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    Alex Stamos

    Influential voice on election security, platform security, AI security, and public cyber policy through research, teaching, and media appearances.

    #49 Cybersecurity#46 AI Security#35 Cloud Security
    22CiteRank

    Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 15 answers across 4 engines
    Bing AI Mode starts a separate baseline. Copilot remains a separate public engine and keeps its history; changes across the switch are not like-for-like growth.

    How AI engines see them

    Recognized by 3 of 3 measured engines. Updated 2026-10-26

    All three engines describe a cybersecurity leader with chief security roles at Yahoo and Facebook, work at Stanford and the iSEC Partners consultancy. Google AI Mode and Perplexity name Corridor as his current employer. Gemini adds his Harvard and NATO advisory work and the Krebs Stamos Group. Perplexity adds trust and safety themes such as child safety and coordinated disinformation. The pages cited most are cyber.fsi.stanford.edu, linkedin.com and wikipedia.org.

    • ChatGPTNamed in 3 answers

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    • GeminiNamed in 4 answers

      Gemini describes him as a cybersecurity expert and academic who served as Facebook CSO and Yahoo CISO, co-founded iSEC Partners and was founding director of the Stanford Internet Observatory.

      Known for
      • election interference investigations
      • founding Stanford Internet Observatory
      • co-founding iSEC Partners
    • Google AI ModeNamed in 5 answers

      Google AI Mode says he was Facebook and Yahoo chief security officer, founding director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and is now Chief Security Officer at Corridor.

      Known for
      • response to foreign disinformation campaigns
      • early counter-terrorism capabilities at Facebook
      • investigating state-backed influence operations
    • PerplexityNot named

      Perplexity says he is Chief Security Officer at Corridor and teaches at Stanford, with earlier chief security roles at Yahoo and Facebook and security consulting at iSEC Partners.

      Known for
      • platform trust and safety work
      • election integrity and information operations
      • security consulting at iSEC Partners
    • Bing AI ModeNot named

      No description yet.

    • CopilotNamed in 3 answers

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    Top Segments

    • #49Cybersecurityof 105
      Named in 8 answers
    • #46AI Securityof 86
      Named in 4 answers
    • #35Cloud Securityof 68
      Named in 1 answers

    Top URLs

    1. 1
      Top Cybersecurity Leaders of 2026 | The Industry Leaders
      theindustryleaders.org15 citations
    2. 2
      17 Cybersecurity Thought Leaders You Should Be Following - Bitsight
      bitsight.com6 citations
    3. 3
      Top 17 Cybersecurity Experts to Follow in 2026
      thectoclub.com5 citations

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