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Organizers
Ariel Garcia (@arl_rose)
Ariel Garcia (A.K.A arl_rose), with a background of more than 8 years professionally in the pentest field, plus 7 years in the bug bounty field, combines more than 12 years of expertise in the cybersecurity space. Currently working in the community building space, Ariel has been leading community projects in his day to day job for the last 5 years, participating in the organization of multiple bug bounty Live Hacking Events. In addition to this, Ariel has expertise as content creator, speaker, discord server manager, instructor, and as a conference organizer (virtual and in person). Ariel has attended to multiple editions of DEF CON since the year 2014, being this the first time participating in an official DEF CON Village as organizer.
Harley Kimball (@infinitelogins)
Harley Kimball, also known by the handle infinitelogins, has actively participated in the hacker community for over a decade, specifically focusing on the bug bounty space for the last two years. Harley is an experienced pentester and bug bounty hunter with over eight years of technical expertise in information security. Harley is a prominent figure in the cybersecurity community, managing a well-known blog and YouTube channel that boasts over 10,000 followers. Harley actively participates in local information security meetups and conferences, including RainSec and BSides PDX. Additionally, Harley is deeply engaged with Discord communities and content creation groups, and plays a key role in organizing Live Hacking Events and HactivityCon for HackerOne.
Volunteers
Leo Wakelin
(@H1LeoW)
Leo Wakelin spent almost two decades supporting and building community in the games industry, with experience in social media and one to one and one to many communications. Leo entered the cybersecurity space 2 years ago excited to learn about the burgeoning industry and take on new challenges in an unfamiliar area. An avid gamer, DIYer and motorsport enthusiast. What Leo doesn't know about the intricacies of bug bounty and ethical hacking in the practical sense, he makes up for it by working to lift up others, understand their needs and help them in achieving their full potential.
He helps the BBV team to assist in creative, web and social media.
Jill Moné-Corallo
(@thejillboss)
Jill Moné-Corallo (thejillboss) is currently the Bug Bounty Leader at Shopify. Prior to Shopify, she led the Bug Bounty and Product Security Incident Response teams at GitHub and was a Senior Product Security Engineer at Apple. She graduated from Mercy University with a B.S. in Cybersecurity. She is passionate about the response functions of security—where communication, empathy, and technical rigor intersect. She is also a founder of Glass Firewalls, a conference dedicated to “breaking bytes and barriers” for women to participate in bug bounty programs.
Shaikh Yaser Arafat
(@yaser_s)
Shaikh Yaser Arafat (r00tz) is a cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience specializing in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and security research. Yaser has made significant contributions to the bug bounty and vulnerability research community, earning recognition as a HackerOne Brand Ambassador, ProjectDiscovery Pioneer, and a member of Bugcrowd’s Hacker Advisory Board. His notable achievements include securing top spots in prestigious programs, such as second place in the U.S. Department of Defense’s HackerOne Hack the Air Force 7’22 and first place in Hack the Pentagon (HackUS-h1c’22) & BugCrowd MVP. Additionally, Yaser has been acknowledged for responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities at industry giants including Google, Apple, and Microsoft, further solidifying his impact in the field. A passionate community contributor, Yaser volunteered at the inaugural Bug Bounty Village at DEF CON last year.