Artemis37
Purple Team Operator & OSINT Specialist. From Burkina Faso to 1st place — offensive security with investigative precision.
CEH Certified · OSINT Permittee (Oscar Zulu) · Winner H2P 2025 · Elite Hacker HTB · Guardian THM · ANSSI Delegate.
Intelligence, simulation, validation.
If you're looking for someone who lives by 'Try Harder' — this is why you stop here: curiosity led me from Root Me challenges to building real-world security tools, and that same drive is what I bring to every engagement.
Critical thinking is the superpower. The rest is just methodology. I don't rely on AI to solve my CTFs — I rely on the same instinct that got me here: curiosity, persistence, and the discipline to understand what's happening under the hood. The same rigor now backs my academic work: my Bachelor's thesis at UVBF covered end-to-end design of an embedded real-time monitoring system (ESP32 / RS485 / InfluxDB / Grafana).
From HORUS (a real-time intelligence command center) to PersonnaTracker (40+ platform OSINT) and IoT-Data-Monitor (hardware-level telemetry pipeline), every tool I build comes from a real operational need, not a tutorial.
The hawk's eye to aim true, the moon's arrow to strike without fail, but only the Scale's scythe to maintain the harmony of the world.
My Stance
CTF is not dead: but the culture is shifting. I still believe in passing hours on the last challenge to be the first solving it. I still believe in the excitement of facing different hacking styles. AI tools are powerful, but they should amplify your thinking: not replace it. The moment you stop understanding what happens under the hood, you stop being a hacker and become a prompt engineer.
— Adapted from a LinkedIn post that resonated with thousands.
Academic Background
The rigor of formal computer science training, paired with self-taught offensive-security practice. Both feed the same engineering mindset.
Bachelor in Software Engineering
Data Analysis Specialization
Université Virtuelle du Burkina Faso (UVBF)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
IoT-Data-Monitor — Real-Time Inverter Data Pipeline
An ESP32 microcontroller polls inverter telemetry over an RS485 bus, normalizes the frames and streams them into an InfluxDB time-series database. Grafana dashboards provide live visualization, alerting and historical replay. End-to-end mastery from hardware-level networking to time-series analytics — a rare combination in purple-team / critical-infrastructure security.
- Software architecture & embedded system design
- Data pipelines & real-time ingestion
- Time-series databases (InfluxDB) & visualization (Grafana)
- Low-level networking: RS485, Modbus, industrial protocols
- IoT & critical embedded systems
Self-taught parallel track: Hack The Box (Elite Hacker), TryHackMe (Guardian), Root Me, OSINT Permittee (Oscar Zulu), CEH (EC-Council), Cisco CyberOps Associate — see the Diplomas & Certifications section below.
HORUSIntelligence Command Center
Real-time OSINT intelligence command center I built from scratch. 8+ intelligence feeds fused into a single interface: flights, maritime, submarine cables, antennas, military movements, earthquakes, GDELT, FOFA. Featured at Hack to Protect 2025. Used by analysts who need the full picture at a glance.
IoT-Data-Monitor
Real-Time Inverter Data Pipeline
End-to-end design of an embedded real-time data collection and monitoring system, realized as my Bachelor's thesis in Software Engineering (Data Analysis specialization) at the Université Virtuelle du Burkina Faso. An ESP32 microcontroller polls inverter telemetry over an RS485 bus, normalizes the frames and streams them into an InfluxDB time-series database; Grafana dashboards provide live visualization, alerting and historical replay.
Other projectsGitHub
Services
Network security assessments, offensive testing & purple team operations.
Network Penetration Testing
Comprehensive network penetration testing across LAN, WAN, WLAN and cloud environments. Methodology aligned with PTES and MITRE ATT&CK. Realistic multi-stage exploitation chains targeting Active Directory, VLAN segmentation, firewall policies, VPN gateways and network infrastructure.
Purple Team Operations
Collaborative offensive-defensive exercises designed to measurably improve detection and response capabilities. Attack scenarios derived from real-world TTPs observed in the target's threat landscape and executed against production security controls (SIEM, EDR, NIDS).
OSINT & Cyber Reconnaissance
Systematic open-source intelligence collection and analysis to support pre-engagement planning and continuous threat monitoring. Infrastructure mapping, digital asset discovery, SOCMINT analysis, dark web exposure tracking and credential leak detection.
Network Security Assessment
In-depth evaluation of network security posture covering device hardening, traffic analysis, ACL review, segmentation validation and security policy auditing. Assessment against NIST CSF, CIS Controls and ISO 27001 frameworks.
Security Tooling & Automation
Custom security tooling designed to address specific operational needs: vulnerability scanners, OSINT collection platforms, automated reconnaissance pipelines and SIEM integrations. Built for reliability and performance using Python, Go, Rust and modern web frameworks.
Incident Response & DFIR
Rapid-response digital forensics and incident investigation with a network-centric approach. PCAP analysis, log correlation, timeline reconstruction and scope-of-compromise assessment. Full chain-of-custody documentation for legal and compliance requirements.
“Artemis37 demonstrated exceptional analytical and reaction capabilities during the 24h finale. His technical profile is complete and his determination exemplary.”
“His HTB Elite and THM Guardian profile speaks for itself. The number of compromised machines and completed rooms shows exceptional rigor.”
Writeups
Documentation of compromised machines and challenges on Hack The Box, TryHackMe and CTFs. Each writeup is also mirrored as a Markdown file in the public writeups repository.
OverlayFS-PrivEsc — CVE-2022-0944 Research
Advisory & technical analysis of a Linux kernel privilege escalation through the OverlayFS subsystem. Includes reproduction steps, mitigation guidance and remediation playbook.
React RSC Security Research
Educational research on React Server Components security model. Detection methodology for common RSC pitfalls and defensive engineering practices.
Diplomas & Certifications
30+ certifications earned across CTF competitions, offensive security & TTPs. Here are the highlights.
International certification covering ethical hacking techniques, attack vectors, security technologies and penetration testing methodology.
OSINT permit obtained through the Oscar Zulu (Permis d'OSINTER) platform. Validates competencies in open-source information research, profiling, SOCMINT and digital investigation techniques. Score: 90%, number OZ-2026-L5ABZR.
Cisco-certified training covering security operations fundamentals: incident response, threat intelligence, SOC workflows and network security monitoring.
Certification earned through the primeCTF-Africa 2026 cybersecurity competition, validating practical skills in CTF challenges and offensive security.
Over 30 certifications earned across CTF competitions, offensive security platforms and tactical TTP validations — including Hack The Box, TryHackMe, Root Me, and international events.
Winner — Hack to Protect 2025
4th edition of Hack to Protect, 24h non-stop finale at Orange Digital Center. Represented Burkina Faso at JNC 2025 (Mali) as part of the ANSSI delegation. A challenge that tests endurance, technique and the ability to make decisions under pressure.
Contact
Available full-time, internship, freelance starting Q3 2026. Open to remote positions worldwide.