AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech Loop
Season 2 of ClearTech Loop is built around three questions:
How is AI changing the way organizations think about risk?
What does stronger cybersecurity leadership look like right now?
How should leaders rethink cloud strategy as business and technology keep shifting?
Hosted by Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, ClearTech Loop is a fast, focused podcast covering AI, cybersecurity, and cloud risk through a business leadership lens.
Each 10-15 minute episode explores the issues shaping modern technology strategy and the decisions leaders cannot afford to ignore.
From governance and resilience to infrastructure change and emerging risk, ClearTech Loop helps leaders make sense of what is shifting, what matters most, and what comes next.
AI Security, Cyber Risk, and Cloud Strategy on ClearTech Loop
The CSA AI Safety Initiative with George Finney
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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 System and Co-Chair of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) AI Safety Council), to unpack the CSA AI Safety Initiative — a global effort to build practical guardrails for AI adoption.
They cover:
- Why the CSA is leading the charge on AI safety
- How the AI Controls Matrix and “AI firewalls” help organizations evaluate tools responsibly
- What third-party AI risk looks like in the enterprise stack
- Why CISOs must have a voice in shaping AI governance
If you’re a CISO, IT leader, or practitioner navigating the AI wave, this conversation connects the dots between security frameworks and real-world implementation.
Listen now — and find out how the same group that defined cloud security standards is laying the foundation for AI.
Resources Mentioned
- Project Zero Trust — George Finney
- Rise of the Machines: A Project Zero Trust Story — George Finney
Also available as an audiobook on Amazon and Audible, narrated by Daniel Thomas May — best known for his role in The Walking Dead. - Cloud Security Alliance – AI Safety Initiative
- CSA AI Controls Matrix
About ClearTech Loop
ClearTech Loop brings together the voices shaping what’s next in cloud, AI, and cybersecurity. Hosted by Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, each episode delivers real conversations with practitioners who are redefining the technology landscape.
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