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Jo Peterson, cloud and security thought leader and VP of Cloud and Security at Clarify360 joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve to exchange notes on what they thought were highlights and key takes from RSAC Conference 2025 which took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. They also discuss the newly published "The State of SaaS Security: Trends & Insights for 2025-2026" report by The Cloud Security Alliance.

Jo and Leonard hit on the following topics:

➡️ What is on Jo's mind from RSAC 2025 (2:34)
➡️ The specter of shadow AI (5:05)
➡️ The Cloud Alliance SaaS Security Report 2025 (5:24)
➡️ Shadow AI and shadow IT are related (9:02)
➡️ Agentic AI is not your daddy's minivan AI (10:50)
➡️ What is your security posture? DSPM + AI-SPM (15:27)
➡️ Letter to the Board: Give your CISOs more money! (17:39)
➡️ Cyber risk and attacks get more sophisticated with AI (21:04)

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Jim McGregor of Tirias Research joined Leonard Lee of neXt Curve to recap March and April 2025 in the world of semiconductors and accelerated and non-accelerated computing on the neXt Curve reThink Podcast series, Silicon Futures. Jim and Leonard share their thoughts on the state of this semiconductor industry in light of a volatile pair of months that saw the starting of a global tariff regime instituted by the White House that has roiled the markets and industries and trade relations with the U.S. face unprecedented uncertainty. What are the implications on the semiconductor industry and the global electronics supply chain as the tumult continues?

This episode covers:

➡️ Global tariffs and its impact on the global electronics industry (3:19)

➡️ Jim's impression and takes from Embedded World 2025 (34:45)

➡️ Edge AI and the diffusion of AI accelerates (39:22)

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Bob Carver, cybersecurity thought leader and CEO of Cybersecurity Boardroom, joins Leonard Lee of neXt Curve and Debbie Reynolds of Debbie Reynolds Consulting LLC on the reThink Podcast to talk about the cybersecurity priorities for consumers and enterprises for 2025. This is the first time for Bob on the show. Debbie and Leonard were anxious to get a sense of what is top of mind for Bob as he look forward into the year and beyond as AI-infused and -augmented cybersecurity threats and attacks challenge us all.

Bob, Leonard, and The Data Diva hit on the following topics:

• How Bob got started in cybersecurity (2:00)
• Top security concerns according to Bob (5:20)
• The problem with smarter and more capable infostealers (8:00)
• What do you get when you combine AI with cybercrime? (10:58)
• The future of cybersecurity - AI versus AI (14:30)
• Introducing Agent Smith (15:50)
• Deepfakes, the other exponential cybercriminal enabler (16:50)
• The biggest cybersecurity challenge: awareness and hyperbole (22:34)
• Bob's view on solutions for consumers and enterprises (25:32)
• Micro-segmentation: obscuring for security (27:31)
• Privacy, an important factor in cybersecurity and trust (32:50)
• The consumer and enterprise mindset shifts needed (38:50)

Connect with Bob Carver on LinkedIn and at www.cybersecurityboardroom.com

Connect with Debbie Reynolds at www.debbiereynoldsconsulting.com

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