Khalil speaking at the lectern during a workshop on AI and cybersecurity.

KhalilAmmar

Cybersecurity enthusiast
& engineering student at INSAT.

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Khalil speaking at the lectern during a workshop on AI and cybersecurity.

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Khalil explaining PromptSpy and the role of AI during a cybersecurity workshop.

Cybersecurity & engineering

Security through curiosity.

I’m an engineering student at INSAT specializing in Networks and Telecommunications, with a strong interest in cybersecurity. I enjoy exploring how systems work at a low level, especially through reverse engineering, binary analysis, and Android application reversing.

About

Low-level systems & reversing

I’m an engineering student at INSAT specializing in Networks and Telecommunications, with a strong interest in cybersecurity. I enjoy exploring how systems work at a low level, especially through reverse engineering, binary analysis, and Android application reversing.

Competitions & challenge design

Outside of my studies, I regularly take part in CTF competitions, work on personal projects, and occasionally create challenges of my own. These experiences have helped me develop practical skills in areas like Android security, exploitation, and debugging.

Hands-on penetration testing

I’m currently sharpening my skills in system and web penetration testing through hands-on labs on dedicated learning platforms. My goal is to build a solid understanding of systems and security, and to create tools and solutions that are both useful and reliable.

AI workflows & automation

In parallel, I’ve been diving deeper into the effective use of AI — focusing on prompt engineering, workflow optimization, and the integration of tools such as MCP servers — to leverage AI as a practical, reliable component within security-focused workflows. I’m currently exploring the intersection of AI agents and offensive security automation.

1st Place CTF, CyberCamp, Africa Top 4, World Top 7, Global Top 1%, World Top 8, Hackathon Top 4, 2nd Place, Challenge Author, +20 CTF Event Podium, Team MOJO-JOJO
Milestones

Key Achievements

+0CTF Event Podium
Top 0%TryHackMe Worldwide
CTF competition and team achievement 1CTF competition and team achievement 2CTF competition and team achievement 3CTF competition and team achievement 4CTF competition and team achievement 5CTF competition and team achievement 6CTF competition and team achievement 7
1st Place CTF

1st Place - Cybersphere Congress Advanced CTF

Organized by Securinets INSAT. Restricted AI use. Gained hands-on experience and overcame complex challenges. Prizes: 2x .xyz domains, INE premium voucher, Root me parcours metier, Root me gift cards.

CyberCamp

1st Place - CyberCamp Bootcamp & Competition

Winner in mobile penetration testing track.

Africa Top 4

Top 4 in Africa - Securinets CTF Qualifiers

Strong offensive security performance at continental level.

World Top 7

Top 7 Worldwide - Securinets International Finals

Ranked among the leading international teams.

Global Top 1%

Top 1% - TryHackMe

Completed pentesting and SOC learning paths with practical labs.

World Top 8

Top 8 Global - Cybears Algeria Qualifiers

Strong performance against international teams in the qualifiers.

Hackathon Top 4

4th Place - Hack For Good Hackathon

Developed HANINY, an AI-powered driver monitoring system. Placed 4th out of 54 teams and pitched to over 500 people.

2nd Place

2nd Place - DarkNets CTF 3.0

Competed primarily in Reverse Engineering, while also tackling Web, Pwn, and Cryptography challenges.

Challenge Author

CTF Author & Organizer - MOJO JOJO CTF

Hosted a Capture The Flag event, authoring and designing the Web Exploitation challenges.

Work

Featured Projects

Project Architectures
Honeypot

LLM-Powered Adaptive Honeypot

CowrieFastAPIWazuhDockerPython
Summary

Built a deception platform as a layered pipeline: Cowrie/FastAPI collect attacker input, a policy-gated LLM generates realistic responses, and Wazuh ingests normalized telemetry. The key value was not only trapping attackers longer, but learning how to turn noisy interaction logs into structured intelligence we could act on.

Core Features
Core Aspect
Dynamic LLM-driven SSH and HTTP interaction modules
Core Aspect
Policy-guided output sanitization and model gating
Core Aspect
Centralized event normalization and Wazuh SIEM integration
Core Aspect
Automated IoC extraction from adversarial sessions
Writing
Khalil presenting a workshop on AI in cybersecurity.

The Blog

What I build, break, and learn along the way.
CTF write-ups, reverse engineering, and project notes.

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Validation

Certifications

Red Team Leaders

Certified Red Team Operations Management (CRTOM)

About this certification

Advanced certification focusing on managing and executing complex Red Team operations, including planning multi-phase adversary simulations, leading red team engagements, and aligning offensive scenarios with real-world threat intelligence.

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Hack & Fix

CPPS — Certified Phishing Prevention Specialist

About this certification

Comprehensive certification covering the full spectrum of phishing attack methodologies, social engineering tactics, and organizational defenses. Covers email threat analysis, lure identification, user awareness program design, and technical countermeasures to protect against modern phishing campaigns.

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TryHackMe · Completed

Jr Penetration Tester

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What the path covers

Practical path covering core offensive security skills for junior penetration testing across web applications and enterprise infrastructure.

  • Introduction to Cyber Security
  • Introduction to Pentesting
  • Introduction to Web Hacking
  • Burp Suite
  • Network Security
  • Vulnerability Research
  • Metasploit
  • Privilege Escalation
Tooling

Core Skills

Security & Reverse Engineering

Web, Mobile & Network

Systems, Development & Engineering

Connect

Contact

Open to security internships, CTF collaboration, and network engineering opportunities.

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