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Simon Nolet

Offensive Security Specialist & Cybersecurity Educator

About Me

Simon Nolet is a cybersecurity professional with 10 years of experience, specializing in offensive security for the past 9 years. As a Senior Advisor at Desjardins, he focuses on high-impact attack chains, leveraging automation and efficiency-driven habits and tooling to speedup security assessments. Over the course of his career, he has conducted more than 250 penetration tests, gaining a deep understanding of how organizations are compromised and the root causes that lead to security misconfiguration. To bridge the gap between theory and real-world cybersecurity, Simon founded Hacktive Education—an initiative dedicated to teaching beginners, system administrators, and cybersecurity enthusiasts practical security skills. His approach is based on proven methodologies that have successfully compromised hundreds of companies, with a focus on divergent thinking and understanding the root causes of vulnerabilities rather than just addressing surface-level issues. His expertise includes network infrastructure security, Active Directory pentesting, red teaming, access control evasion, and automation. While he integrates AI-driven automation to enhance efficiency in his work, he prioritizes human-driven decision-making and critical thinking. Committed to honesty, transparency, and integrity, Simon actively contributes to the cybersecurity community through training, workshops, and volunteer efforts at major events like Hackfest CTF. His mission is to equip individuals and organizations with practical security knowledge that goes beyond compliance—focusing on real-world defense strategies against adversaries.

Experience

Senior Advisor at Desjardins
10 years of professional experience
Experienced in testing active directory, network infrastructures, and systems in large enterprise environments, specializing in identifying root causes and leveraging them to create attack chains and demonstrate high-impact scenarios.

Education

DEC - Diploma of College Studies (Network Management)
Cégep Lévis-Lauzon

Certifications

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) (Credential ID: OS-17788)

Volunteering

Presentations

Research

Forget Your Perimeter: RCE in Pulse Connect Secure (CVE-2020-8218)

Contact

LinkedIn: Simon Nolet