Lumos Alchemist Blog

Introducing Lumos Labs

I’m returning to the company I cofounded to push the frontier of governance and access management for agents.

Aug 4 • Leo Mehr

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July 2026

"LOL, So Funny": Why Bad Security Led to Apple Suing OpenAI

An engineer kept his access for weeks after quitting. AI agents will make this a hundred times worse.

Jul 13 • Andrej Safundzic

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June 2026

When Machines Fight Machines: Why You need a Cyber Team of Agents

With attackers running fleets of agents, defenders must too. The Identity Agent Force is a world's first fleet of cyber AI agents.

Jun 16 • Andrej Safundzic

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May 2026

The Cyber AI Transformation Model

AI attackers are moving from manual work to agent systems. Here is a practical model for moving your security from human review to machine-speed…

May 7 • Andrej Safundzic

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April 2026

Most AI Mandates Will Fail

How one internal memo changed the way our entire company adopted AI

Apr 21 • Andrej Safundzic

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When Intelligence Becomes Water: Claude Mythos and the Future of Software

What moats look like in a world where foundational models are omnipresent

Apr 3 • Andrej Safundzic

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September 2025

When Software Grows Hands

How AI agents reshape cybersecurity

Sep 26, 2025 • Andrej Safundzic

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August 2025

Four Years, Four Lessons: Lessons in Building CORE

On hiring captains, calling babies ugly, and building CORE

Aug 21, 2025 • Alix Childs

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March 2025

Holding Both: Motherhood, Leadership, and the Space In Between

Where two missions meet: leadership and motherhood.

Mar 18, 2025 • Alix Childs

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February 2025

Building Bonds & Painting in Pink: How Lumos Creates Connection in a Hybrid World

Creating a Culture of Trust, Play, and Partnership—No Matter the Distance

Feb 24, 2025 • Elise Mance

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December 2024

The System of a Story-Led Company

What We Learned from Sports and Stories to Build Our Company System

Dec 5, 2024 • Andrej Safundzic

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May 2024

Lumos Series B

Launch of the Unified Access Platform

May 23, 2024 • Andrej Safundzic

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