Professional profile
Crispus Houessou-Adin
Network Security Administrator | Offensive Security | Detection Engineering
I secure network environments and document how they can be attacked, detected, and hardened. My work combines infrastructure security, controlled offensive validation, vulnerability research, and technical writing.
Based in Paris, I am currently completing a Master's degree in Cybersecurity and Cloud after earning a Bachelor of Science in Network Security.
- Primary role
- Network security
- Education
- Master's in Cybersecurity & Cloud (in progress)
- Credentials
- eJPT and ISC2 CC
- Location
- Paris, France
Core expertise
Security work grounded in real environments
My profile connects defensive operations with offensive validation. The objective is to understand exposure, prove risk safely, and turn technical findings into practical improvements.
Network and infrastructure security
Segmentation, hardening, monitoring, secure administration, firewall policy and infrastructure risk analysis.
Offensive validation
Reconnaissance, web testing, Active Directory attack paths, privilege escalation and controlled post-exploitation.
Detection and Purple Team
MITRE ATT&CK mapping, attack simulation, Wazuh telemetry, detection testing and defensive lessons learned.
Research and technical writing
CVE analysis, public proof-of-concept review, reproducible labs, tooling guides and remediation notes.
Working method
From attack surface to actionable remediation
Understand
Map assets, trust boundaries, dependencies and realistic attack paths.
Validate
Test hypotheses in an authorized environment and preserve clear evidence.
Prioritize
Assess impact, exploitability and the controls that reduce risk most effectively.
Document
Produce reproducible findings, technical explanations and concrete recommendations.
Public evidence
Work you can inspect
The portfolio and repositories provide concrete examples of the methods, code and documentation behind this profile.
Professional contact
For a technical discussion, a research exchange or a cybersecurity project, LinkedIn and email are the most direct channels.