Alan LeFort

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Alan LeFort is CEO and co-founder of StrongestLayer, an AI-native email security company. With 25 years in cybersecurity leadership at Proofpoint, McAfee and Intel, he focuses on the intersection of AI and email security architecture.

Articles by Alan LeFort

Aviation solved the vigilance problem. AI just gave security a worse one

AI is overwhelming security teams with the same attention problem aviation solved decades ago. So, what should stop the dangerous actions?

Sep 24, 2026 6 mins

Network Security Security Software Threat and Vulnerability Management

The longitude problem: In the AI era, detection is won on facts, not guesses

Sep 10, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data and Information Security Security

Kahneman, ‘Where’s Waldo’ and the Nexus pass: A CISO’s mental model for the AI era

Jun 24, 2026 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Identity and Access Management Vulnerabilities

The farmers and the mercenaries: Rethinking the ‘human layer’ in security

Why we're asking the wrong people to save us.

Feb 26, 2026 6 mins

IT Leadership Security Infrastructure Security Operations Center

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EU Cyber Resilience Act ‘completely kills’ manual vulnerability triage

2 Oct 20266 mins

Laws and RegulationsTechnology IndustryThreat and Vulnerability Management

Google makes Gemini 4 AI model available to a trusted few

By Nidhi Singal

1 Oct 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSecurity

Cisco SD-WAN Manager hit by zero-day admin access attack

By Shweta Sharma

1 Oct 20264 mins

Network SecurityVulnerabilitiesZero-Day Vulnerabilities

Why Email Still Works for Attackers

By Joan Goodchild

1 Oct 20266 mins

The Evolving CISO: AI, Leadership and the Future of Cybersecurity

By Joan Goodchild

25 Sep 20266 mins

Why Security Debt May Be a Bigger Risk Than Security Spend

By Joan Goodchild

11 Sep 202616 mins

Why Email Still Works for Attackers

By Joan Goodchild

1 Oct 20266 mins

The Evolving CISO: AI, Leadership and the Future of Cybersecurity

By Joan Goodchild

25 Sep 20266 mins

Why Security Debt May Be a Bigger Risk Than Security Spend

By Joan Goodchild

11 Sep 202616 mins