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
35 episodes
From Tool-Driven Cyber to Adaptive AI Defense with Ryan Lutz
Cybersecurity 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...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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9:12
From Reactive to Predictive in AI Security with Jen Waltz
Cybersecurity 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 Infor...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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16:37
AI Security Is Still Software Security with Nicolas Moy
AI 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 mom...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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11:13
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The CISO’s Job in AI Is Not to Stop the Wave, But to Shape It with Travis Farral, CISO at Archaea Energy
AI 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 A...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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11:35
AI Risk Is Mostly Not New with Michael Machado
AI 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....
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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18:13
AI as a Digital Co-Worker With the Experience of an Intern with Timothy Youngblood
As 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 out...
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18:51
The CISO’s Role in AI Is to Lead the Risk Conversation with Mustapha Kebbeh, Chief Security Officer at UKG
AI 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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13:49
When the Market Converges with Dan DeBacker
The 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 red...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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11:10
From Reaction to Prediction in AI Security with Evan Kirstel
Security teams have spent years operating in reaction mode. Alerts fire, analysts scramble, and incident response often moves at human speed while adversaries move faster. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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13:50
Air Traffic Control for AI Security with Deputy CISO Aby Rao
AI has erased the perimeter. Security teams are no longer guarding walls — they’re managing airspace. In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson sits down with Deputy CISO Aby Rao to unpack what AI security really looks l...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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12:33
AI Only Works If Your Foundations Do: A Conversation with Dr. Anton Chuvakin
AI is not a fix for a broken SOC. It exposes weaknesses you already have. In this ClearTech Loop episode, Jo Peterson talks with Dr. Anton Chuvakin — Senior Security Staff in Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO and one of the most respected voice...
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16:20
AI with Financial Intelligence: Turning Hype Into Measurable Value (with Ajay Patel, GM Apptio/IBM)
A practical framework for AI ROI: visibility, accountability, and value Episode description / show notes Last week, you probably caught my chat with Ajay Patel, GM of Apptio and IBM IT Automation. If you missed it...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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13:27
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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