israel Police, known as the “Israeli FBI”. Trained the unit on advanced cyber forensics and cyber-crime investigations.
Guillaume Saouli
It’s not the mandates, achievements, certifications and positions of increasing responsibility that represent Guillaume Saouli, it’s his passions! His passion for cybersecurity, his passion for human capital development, his passion for innovation, his passion for management sciences and his passion for doing things right.
His areas of focus are:
Data protection
Secure information systems architecture
Training and mentoring
Through his accomplishments, commitments, and contributions, Guillaume Saouli is, today, recognized as a leader in both the project management and cybersecurity fields. He willingly shares his knowledge and experience.
Lionel Gandji
- Lionel’s career has been focussed on risk analysis, cybersecurity training and web development. He has a proven record in identifying client business needs and defining practical solutions. Prior to working with SDA Academy, Lionel was an IT consultant for over 10 years and worked with clients in France and Africa with clients in many industries.
His experiences include providing training for:
- Training and preparation for the CISSP exam for CAPGEMINI FRANCE engineers. (2022)
- Training and preparation for the CISA exam of the staff of CCDOC SENEGAL. (2022)
- Training and preparation for the CISA examination of the staff of the Senegalese tax authorities (2022)
- Training and preparation for the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification of the cybersecurity department of MTN Côte d’Ivoire (2021)
- Training and preparation for the CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certification for the cybersecurity department of MTN Côte d’Ivoire, December 2021
- Training and preparation for the CISA certification for the IT department of TOGOCOM (2021)
- Training and preparation for CISA certification for Orange Guinea staff (2021) Training on the ITIL v4 framework with preparation for the exam
Lionel has the following certifications:
- ISO/IEC 27001 – Lead Implementer certificate
- ISO/IEC 27005 – Lead Risk Manager
- Certified Information Security Manager, CISM
- Certified Information Systems Auditor, CISA
- EC-COUNCIL, Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, CHFI
- EC-COUNCIL, Certified Ethical Hacking