Mackenzie Jackson
About the show

A weekly cybersecurity podcast for people who build and break things.

The Secure Disclosure is a weekly cybersecurity podcast hosted by Mackenzie Jackson, bringing on researchers, CISOs, and builders to talk through the news, research, and real incidents shaping application and developer security.

Mackenzie grew up in a traveling circus in New Zealand and traded juggling fire for something even more dangerous: application security. He's the co-founder and former CTO of Australian health tech company Conpago, now Field CTO at Aikido Security, and has spoken in 30+ countries — though he still insists New Zealand makes the best coffee.

Each episode runs about 30 minutes, no filler, just the story and what it means for the people writing and defending applications and organizations.

Hosted by Mackenzie Jackson · Field CTO, Aikido Security

As seen in: Dark Reading, Financial Times, Fast Company

Bio

Short bio

Mackenzie Jackson is the Field CTO for Aikido Security, helping tech leaders understand application security through an attacker's lens. As the co-founder and former CTO of health tech company Conpago, he understands the challenges of building secure applications. He has spoken in over 30 countries, hosts the podcast The Secure Disclosure, and contributes to multiple publications including Dark Reading, Financial Times, and Fast Company.

Long bio

Mackenzie is a security researcher and advocate focused on making application security practical and approachable for developers. As the co-founder and former CTO of health tech startup Conpago, he learned firsthand what it takes, and what can go wrong, when building secure applications at scale. Now at Aikido Security, Mackenzie helps developers see security through an attacker's lens, breaking down how vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited in modern applications. He is a seasoned international speaker who has presented in over 30 countries, hosts The Secure Disclosure, and regularly contributes to publications such as Dark Reading, Financial Times, and Fast Company.

57Episodes
54Guests
35Avg. minutes
103KYouTube subscribers
5.3KAvg. episode views
1.9MTotal YouTube viewsIncluding Clips and Shorts

Notable past guests

Email Security in the Age of AI | Josh Kamdjou, Sublime Security
Sep 3, 2026 · 37 min

Email Security in the Age of AI | Josh Kamdjou, Sublime Security

w/ Josh Kamdjou, CEO @Sublime Security

Why is email security still an absolute mess in the age of generative AI? In this episode of The Secure Disclosure, host Mackenzie Jackson s…

Can We Actually Fix Software Supply Chain Security? 6 AppSec Leaders Debate
Aug 25, 2026 · 54 min

Can We Actually Fix Software Supply Chain Security? 6 AppSec Leaders Debate

w/ Jenn Gile, Paul McCarty, Ahmad Nassri, Boaz Barzel, John Amaral, Ashish Kurmi

Software supply chain attacks have gone parabolic over the past year, turning open-source packages, CI/CD pipelines, and developer laptops i…

PostHog is placing a wild bet on AI Coding w/ James Hawkins
May 15, 2026 · 38 min

PostHog is placing a wild bet on AI Coding w/ James Hawkins

w/ James Hawkins, Co-CEO, PostHog

In this episode of Secure Disclosure, James Hawkins, the co-founder and co-CEO of PostHog, dives into the "radical transparency" t…

The Future of Hacking is Agentic w/ Jason Haddix
Apr 15, 2026 · 40 min

The Future of Hacking is Agentic w/ Jason Haddix

w/ Jason Haddix, Founder & CEO, Arcanum Information Security

Jason Haddix joins the podcast to break down how AI is transforming offensive security — from attacking LLM-powered applications to why he b…

Bugcrowd Founder Casey Ellis: AI Slop, and the Future of Hacking
Apr 2, 2026 · 35 min

Bugcrowd Founder Casey Ellis: AI Slop, and the Future of Hacking

w/ Casey Ellis, Founder, Bugcrowd

Casey Ellis, founder of Bugcrowd, joins the show to talk about the evolution of bug bounty, how hackers went from outsiders to strategic ass…

The Creator of Curl on Why AI Is Breaking Bug Bounties w/ Daniel Stenberg
Mar 13, 2026 · 34 min

The Creator of Curl on Why AI Is Breaking Bug Bounties w/ Daniel Stenberg

w/ Daniel Stenberg, Creator, curl

Daniel Stenberg, creator of curl, explains how a small open source tool became core internet infrastructure. The conversation covers curl’s …

Understand the Software Supply Chain Chaos w/ Roeland Delrue
Jun 9, 2026 · 30 min

Understand the Software Supply Chain Chaos w/ Roeland Delrue

w/ Roeland Delrue, COO, Aikido Security

Supply chain security is evolving at a terrifying pace. In this episode of The Security Disclosure, Roeland Delrue (COO and co-founder of Ai…

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