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    Katie Moussouris

    A leading authority on coordinated vulnerability disclosure, bug bounties, and cyber policy, whose work has shaped how governments and major software vendors handle security research.

    #8 Cybersecurity#7 Application security engineering#7 Vulnerability Management
    46CiteRank

    Last updated 13 Nov 2026 · Named in 93 answers across 5 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 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-10-26

    All five engines name Katie Moussouris and agree that she is known for vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty work. Four of them cite Hack the Pentagon, Microsoft Vulnerability Research and the ISO standards on disclosure and handling. Copilot adds her advisory roles with the Cyber Safety Review Board and NIST, and Gemini adds the BlueHat Prize. Perplexity does not name specific projects and focuses on how organizations run disclosure programs. The most cited pages are lutasecurity.com, wikipedia.org and sans.org, with rsaconference.com also cited.

    • ChatGPTNamed in 12 answers

      ChatGPT describes her as a figure in vulnerability disclosure and bug bounties who founded Microsoft Vulnerability Research, helped launch Hack the Pentagon and leads Luta Security.

      Known for
      • Founding Microsoft Vulnerability Research
      • Launching Hack the Pentagon
      • Co-authoring ISO disclosure standards
    • GeminiNamed in 18 answers

      Gemini describes her as founder and CEO of Luta Security who founded Microsoft Vulnerability Research, created its first bug bounties and helped launch Hack the Pentagon.

      Known for
      • Microsoft's first bug bounty programs
      • BlueHat Prize
      • Hack the Pentagon
    • Google AI ModeNamed in 19 answers

      Google AI Mode describes her as a researcher and entrepreneur who co-authored ISO vulnerability standards, founded Microsoft Vulnerability Research and led Hack the Pentagon strategy.

      Known for
      • Co-authoring ISO vulnerability standards
      • Founding Microsoft Vulnerability Research
      • Launching Hack the Pentagon
    • PerplexityNamed in 20 answers

      Perplexity describes her as a cybersecurity researcher, policy leader and entrepreneur who helped make vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs mainstream.

      Known for
      • Vulnerability disclosure programs
      • Bug bounty programs
      • Building operational capacity for disclosure
    • Bing AI ModeNot named

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    • CopilotNamed in 24 answers

      Copilot describes her as founder of Luta Security who helped launch Microsoft's first bug bounty and Hack the Pentagon, and advises US government bodies.

      Known for
      • Microsoft's first bug bounty program
      • Hack the Pentagon
      • Co-authoring ISO 29147 and 30111

    Top Segments

    • #8Cybersecurityof 105
      Named in 42 answers
    • #7Application security engineeringof 60
      Named in 20 answers
    • #7Vulnerability Managementof 61
      Named in 16 answers

    Top URLs

    1. 1
      Top Cybersecurity Leaders of 2026 | The Industry Leaders
      theindustryleaders.org31 citations
    2. 2
      Top 17 Cybersecurity Experts to Follow in 2026
      thectoclub.com23 citations
    3. 3
      Top Cybersecurity Leaders and CISOs to Follow - Sprinto
      sprinto.com12 citations

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