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AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopOkta’s AI Blueprint: Moving AI Agents from Shadow to GovernedAI agents are becoming part of the enterprise workforce, but many organizations still do not know where those agents are, what they can access, or what they are allowed to do. In this ClearTech Loop Special Edition sponsored by Okta, Jo Peterson speaks with Matthew Hansen, Regional Chief Security Officer and Head of Customer Audit at Okta, about the identity challenge behind agentic AI. They discuss Okta’s AI Blueprint, Okta for AI Agents, and why enterprises need to treat AI agents as first-class, non-human identities with clear ownership, lifecycle management, runtime enforcement, and a way...
2026-06-2614 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAWS Security Hub: Centralized Identity Risk Management for Agentic AIIn this ClearTech Loop Special Edition from AWS Summit New York, Jo Peterson speaks with Himanshu Verma, Worldwide Leader for Security, Identity, and Governance Specialists at AWS, about how agentic AI is changing the identity risk conversation. They discuss why AI agents need to be treated as non-human identities, how AWS Security Hub helps centralize identity risk management, and why multi-Region resilience matters for enterprise security leaders. Episode Description AI agents are moving from assistive chatbots to autonomous, task-executing digital employees. That creates new identity risks around permissions, visibility, accountability, and res...
2026-06-2510 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopThe USB Problem for AI: Phil Stafford on Agents, Governance, and MCP RiskShort Description Season 3 of ClearTech Loop kicks off with AI security architect Phil Stafford in a practical conversation about AI governance, agent permissions, fractional identity, and why MCP servers may be the next software supply chain risk hiding in plain sight. Episode Description AI agents are moving from interesting experiments into real business environments. That means they are not just answering questions anymore. They are calling tools, touching systems, inheriting permissions, and creating a new layer of operational risk that technology and security leaders need to understand. In t...
2026-06-2313 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Gerald Auger on Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI DefenseAI is moving faster than policy, training, and many traditional controls were designed to handle. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Gerald Auger, Chief Content Creator of Simply Cyber, about shadow AI, non human identities, over-permissioned agents, and what AI defense means when AI systems can act at machine speed. Gerald brings the educator, GRC, and practitioner-community lens to the conversation. His take is practical: organizations probably cannot put AI back in the bottle, so they need to educate users, provide approved tools, bring agents into identity go...
2026-06-1016 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Maybelyn Plecic on Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI DefenseYour AI policy does not matter much if no one understands how to follow it. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Maybelyn Plecic, Manager of Training and Adoption at Network to Code, about shadow AI, non human identities, and what AI defense actually means when people are already using AI to get work done. Maybelyn brings a security, compliance, training, and adoption lens to the conversation. She is CISSP certified, AWS certified, and has spent her career helping teams strengthen security posture, drive compliance initiatives, and make technical change usable.
2026-06-0219 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Patricia Titus on Shadow AI, Non-Human Identities, and AI DefenseAI security is not showing up as one clean problem. It is showing up across governance, risk, productivity, identity, API security, and defense. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with seasoned CISO Patricia Titus, about shadow AI, non human identities, AI agents, APIs, and what AI defense means when organizations are trying to move quickly without losing control. Patricia brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity leadership experience across public and private sectors, including financial services, technology, and government. Patricia’s take is practical: shadow AI is both...
2026-05-2716 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopClearTech Loop Special Edition: Rethinking CDN Pricing with AWS CloudFrontCloud pricing can look simple until the bill arrives. In this ClearTech Loop Special Edition, Jo Peterson talks with Cristian Graziano, Principal Product Manager at Amazon Web Services, about AWS CloudFront flat rate plans and why predictable pricing matters for teams delivering internet facing applications. Cristian explains how CloudFront helps accelerate and secure applications, why customers often combine CDN, WAF, DDoS protection, DNS, logging, and monitoring, and how flat rate plans are designed to make that model easier to understand, approve, and manage. In this episode Jo and...
2026-05-2111 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security Starts with Education: James McQuiggan on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI DefenseAI security is not only about policies, tools, and controls. It is also about education. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with James McQuiggan, founder and CISO of Apparent Security, about shadow AI, non human identities, and what AI defense means as organizations try to keep up with real world AI adoption. James brings the lens of an educator to the conversation. His perspective keeps coming back to how people learn, how they adopt new tools, and why security teams need to guide safe AI use instead of re...
2026-05-1915 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI Defense (Rock Lambros)AI is already inside your environment. The problem is most organizations don’t fully see where or how it’s being used. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Rock Lambros, CEO of RockCyber, to break down what’s actually happening with shadow AI, non human identities, and AI defense as adoption moves faster than governance. Why This Matters This isn’t a future problem. Teams are already: Using AI tools outside of approved environments Creating machine and agent identities at scale Relying on security mode...
2026-05-0512 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Todd Smith on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI DefenseWhat does AI security actually look like inside real organizations? In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Todd Smith, SVP and Director of Customer IAM and Threat Intelligence at Ameris Bank, about shadow AI, non human identities, and what AI defense looks like in environments where identity, fraud, and security are tightly connected. They unpack why shadow AI is both an IT and security issue, why blocking AI tools is not a long term strategy, and how organizations are trying to bring more visibility and control to environments where AI ad...
2026-04-2916 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Thomas Bryant on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI DefenseWhat does AI security actually look like inside real organizations? In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Thomas Bryant, Director of Technical Marketing at Pure Storage and independent analyst and consultant at THB3, about shadow AI, non human identities, and what leaders should really mean when they talk about AI defense. They unpack why shadow AI is both an IT and security issue, how CISOs and CIOs are approaching identity and governance, and why AI defense is increasingly becoming a resilience question rather than just a detection one. In this con...
2026-04-1413 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopResOps: Bridging Security & Operations for Smarter Cyber RecoveryWhen ransomware strikes, even the most prepared organizations can find themselves scrambling—security hunting for indicators while IT races to spin up restores. It’s a recipe for confusion and downtime.Chris Bevel, Practice Lead for Cybersecurity and AI at Commvault, joined Clear Tech Loop to break down how ResOps—the fusion of security and operations—creates a new model for smarter cyber resilience and faster, more coordinated recovery.Breaking Down the SilosSecurity and IT operations share the same goal: keep the business running...
2026-04-1112 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security: Matt Sharp on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI DefenseWhat does AI security actually look like inside real organizations? In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Matt Sharp, Chief Information Security Officer at Xactly, about shadow AI, non human identities, and what leaders should really mean when they talk about AI defense. They unpack why shadow AI is both an IT and security issue, how CISOs and CIOs are approaching identity and governance, and why AI defense now spans productivity tools, SaaS platforms, internal environments, and third party risk. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Matt Sh...
2026-04-0718 min
Leadership and Success with Coach BZS5:E65 LIVE with SSgt Jo Peterson, USAF (Vet.)S5:E65🎙️ LIVE with SSgt Jo Peterson, USAF (Vet.) Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ — Season 5:Episode 65 LIVE 🔥 From the Intelligence Community to the Cloud: A Leadership Journey I’m honored to welcome an incredible leader, innovator, and trailblazer: 👉 Jo Peterson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopeterson1/) 🚨 Mark Your Calendars! 🚨 📅 Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 ⏰ Time: 6:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 9:00 AM ET (Washington, D.C.) 📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion] --- ## 🌟 Meet My Guest Jo Peterson is a CIO at Clarify360, Founder & Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, and a U.S. Air Force veteran with deep expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and AI security. With ove...
2026-03-201h 12
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security Is a Risk Leadership Problem First with Gerry GadouryIn this episode of the ClearTech Loop podcast, Jo Peterson sits down with Gerry Gadoury to talk about what AI security leadership actually requires as the threat landscape changes faster and the business pressure around AI keeps rising. This is not a conversation about one more security tool. Gerry brings the discussion back to risk judgment, executive alignment, and the human side of security leadership. As AI lowers the barrier for attackers and accelerates the pace of change, security leaders need to focus on real risk, not theoretical panic, while helping the business make better decisions under p...
2026-03-1011 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopCybersecurity Is a Social System with FernandoIn this episode of the ClearTech Loop podcast, Jo Peterson sits down with Fernando Montenegro to talk about what the CISO role actually looks like right now as generative AI spreads across the enterprise. This is not a conversation about one more security tool. Fernando frames AI as a forcing function that exposes the social structure of an organization, including incentives, accountability, influence, and how decisions get made. The CISO role has become a bridge role, and the job is more political, more collaborative, and more consultative than it used to be. Subscribe to ClearTech Lo...
2026-03-0220 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopSecurity Is an Environment with Miri RodriguezWhat CISOs miss when security only lives in features AI security is still getting framed like a technology problem: new tools, new controls, new dashboards, and new rules. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson talks with Miri Rodriguez, Cofounder and CEO of Empressa.ai, about why that framing keeps breaking in the real world. Miri brings a people first lens to AI adoption and security. She argues that security is not just something you install. It is an environment people are willing to enter. When the environment does not feel secure, ad...
2026-02-2615 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI, Cost, Control, and Relevance with Margaret Dawson, CMO, SUSEAI is getting embedded into everything, security workflows, engineering workflows, and customer facing products, often faster than organizations can govern it. The upside is real. The risk is in the assumptions leaders are making while they chase speed. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Margaret Dawson, Chief Marketing Officer at SUSE, for a slightly different conversation than our usual guest mix. Same three questions, but through a CMO lens shaped by decades of enterprise buying cycles. Margaret breaks down how security leaders can use generative AI to move beyond tools an...
2026-02-2417 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security Needs Better Execution with Zach Lewis (CIO/CISO | Author, Locked Up)AI security is getting marketed like it requires a brand-new playbook—new frameworks, new job titles, new spend. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Zach Lewis (CIO/CISO and author of Locked Up) for a practical reset: AI doesn’t erase the fundamentals—it punishes you faster when you ignore them. Zach breaks down where GenAI is already helping security programs today (especially tabletop exercises and prioritization), what it actually takes to embed security and privacy into AI models without slowing innovation (data classification, access controls, segmentation, documentation, least privilege), and why...
2026-02-1210 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopGovernance Is a Catalyst in AI Security with Stefano Righi (AMI)AI is speeding up both attackers and defenders. The goal is not speed alone. The goal is speed with trust. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Stefano Righi, Chief Security Architect at AMI, for a hot take conversation on what AI is changing inside security programs. Stefano breaks down how GenAI can move teams beyond reactive, tool centric security into anticipatory defense through predictive threat modeling, dynamic risk assessment, and orchestration. He also explains what secure by design means for AI systems, including privacy, adversarial resiliency, prompt injection, and data poisoning, plus w...
2026-02-1012 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopFrom Tool-Driven Cyber to Adaptive AI Defense with Ryan LutzCybersecurity has become a tool driven industry. Organizations buy platforms, stack controls, generate alerts, and ask humans to stitch it all together under pressure. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Ryan Lutz to explore what changes when AI becomes part of the security workflow. Not as another console, but as an adaptive capability that helps teams interpret signals faster, prioritize more intelligently, and respond with more consistency when the volume is too high for humans to manage alone. The conversation focuses on three real-world th...
2026-02-0509 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopFrom Reactive to Predictive in AI Security with Jen WaltzCybersecurity has been trapped in a reactive cycle for years: a new threat emerges, a new tool gets purchased, and teams get overwhelmed by alerts. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Jen Waltz (Chief Information Security Officer at IMAJENATIVE) to unpack how generative AI can fundamentally disrupt that cycle—shifting the focus from managing tools to achieving strategic outcomes. The conversation goes beyond “faster alerts” and gets practical about what’s changing right now: Moving beyond alert triage into predictive threat hunting, including simulating adversary behavior an...
2026-02-0316 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Security Is Still Software Security with Nicolas MoyAI is being embedded into enterprise tools faster than most organizations can govern it. Productivity platforms, security systems, and development workflows now include AI capabilities by default, often without a single approval moment or clear ownership model. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Nicolas Moy, Founder and CIO of LifeMark Financial and vCISO for Security Engineering at Halyard Labs, to talk about what AI security looks like in practice when it is treated as software, not as a separate discipline. Nicolas shares how security teams are alr...
2026-01-2911 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopThe CISO’s Job in AI Is Not to Stop the Wave, But to Shape It with Travis Farral, CISO at Archaea EnergyAI did not arrive through a single decision. It crept into enterprises through productivity tools, cloud platforms, security products, and SaaS applications that teams were already using. Most organizations did not choose to adopt AI. They woke up and realized it was already there. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Travis Farral, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Archaea Energy, to talk about what that reality means for security leaders who are being asked to govern AI systems that are still evolving in real time. Travis exp...
2026-01-2711 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI Risk Is Mostly Not New with Michael MachadoAI has technically been around for years. What changed is not the math, it is the front door. Suddenly anyone in the organization can touch it, feed it data, and make decisions with it and that shift in accessibility is rewriting business risk. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Michael Machado, CISO and Chief Data Officer at Hyland, to break down a calm, practical truth CISOs need right now. Most of the AI risk conversation is not new. The disciplines are familiar. Visibility. Data movement. Accountability. Audit trails. Resilience. What is different i...
2026-01-2018 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopAI as a Digital Co-Worker With the Experience of an Intern with Timothy YoungbloodAs AI becomes embedded across security operations and business workflows, organizations are confronting a new reality. AI is no longer just a tool. It is behaving like a digital co-worker acting on data, surfacing decisions, and influencing outcomes. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Timothy Youngblood, a four-time Fortune 500 CSO and CISO, board member, angel investor, and adjunct professor, to explore what it really means to manage AI responsibly at scale. Tim introduces a powerful and practical analogy: AI as a digital co-worker with the experience of an in...
2026-01-1518 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopThe CISO’s Role in AI Is to Lead the Risk Conversation with Mustapha Kebbeh, Chief Security Officer at UKGAI adoption is accelerating across the enterprise, often faster than governance and risk models were designed to support. Boards want innovation. Business leaders want speed. Security teams are expected to manage risk in environments where the technology itself is still evolving. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson speaks with Mustapha Kebbeh, Chief Security Officer at UKG, about why the CISO’s role in AI is not to block innovation or own governance outright, but to lead the enterprise risk conversation that enables informed decision making. Mustapha shares how CISOs can help organizations understand what...
2026-01-1213 min
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech LoopWhen the Market Converges with Dan DeBackerThe market is converging. Networking, security, and cloud operations are no longer separate conversations. They are colliding at the operational layer, driven by hybrid environments, AI driven operations, and growing pressure to reduce complexity without losing control. In this episode of ClearTech Loop Market Perspective, Jo Peterson sits down with Dan DeBacker, Chief Product Officer at Extreme Networks, to explore what this convergence looks like in practice and why simplicity, unified policy, and cloud design are increasingly inseparable decisions. Dan shares how enterprises are grappling with operational friction created by...
2026-01-0611 min