INCH360 2025: Aydan MacKay
From Cybertraps Podcast by Frederick Lane & Jethro Jones
November 27, 2025 · 9 min · Season 10 · Episode 130
About this episode
Jethro D. Jones interviews Aydan MacKay about his experiences at the INCH360 Cybersecurity Conference and the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and AI.
This episode is a part of a special series of interviews conducted at the INCH360 Cybersecurity Conference in Spokane, Washington. Visit their website to learn more about INCH360 and their mission. Host Jethro D. Jones talks with Aydan MacKay, an EWU computer science graduate, about his experiences at the Inch 360 cybersecurity conference, the importance of social skills in cybersecurity, and the evolving role of AI in software development. Aydan shares insights on job hunting, personal projects, and the challenges and opportunities facing new tech professionals. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more: Simplify and streamline technology Save teachers’ time Reliably meet Tier 1 standards Improve student performance on state assessments 🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can…
People in this episode
Host: Jethro D. Jones
Guest: Aydan MacKay
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- AI in software development
- job hunting
- social skills
- tech professionals
- INCH360 conference
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- AI
- job hunting
- social skills
- INCH360
- technology
Sponsors
IXL, Renaissance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: INCH360, EWU, Johns Hopkins University
Places: Spokane, Washington
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