Mars Cheng

Mars Cheng is the Head of Cyber Threat & Product Defense Center at TXOne Networks Inc., responsible for leading three subgroups within the center: PSIRT, Advanced Threat Research Group, and Threat Operation Group. Additionally, he serves as the Executive Director of the Association of Hackers in Taiwan (HIT/HITCON) and General Coordinator of HITCON CISO Summit 2025; he plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between enterprises and government entities to strengthen cybersecurity. His expertise encompasses ICS/SCADA systems, malware analysis, threat intelligence and hunting, blue team, and enterprise security. A seasoned speaker, Mars has delivered over 60 presentations at international cybersecurity conferences, including Black Hat USA, Europe, and MEA, RSA Conference, DEF CON, CODE BLUE, FIRST, HITB, HITCON, Troopers, NOHAT, SecTor, S4, SINCON, and ROOTCON, among others. He has successfully organized several notable HITCON events, including the HITCON CISO Summit in 2023 and 2024, HITCON PEACE 2022, and HITCON 2021 and 2020.