Episode Summary:
In this episode of Soulful CXO, Dr. Rebecca Wynn welcomes Jo Peterson, VP of Cloud and Security Services for Clarify360. Jo shares her journey from early computer classes to becoming a female engineer, including how her military experience contributed to her college credits. She discusses overcoming imposter syndrome, following your passion, and transitioning into the telco industry as a network engineer.

They also discuss:
• AI’s potential to manipulate recruitment systems and candidate appearances
• Incident response strategies for modern organizations
• The rapid rise of AI-driven ransomware attacks
• Using incident response frameworks to improve recovery and protect business continuity

This episode provides actionable insights for tech leaders, cybersecurity professionals, and executives navigating AI, security, and career development.

Sponsor
Produced in partnership with Click Solutions Group — providing cybersecurity leadership, strategy, and technology solutions for modern enterprises.
Learn more: ClickSolutionsGroup.com

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Resources / References
• Cloud Girls: https://cloudgirls.org/
• Informing an AI Risk-Aware Culture with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework: https://www.nist.gov/publications/informing-artificial-intelligence-risk-aware-culture-nist-ai-risk-management-framework

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