As a security researcher and advocate at Aikido, Mackenzie spends his days translating security jargon into human speak and convincing developers that they can care about security without sacrificing their will to live. He loves creating and advocating for security tools that easily integrate into the development process, focusing on reducing alert fatigue and improving the overall developer experience in security implementations.

Before joining Aikido, Mackenzie served as a developer advocate at GitGuardian for more than four years and co-founded and acted as chief technology officer (CTO) for Conpago, a technology company focused on combating social isolation among the elderly through innovative communication devices. Mackenzie is the host ofThe Security Repopodcast, where he explores emerging tech topics in cybersecurity and interviews other experts. In his personal time he brings cybersecurity stories to life in The Red Team Chronicles comic series. Mackenzie also regularly speaks at tech conferences like DevOxx, DefCon, NDC and BlackAlps.