Training and Instructor Experience

GCC, NATO CCDCOE, HITCON Training, NICS, government and enterprise programs

Mars Cheng

In addition to conference speaking, I have spent years teaching hands-on courses, formal training programs, and government-focused practical sessions built around work that participants can apply immediately.

Representative teaching venues include:

  • Global Cybersecurity Camp 2026 and 2024
  • NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
  • HITCON Training 2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019
  • NICS Elite Practical Training Program from 2025 through 2022
  • AIS3, CCoE, National Defense University, and project-based training for ministries including Finance and Economic Affairs

Recurring course themes include:

  • OT Fundamentals and IT in Critical Infrastructure
  • building a defense for your ICS from scratch
  • Crownless Defense and blue team core techniques
  • Active Directory attack and defense
  • IoT security and firmware analysis
  • red team versus blue team practical exercises

I care about making training useful beyond the classroom: participants should leave with a clearer path for what to do next in their own environments, not just a set of slides.