About Us

About SunSecCon

Now in its second year, SunSecCon is a volunteer-driven, non-profit initiative dedicated to bridging the gaps between security specialties and fostering collaboration across domains. Designed for practitioners by practitioners, the summit brings together experts in application security, infrastructure security, cloud security, and corporate to break down silos and promote a unified approach to defense.

Over two action-packed days, attendees will engage in practitioner-led sessions and hands-on workshops where seasoned security leaders share their strategies, challenges, and successes in defending their organizations. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise, learn from real-world experiences, or connect with peers who share your passion for defense, the SunSecCon is your platform for actionable insights and transformative collaboration.


Want to join us? Email info@sunseccon.org


About Us

LinuxFests is a non-profit (501c) community based organization that produces events focused on open source, security, community and DevOps throughout North America.


Pacific Hackers believe that by sharing knowledge and providing mentorship, we can help individuals advance their careers and contribute to a safer internet and industry, where individual values, digital rights, and proper use of technology prevail.


Interested learning more? Whether you are seeking to speak, sponsor, volunteer or attend we are happy to answer your questions. Just Contact by emailing us at info@sunseccon.org.

Our Team

Our program and event production team is made up of security professionals and leaders in Southern California and beyond.

Andy Giron is a Senior Security Researcher at Datadog by day, he focuses on threat cloud-landscape. By night he’s an Incident Response instructor in California

Andy Giron

Andy Giron

Senior Security Researcher, Datadog

Emilio Escobar is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Datadog, where he leads IT, security, governance, risk management, and customer trust and safety functions. With over two decades of experience, he is known for building security programs that emphasize collaboration between security, engineering, and operations teams. Prior to Datadog, he held leadership roles at Hulu and PlayStation.

Emilio Escobar

Emilio Escobar

CISO, Datadog

Ilan is Co-Founder of SCALE and LinuxFests, where has been producing community focused eductional events on open source and STEM topics for over two decades.

Ilan Rabinovitch

Ilan Rabinovitch

President, LinuxFests

Jenn Winters is COO at Pacific Hackers.

Jen Winters

Jen Winters

COO, Pacific Hackers

Marco Palacios is the Pacific Hackers Association President and the Global MDR Customer Success Manager at Fortinet. He started his career in IT and spent over a decade in IT operations before transitioning to Cybersecurity. Through the PHA, he mentors and advocates for veterans and underrepresented communities to help them find non-traditional paths in the cybersecurity industry.

Marco Palacios

Marco Palacios

President, Pacific Hackers

Ekansh Grover

Ekansh Grover