# AI Security, AI Cloud Ops & Infrastructure | ClearTech Loop A podcast by ClearTech Research / Jo Peterson. AI is changing how enterprises operate, but are security, cloud operations, and infrastructure keeping up? Hosted by Jo Peterson, CIO of Clarify360 and Chief Analyst at ClearTech Research, ClearTech Loop goes beyond the hype to examine the technologies, security risks, and operational challenges shaping enterprise IT. Each episode features direct, insightful conversations with cybersecurity leaders, industry analysts, and technology innovators tackling the questions that matter most to today's businesses. From AI agents and cybersecurity governance to cloud modernization, AI-driven operations, and infrastructure resilience, ClearTech Loop connects emerging technology to real-world business decisions. No vendor pitches. No unnecessary jargon. Just informed perspectives, practical insights, and conversations that challenge conventional thinking. Stay in the Loop. Understand what's next. Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2248577.rss ## Latest episodes - [Your AI Is Making Decisions Your Company Can't Defend with Maribel Lopez](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/208df2011181) (2026-10-21, 15 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19994029-your-ai-is-making-decisions-your-company-can-t-defend-with-maribel-lopez.mp3 - [AI Agents Are Getting Hired Without Background Checks. Here's the Risk| Rasha Horn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/c8db4ac34ac0) (2026-10-13, 9 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19952208-ai-agents-are-getting-hired-without-background-checks-here-s-the-risk-rasha-horn.mp3 - [AI Agents Are Roaming Without IDs. Enterprise Security Isn’t Ready](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/50bceafb4be7) (2026-10-06, 20 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19914960-ai-agents-are-roaming-without-ids-enterprise-security-isn-t-ready.mp3 - [AI Agents Are Already Working for You. Do You Know Who They Are?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/065ec76bfb6d) (2026-09-29, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19877119-ai-agents-are-already-working-for-you-do-you-know-who-they-are.mp3 - [Your AI Agent Just Found Everything You Forgot to Secure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/b886e9bd9759) (2026-09-22, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19843871-your-ai-agent-just-found-everything-you-forgot-to-secure.mp3 - [AI Agents Don’t Care About Your Governance Committee | Louis Columbus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/c74ee25c6644) (2026-09-15, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19806991-ai-agents-don-t-care-about-your-governance-committee-louis-columbus.mp3 - [Your AI Agent Is a Narcissist — And That’s a Security Problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/1ea43d4b140f) (2026-09-09, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19776598-your-ai-agent-is-a-narcissist-and-that-s-a-security-problem.mp3 - [AI Agent Governance: Who Owns the Risk? with Benny Czarny of OPSWAT](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/b8babd7455a5) (2026-09-01, 15 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19733697-ai-agent-governance-who-owns-the-risk-with-benny-czarny-of-opswat.mp3 - [Your AI Agents Are Already Running. Can You See Them? | Alvaro Gonzalez](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/e6a27f6bb44c) (2026-08-18, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19663499-your-ai-agents-are-already-running-can-you-see-them-alvaro-gonzalez.mp3 - [AI Agents Are New. The Security Fundamentals Are Not](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/8a0e7ed8d67c) (2026-08-11, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19628135-ai-agents-are-new-the-security-fundamentals-are-not.mp3 - [Can AI Agents Earn Your Trust? Elliott Mattice on AI Governance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/3cbb5c3bb93f) (2026-07-21, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19523689-can-ai-agents-earn-your-trust-elliott-mattice-on-ai-governance.mp3 - [What Happens When an AI Agent Acts Without Permission?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/61f71a9dd86d) (2026-07-14, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19490397-what-happens-when-an-ai-agent-acts-without-permission.mp3 - [Okta’s AI Blueprint: Moving AI Agents from Shadow to Governed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/c0c5b9f70cb0) (2026-07-09, 15 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19461191-okta-s-ai-blueprint-moving-ai-agents-from-shadow-to-governed.mp3 - [Derek Fisher on AI Governance, AI Agents & MCP Risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/8c0b6d792498) (2026-07-01, 15 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19429925-derek-fisher-on-ai-governance-ai-agents-mcp-risk.mp3 - [AWS Security Hub: Centralized Identity Risk Management for Agentic AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/c4a10693a7dc) (2026-06-25, 11 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19399368-aws-security-hub-centralized-identity-risk-management-for-agentic-ai.mp3 - [The USB Problem for AI: Phil Stafford on Agents, Governance, and MCP Risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/bbcf5c0010b7) (2026-06-22, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19387427-the-usb-problem-for-ai-phil-stafford-on-agents-governance-and-mcp-risk.mp3 - [AI Security: Gerald Auger on Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/67195759e750) (2026-06-10, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19323702-ai-security-gerald-auger-on-shadow-ai-non-human-identities-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [AI Security: Maybelyn Plecic on Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/02fea216d71f) (2026-06-02, 20 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19278105-ai-security-maybelyn-plecic-on-shadow-ai-non-human-identities-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [AI Security: Patricia Titus on Shadow AI, Non-Human Identities, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/07a8c9a5ed73) (2026-05-27, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19244264-ai-security-patricia-titus-on-shadow-ai-non-human-identities-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [ClearTech Loop Special Edition: Rethinking CDN Pricing with AWS CloudFront](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/7ec46eb40123) (2026-05-21, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19213946-cleartech-loop-special-edition-rethinking-cdn-pricing-with-aws-cloudfront.mp3 - [AI Security Starts with Education: James McQuiggan on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/ffe00536386a) (2026-05-19, 16 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19198911-ai-security-starts-with-education-james-mcquiggan-on-shadow-ai-nhis-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [AI Security: Shadow AI, Non Human Identities, and AI Defense (Rock Lambros)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/21d93ecc25b6) (2026-05-05, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19123355-ai-security-shadow-ai-non-human-identities-and-ai-defense-rock-lambros.mp3 - [AI Security: Todd Smith on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/d84be498065c) (2026-04-29, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19091922-ai-security-todd-smith-on-shadow-ai-nhis-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [AI Security: Thomas Bryant on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/dc7895ef5ef5) (2026-04-14, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/19010006-ai-security-thomas-bryant-on-shadow-ai-nhis-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [ResOps: Bridging Security & Operations for Smarter Cyber Recovery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/a4d7fc4dd5c9) (2026-04-10, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18996811-resops-bridging-security-operations-for-smarter-cyber-recovery.mp3 - [AI Security: Matt Sharp on Shadow AI, NHIs, and AI Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/f2c1a2577dc8) (2026-04-07, 19 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18973880-ai-security-matt-sharp-on-shadow-ai-nhis-and-ai-defense.mp3 - [AI Security Is a Risk Leadership Problem First with Gerry Gadoury](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/5c242f4fd593) (2026-03-10, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18817564-ai-security-is-a-risk-leadership-problem-first-with-gerry-gadoury.mp3 - [Cybersecurity Is a Social System with Fernando](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/3ca4ef81af7c) (2026-03-02, 21 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18772881-cybersecurity-is-a-social-system-with-fernando.mp3 - [Security Is an Environment with Miri Rodriguez](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/8f05a245bccf) (2026-02-26, 16 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18750914-security-is-an-environment-with-miri-rodriguez.mp3 - [AI, Cost, Control, and Relevance with Margaret Dawson, CMO, SUSE](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/02b55ad59f55) (2026-02-24, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18734882-ai-cost-control-and-relevance-with-margaret-dawson-cmo-suse.mp3 - [AI Security Needs Better Execution with Zach Lewis (CIO/CISO | Author, Locked Up)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/72a98d07c1a4) (2026-02-12, 11 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18665307-ai-security-needs-better-execution-with-zach-lewis-cio-ciso-author-locked-up.mp3 - [Governance Is a Catalyst in AI Security with Stefano Righi (AMI)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/298960336e4a) (2026-02-10, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18651944-governance-is-a-catalyst-in-ai-security-with-stefano-righi-ami.mp3 - [From Tool-Driven Cyber to Adaptive AI Defense with Ryan Lutz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/153500b92e20) (2026-02-05, 10 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18627412-from-tool-driven-cyber-to-adaptive-ai-defense-with-ryan-lutz.mp3 - [From Reactive to Predictive in AI Security with Jen Waltz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/fc44c7293bcd) (2026-02-03, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18612867-from-reactive-to-predictive-in-ai-security-with-jen-waltz.mp3 - [AI Security Is Still Software Security with Nicolas Moy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/d74b57105587) (2026-01-29, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18586155-ai-security-is-still-software-security-with-nicolas-moy.mp3 - [The CISO’s Job in AI Is Not to Stop the Wave, But to Shape It with Travis Farral, CISO at Archaea Energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/7ce1d2adeb9a) (2026-01-27, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18574500-the-ciso-s-job-in-ai-is-not-to-stop-the-wave-but-to-shape-it-with-travis-farral-ciso-at-archaea-energy.mp3 - [AI Risk Is Mostly Not New with Michael Machado](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/fa49c862a6c0) (2026-01-20, 19 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18535354-ai-risk-is-mostly-not-new-with-michael-machado.mp3 - [AI as a Digital Co-Worker With the Experience of an Intern with Timothy Youngblood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/5d692e79dd02) (2026-01-15, 19 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18509846-ai-as-a-digital-co-worker-with-the-experience-of-an-intern-with-timothy-youngblood.mp3 - [The CISO’s Role in AI Is to Lead the Risk Conversation with Mustapha Kebbeh, Chief Security Officer at UKG](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/87f1c7b7a685) (2026-01-12, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18497498-the-ciso-s-role-in-ai-is-to-lead-the-risk-conversation-with-mustapha-kebbeh-chief-security-officer-at-ukg.mp3 - [When the Market Converges with Dan DeBacker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/b759c23e8061) (2026-01-06, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18455780-when-the-market-converges-with-dan-debacker.mp3 - [From Reaction to Prediction in AI Security with Evan Kirstel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/656ca3ef785b) (2025-12-17, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18365591-from-reaction-to-prediction-in-ai-security-with-evan-kirstel.mp3 - [Air Traffic Control for AI Security with Deputy CISO Aby Rao](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/1a87df9cd332) (2025-12-11, 13 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18334342-air-traffic-control-for-ai-security-with-deputy-ciso-aby-rao.mp3 - [AI Only Works If Your Foundations Do: A Conversation with Dr. Anton Chuvakin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/3ba18f8cd7e3) (2025-11-19, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18211623-ai-only-works-if-your-foundations-do-a-conversation-with-dr-anton-chuvakin.mp3 - [AI with Financial Intelligence: Turning Hype Into Measurable Value (with Ajay Patel, GM Apptio/IBM)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/a7ca1a540823) (2025-11-08, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18155554-ai-with-financial-intelligence-turning-hype-into-measurable-value-with-ajay-patel-gm-apptio-ibm.mp3 - [Hybrid Integration in the Era of AI: Real Enterprise Use Cases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/1aa2b073b604) (2025-11-06, 5 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18139733-hybrid-integration-in-the-era-of-ai-real-enterprise-use-cases.mp3 - [Guardrails for Growth: AI in Regulated Industries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/1fb82e90263a) (2025-11-04, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18125896-guardrails-for-growth-ai-in-regulated-industries.mp3 - [Talk Dollars, Not FUD: The CISO’s New Mandate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/6c519f1bc793) (2025-10-28, 24 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18084081-talk-dollars-not-fud-the-ciso-s-new-mandate.mp3 - [The Integration Imperative: Why AI Starts (and Succeeds) With webMethods Hybrid Integration | ClearTech Loop x IBM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/243f44033e7c) (2025-10-23, 7 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18050483-the-integration-imperative-why-ai-starts-and-succeeds-with-webmethods-hybrid-integration-cleartech-loop-x-ibm.mp3 - [Bumpers, Not Brakes: Pragmatic AI Safety with Dutch Schwartz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/846ba54b5fc8) (2025-10-21, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18043247-bumpers-not-brakes-pragmatic-ai-safety-with-dutch-schwartz.mp3 - [The CSA AI Safety Initiative with George Finney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1823980617/b5578ff5fd4a) (2025-10-14, 12 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2248577/episodes/18003524-the-csa-ai-safety-initiative-with-george-finney.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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