Mars Cacacho

Mars Cacacho is an accomplished professional specializing in cybersecurity and information technology, currently serving as the Global Threat Operations Manager and Team Lead at Trustwave since February 2023. As the founder of Hackthenorth.ph since April 2014, Cacacho has developed impactful initiatives in the tech community. Previous roles include Cyber Academy Lead and Senior Security Engineer at Secon from April 2019 to January 2023, and Information Technology Officer at the Department of Education - Philippines from March 2015 to March 2019. Additionally, Cacacho has held adjunct faculty positions at St. Paul University Philippines and Cagayan State University. Early career experience at Trend Micro from 2008 to 2015 included roles such as Virus Coordinator and Cloud Security Systems Engineer. Cacacho holds a double degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from St. Paul University Philippines and a Master's Degree in Information Technology, focusing on Information Management, from the same institution.