ClearTech Loop: In the Know, On the Move
Be in the Loop
Welcome to ClearTech Loop—your fast, focused, and fresh/ take on what’s next in technology. This 10-minute “HotTake” podcast delivers sharp, soundbite-ready insights on Cloud, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, and AI Security. Built for busy tech leaders and practitioners, each episode brings clarity to a rapidly shifting landscape.
The ClearTech Loop Mission
Each week, we explore the most pressing issues through a 3-question lens, offering listeners a pulse-check on the business and technical conversations shaping the security space today.
ClearTech Loop exists to:
• Raise awareness about evolving risks and opportunities
• Share real-world insights from the field
• Explore best practices and what’s working now
• Investigate emerging trends with curiosity and candor
• Spark meaningful dialogue and debate</span
Cleartech Loop Podcast
Welcome to the Cleartech Loop Podcast, a hot take approach to cyber security, cloud security and AI security landscape. Each week, we ask guests three focused questions to quickly educate listeners about a specific security topic, risks and opportunities. This rapid fire approach gets to the heart of business and technical conversations that are happening right now.
AI Security: Todd Smith on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense
Download Transcript (pdf) Todd Smith of Ameris Bank & I talk Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense There are some conversations that push new ideas forward, and others that stay focused on what is actually...
Thomas Bryant of Pure Storage and THB3 joins me to talk Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense
Download Transcript (pdf) Welcome to Season 2 of ClearTech Loop. This season, I’m keeping the focus on AI Security through three core questions that cut through the noise: how leaders are thinking about...
AI Security: Matt Sharp on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense
Download Transcript (pdf) In this episode of ClearTech Loop, Jo Peterson speaks with Matt Sharp, Chief Information Security Officer at Xactly, about three issues that are quickly becoming central to...
Series Spotlight: The CISO Slant (Episodes 1-10)
We kick things off with a special series: The CISO Slant. In this 10-episode arc, we sit down with prominent CISOs to unpack how they’re navigating challenges, redefining priorities, and managing risk in the age of AI.
ClearTech Loop Podcast Ep 1 Stephenie Southard, CISO Baxter Credit Union
Release Date: July 1, 2025 Series: The CISO Slant (Episode 1 of 10) Guest: Stephenie Southard, Chief Information Security Officer, Baxter Credit Union Host: Jo Peterson, Chief Analyst, ClearTech ResearchEpisode Summary In this kickoff episode of The CISO Slant, Jo...
ClearTech Loop Research
Amazon GuardDuty—Intelligent Threat Detection That Keeps Getting Better
By 2028, 70% of workloads will run in the cloud according to Gartner. Today, 67% of enterprise infrastructure is now cloud-based. According to Zippia, 48% of businesses choose to store their most important data in the cloud. In fact, as of 2023, 60% of all corporate...
Google Security Command Center Enterprise: Building a bridge between enterprise security and multi cloud protection
We’ve seen an evolution of cloud security point solutions morphing into platforms like CNAPPs. The challenge is that these platforms often operate in a silo and are disconnected from broader security ops. Google Cloud Security Command Center Enterprise is a step...
Dive on In, the AIaaS Water is Fine
Security as a Foundational Element
Information is More Important than Infrastructure
Recently, I attended the Veritas Conquer Every Cloud event on January 26th. Veritas has been in business for almost 40 years, starting out as Tolerant Systems in 1983, building fault-tolerant computer systems. It was interesting to learn that their software and...
Cloud is a Journey, not a Destination
Remember when you were a kid and went on a family vacation with your parents in the car? If you were lucky enough to take a road trip on the Classic Route 66, you might have seen some cool sights like the Gateway Arch in St Louis or the Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma...
Building Forward Thinking IT Architecture with Strategic Business Intent
Like 90,000 others, I attended Think2020 virtually this year. There were over 250 virtual labs covering everything from #AI to #Cloud to #5G. Some of the themes of the conference that resonated for me were Hybrid IT and the OpenShift messaging of “Run on Anything,...
Why ClearTech Loop?
Because tech doesn’t stand still—and neither do we. We cut through hype to bring actionable insight with an unconventional voice. Whether decoding complex topics or rethinking long-held assumptions, ClearTech Loop keeps you in the circle and ahead of the curve.