ClearTech Loop: In the Know, On the Move
ClearTech Loop is a fast, focused podcast delivering sharp, soundbite-ready insights on what’s next in cybersecurity, cloud, and AI. Hosted by Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, each 10-minute episode explores today’s most pressing tech and risk issues through a business-focused lens.
Whether it’s CISOs rethinking cyber strategy or AI reshaping risk governance, ClearTech Loop brings clarity to a shifting landscape—built for tech leaders who don’t have time for fluff.
We cut through hype. We rethink assumptions. We keep you in the loop.
Episodes
23 episodes
Hybrid Integration in the Era of AI: Real Enterprise Use Cases
Enterprises are not trying to modernize in a vacuum. They are running mission-critical workloads on mainframes and ERPs, while also deploying cloud apps, SaaS platforms, and mobile services at scale. Now leaders are expected to layer in AI with...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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4:52
Guardrails for Growth: AI in Regulated Industries
How do you enable AI inside one of the most highly regulated industries on the planet — without slowing the business or attracting regulatory heat? In this episode, veteran financial-services CISO Parrish Gunnels joins Jo ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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11:49
Talk Dollars, Not FUD: The CISO’s New Mandate
Episode Description: In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with John Carse, Field CISO at SquareX and former CISO at Dyson and Rakuten, to talk about why modern CISOs must move ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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23:12
The Integration Imperative: Why AI Starts (and Succeeds) With webMethods Hybrid Integration | ClearTech Loop x IBM
AI doesn’t fail because of bad models — it fails because of broken connections. Jo Peterson and David Linthicum unpack how IBM’s webMethods Hybrid Integration unites data, applications, and automation for AI that actually delivers. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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6:44
Bumpers, Not Brakes: Pragmatic AI Safety with Dutch Schwartz
AI safety isn’t about slowing innovation — it’s about steering smarter. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Dutch Schwartz, Vice President of Cloud Services and fractional CISO at SideChannel<...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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13:58
The CSA AI Safety Initiative with George Finney
AI is moving fast — and the frameworks to secure it are racing to keep up. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with George Finney, Chief Security Officer for the University of Texas Sys...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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11:33
Hybrid Integration: The Foundation of Full-Stack Automation | Jo Peterson | ClearTechLoop
Jo Peterson explores why hybrid integration is now the foundation of full-stack automation — and how a unified platform helps IT leaders manage complexity, connect data across environments, and scale AI initiatives securely. Featuring insights ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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4:45
The CISO’s Financial Reality Check: Building Security That Pays for Itself
In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Bil Harmer, Founder & CEO of Killswitch Advisory, to explore a topic every security leader wrestles with — how to make cybersecurity pay for itself.
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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12:49
The CISO’s AI Dilemma: Shadow AI, Survival Moves, and Governance with Josh Copeland
CISOs are being asked to do two things at once: deploy AI faster and guarantee it won’t backfire. In this ClearTech Loop episode, Jo Peterson talks with Josh Copeland — cybersecurity executive, professor, and author of Unpopula...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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15:35
The Evolution of Full Stack Automation in the AI Era | Jo Peterson | ClearTech Loop
SummaryJo Peterson explores how a full stack approach to automation — powered by a hybrid control plane and AI — helps IT leaders cut through fragmentation and build an AI-ready foundation. Featuring insights on IBM webMethods Hyb...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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6:12
The CISO Role in the Age of Generative AI with Rob May
AI isn’t just another shiny tool — it’s a catalyst to rethink how we secure and govern our organizations. In this ClearTech Loop episode, Jo Peterson sits down with Rob May — Executive Chairman of ramsac, UK Cybersecurity Amb...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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12:24
Proactive AI Security for CISOs with David Linthicum
AI isn’t just a productivity tool — it’s a brand-new attack surface. In this ClearTech Loop episode, Jo Peterson sits down with David Linthicum — cloud pioneer, five-time best-selling author, and leading voice on cloud and AI...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:09
The CISO Field Guide: Becoming Operator, Strategist, Storyteller with Mark Lynd
CISOs wear three hats in 2025: Operator, Strategist, Storyteller. In this ClearTech Loop episode, Jo Peterson sits down with Mark Lynd — Head of Executive Advisory & Strategy at Netsync, globally ranked AI & Se...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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18:06
AI Security Isn’t a Regex Problem — Lori MacVittie on Governing the New Threat Surface
Rules don’t scale. Architecture does. F5’s Lori MacVittie makes the case for putting security policy in the infrastructure—not the app—and for treating AI as its own threat surface. If your program is still chasing strings ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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16:23
Cybersecurity is a Business Risk, So Why are We Still Talking Tech?
Think your security strategy is airtight? Think again. In this episode, Brad Moldenhauer — VP and CISO-in-Residence at Zscaler — lays out the brutal truth: most companies are underestimating the financial and existential risks lurki...
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13:24
Fake AI Won’t Innovate — It’ll Infect You
ClearTech Loop Ep. 8 with Rob Bair, CISO-in-Residence at Zscaler Episode Summary Cybercriminals are running fake AI startups — and users are downloading ransomware straight from what looks like “innovation.”...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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7:38
Stop! AI Could Be Your Next Breach — Here’s Why
You think AI is protecting you. It might actually be helping hackers. V-CISO Danny Pastrana has seen it first-hand — AI tools deployed without guardrails can ...
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12:31
Translating Cyber Risk into Business Strategy | Robert Uno | ClearTech Loop Ep. 6
In this sixth episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson is joined by Robert Uno, Global CISO and Founder of Triden Group, to unpack what modern cybersecurity leadership really looks like—from AI governance to financial risk quantification...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:33
Architecting Resilient Cybersecurity at Scale | Stan Lowe | ClearTech Loop Ep. 5
In this fifth episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Stan Lowe, CISO at the U.S. Department of the Interior, to explore how federal-scale cybersecurity transformation offers a blueprint for all modern enterprises. <...
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14:22
Securing AI at Scale: Privacy, Trust & Growth | Mike Britton | ClearTech Loop Ep. 4
Episode Description / Show Notes In this fourth episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal Security, to unpack the real-world challenges of governing AI, protecting cloud-native platforms...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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6:48
Risk Culture in Manufacturing: Aligning Security with Process | Thomas LaBonte | ClearTech Loop Ep. 3
In this third episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson speaks with Thomas LaBonte, CISO at Saint-Gobain North America, about the practical side of aligning cybersecurity with industrial operations. This 10-minute conversation continue...
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Episode 3
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Security as an Enabler: Board Communication & Cloud Risk | Scott Howitt | ClearTech Loop Ep. 2
In this second episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Scott Howitt, Founder, SVH Cyber, to discuss how CISOs can help drive secure innovation rather than slow it down. This 10-minute conversation continues The CISO Sl...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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11:52
CISO Playbook: Quantifying Cyber Risk & Governing AI | Stephenie Southard | ClearTech Loop Ep. 1
In this premiere episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson speaks with Stephenie Southard, Chief Security Officer at Baxter Credit Union, to explore what it really takes to lead cybersecurity in 2025. This 10-minute conversation kicks ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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