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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 like when threats move through models, APIs, agents, and identity flows instead of firewalls and fences.
Aby explains why security teams are at an inflection point:
- No code and low code tools now let cyber teams build automation and identity workflows without relying on vendors.
- AI development is outpacing AI literacy, creating a widening gap between capability and understanding.
- And CISOs can no longer operate as castle guards — they must become bridges between high-velocity development and the governance functions responsible for responsible AI.
If you want to understand how CISOs should adapt to a boundaryless threat landscape — and what “air traffic control” for AI security actually means — this episode gives you the clarity you’re looking for.
👉 Subscribe to ClearTech Loop on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7346174860760416256/
Key Quotes
“We have to break out of this castle guard mindset and think of us as air traffic controllers.” — Aby Rao
“The pace at which AI development is taking place, it has outgrown AI literacy and AI education.” — Aby Rao
“If you’re not actively involving your CISO, you really need to. You’re short-changing yourself.” — Jo Peterson
Three Big Ideas from This Episode
1. AI gives cyber teams new power — and new ownership.
With no code and low code tools, teams can now build custom workflows and agentic processes on their own data. That freedom comes with long-term responsibility.
2. Security by design only works if AI literacy exists first.
You can’t embed privacy, fairness, transparency, or explainability if the team doesn’t understand AI fundamentals.
3. CISOs must become the bridge.
They now sit between fast-moving developers and governance leaders in legal, audit, privacy, fairness, and ethics — translating risk and keeping the entire airspace safe.
Episode Notes / Links for Suzie to Fill Out
🎧 Listen: on player above
▶ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7OSuAiLZCgo
📰 Subscribe to the ClearTech Loop Newsletter:
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7346174860760416256/
Resources Mentioned:
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework: https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework
- CSA Trusted AI Course Materials: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education
- “Pack a Room Full of Governors” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abyrao_pack-a-room-full-of-governors-standing-activity-7401658932416528384-PFxH/
- Previous Episode: AI Safety with Dutch Schwartz: https://cleartechresearch.com/bumpers-not-brakes/
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By ClearTech Research / Jo PetersonAI 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 like when threats move through models, APIs, agents, and identity flows instead of firewalls and fences.
Aby explains why security teams are at an inflection point:
- No code and low code tools now let cyber teams build automation and identity workflows without relying on vendors.
- AI development is outpacing AI literacy, creating a widening gap between capability and understanding.
- And CISOs can no longer operate as castle guards — they must become bridges between high-velocity development and the governance functions responsible for responsible AI.
If you want to understand how CISOs should adapt to a boundaryless threat landscape — and what “air traffic control” for AI security actually means — this episode gives you the clarity you’re looking for.
👉 Subscribe to ClearTech Loop on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7346174860760416256/
Key Quotes
“We have to break out of this castle guard mindset and think of us as air traffic controllers.” — Aby Rao
“The pace at which AI development is taking place, it has outgrown AI literacy and AI education.” — Aby Rao
“If you’re not actively involving your CISO, you really need to. You’re short-changing yourself.” — Jo Peterson
Three Big Ideas from This Episode
1. AI gives cyber teams new power — and new ownership.
With no code and low code tools, teams can now build custom workflows and agentic processes on their own data. That freedom comes with long-term responsibility.
2. Security by design only works if AI literacy exists first.
You can’t embed privacy, fairness, transparency, or explainability if the team doesn’t understand AI fundamentals.
3. CISOs must become the bridge.
They now sit between fast-moving developers and governance leaders in legal, audit, privacy, fairness, and ethics — translating risk and keeping the entire airspace safe.
Episode Notes / Links for Suzie to Fill Out
🎧 Listen: on player above
▶ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7OSuAiLZCgo
📰 Subscribe to the ClearTech Loop Newsletter:
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7346174860760416256/
Resources Mentioned:
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework: https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework
- CSA Trusted AI Course Materials: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education
- “Pack a Room Full of Governors” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abyrao_pack-a-room-full-of-governors-standing-activity-7401658932416528384-PFxH/
- Previous Episode: AI Safety with Dutch Schwartz: https://cleartechresearch.com/bumpers-not-brakes/