Areas of Expertise
Cybersecurity Architecture | Critical Infrastructure Protection | NERC CIP Compliance | Cyber Risk Diagnostic and Threat Modeling | Operational Technology Security | Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations
About Kurt
Kurt Alaybeyoglu is a cybersecurity and risk management leader with more than 15 years of experience spanning military cyber operations, national security missions, critical infrastructure protection and private sector consulting. He serves as Senior Enterprise Security Architect at FirstEnergy and is an alumnus of Chertoff Group, where he helped shape the firm’s Cyber Risk Diagnostic. At The Chertoff Group, Kurt supports Cybersecurity and Security Risk & Resilience engagements.
Career Highlights
- Senior Enterprise Security Architect at FirstEnergy, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric systems, leading substation and grid security design, NERC CIP compliance, SIEM tuning and adversary emulation
- Former Director of Enterprise Security Architecture at Launch Consulting, directing multidisciplinary teams in risk assessments, threat modeling and secure cloud architecture, leading major incident response efforts and standing up tailored security operations centers for critical infrastructure operators
- Former Virtual CISO for a global life sciences consultancy valued at over $1 billion, overseeing DFARS-related projects and internal audits
- Orchestrated more than 100 offensive cyber operations and trained teams for national-level cyber missions while serving in the U.S. Air Force and at the National Security Agency
Education
Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, Western Governors University | Bachelor of Science in History, U.S. Air Force Academy | Certifications: CISSP | GPEN | CEH | GCIH | MITRE ATT&CK Defender