Mackenzie Brown

MacKenzie Brown currently serves as the VP of Security at Blackpoint Cyber and leads the HackFort LockPicking Lounge at Treefort Music Fest. Previously, MacKenzie held the position of Incident Manager on the Detection and Response Team at Microsoft, where responsibilities included global incident response management and customer support for security enhancement. MacKenzie also co-chaired the Develop Idaho Conference and worked at Optiv Inc in various roles focused on enterprise incident management and security program frameworks. Early experience includes serving as an IT System Security Analyst at the Idaho Department of Labor, emphasizing network security monitoring and compliance with NIST standards. MacKenzie holds a degree in Cyber Operations and Resilience from Boise State University.