Hi! I’m a security researcher focused on Cloud Security and AI. This is my blog where I share my thoughts, research, and projects. My background includes:

• I’m currently the Chief Security Architect at BeyondTrust, where I lead our AI security product initiatives and oversee our security research team.
• I was the CTO and technical founder for a startup, NightVision.net, focused on Web and API security, and sold product to billion-dollar companies and SMBs alike.
• Previously, I was a Staff Security Engineer at Square, where I built, architected, and led the Cloud Vulnerability Management program.
• Before Square, I was a Lead Security Engineer at Salesforce, where I led and pioneered a variety of security initiatives, with a special focus in security automation. At Salesforce, I open sourced several security tools, including Cloudsplaining, which has over 4.5 million downloads as of January 2023, and Endgame.
• Before Salesforce, I ran the Cloud Security Consulting Practice at Synopsys.
• I started out my career as a Web Application Penetration Tester and Security Consultant at Cigital, which was acquired by Synopsys.

I’m passionate about security automation, CI/CD, Cloud Security, and creating a better security experience for everyone, especially developers and operations.

Feel free to reach out and follow me on Twitter @kmcquade3 and GitHub @kmcquade 😊 Always happy to talk shop.