Clarke Rodgers

AWS Enterprise Strategist

"The cloud gives customers an opportunity...of automation and resulting visibility [which] should have every understaffed or underfunded security team scrambling to get to the cloud as quickly as possible."

-- Clarke Rodgers

Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise Strategist

Getting to know

Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise Strategist

Clarke's goals

As an AWS Enterprise Security Strategist, Clarke is passionate about helping executives explore how the cloud can transform security and working with them to find the right enterprise solutions.

Clarke's AWS beginnings

Clarke joined AWS in 2016, but his experience with the advantages of AWS security started well before he became part of the team. In his role as CISO for a multinational life reinsurance provider, he oversaw a strategic division’s all-in migration to AWS in 2015. At a time when some companies avoided moving to the cloud because of strict security requirements, their migration was actually driven by security requirements, with a goal of achieving Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 accreditation to demonstrate the company’s protection of its very sensitive personal data.

The move was a resounding success. Not only did the division receive the accreditation, but the switch resulted in higher availability and operational agility, increasing security while reducing operational overhead.

Clarke's expertise

Now, Clarke brings his AWS migration experience and more than 20 years in security, risk, and compliance roles to guide enterprise customers in their cloud transformation journeys.

Clarke knows firsthand that moving to the cloud is not trivial. But he firmly believes that most organizations can be more secure in the cloud than in their own data centers. He’s an evangelist for helping enterprises achieve business, IT, and security outcomes that ultimately free them up to focus on their core business.

Clarke's history

Clarke attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began his career in a different type of security — serving as a United States Marine. Clarke resides in San Diego, CA.

Clarke's career

Podcasts

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    Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Cultivating Resilience Through Innovation

    Featuring AWS Enterprise Strategists Miriam McLemore, Chris Hennesey, and Clarke Rodgers

    The concept of 'business resilience' traditionally centers on an organization's capacity to handle failures and endure disruptions. However, truly resilient businesses go beyond mere response strategies; they proactively design and rigorously test plans to prevent such setbacks. In fact, the most resilient businesses don’t just withstand disruption, they create it. 

    In this discussion, AWS Enterprise Strategists Miriam McLemore, Chris Hennesey, and Clarke Rodgers will explore the notion of business resilience through the lens of a 'disruptor’s mindset.' They will highlight how embracing innovation not only fosters a competitive edge, but also propels the entire industry forward.

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    Securing Generative AI: What Matters Now, Featuring IBM

    A conversation with Dimple Ahluwalia and Ryan Dougherty of IBM and Clarke Rodgers of AWS

    New research from IBM and AWS shows that 76% of generative AI projects aren't being secured. Join us for a conversation with Dimple Ahluwalia and Ryan Dougherty of IBM and Clarke Rodgers of AWS as we dig into the research findings to answer why 70% of executives say their organizations are prioritizing innovation over security. Listen in and learn what it takes to securely implement generative AI technologies.

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    Getting Buy-in From the Top: How the C-Suite Sets the Bar for Security Culture

    A conversation with Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security Assurance, and Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy

    Today we're talking about security culture with our guest, Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security Assurance. Sara has an uncommonly deep understanding of how Amazon reinforces its culture of security thanks to her previous role serving as technical advisor to the Amazon CEO. Join Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy as he interviews Sara about the observations and wisdom she picked up while working alongside the CEO, including how the C-suite sets the bar for security culture.

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Blogs

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    CxO Insight: Reporting Cybersecurity to the Board

    by Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise Strategist

    Over the last several months, one of the most common discussions I have had with members of the C-Suite is around how to effectively report and/or discuss cybersecurity with the organization’s Board of Directors (BoD) and/or Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Here are five tips a CISO (or other CxO responsible for cybersecurity) can use to maximize their limited time with the BoD.

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    CISO Insight: Every AWS Service Is a Security Service

    by Clarke Rodgers, Enterprise Security Strategist, AWS

    Amazon Web Services customers have many services to contemplate, and perhaps integrate into their cloud footprint, irrespective of where they are in their cloud journey. The relentless pace of innovation continues to be one of the main attractions for customers with AWS as their cloud provider; knowing that new services and features are always coming, customers feel confident that many (if not all) of their organization’s needs can be fulfilled by one or more AWS products. Customer CISOs (or their respective teams) may want to take the time to ensure that they are well versed with all AWS services because there may be a security, risk, or compliance objective that can be met, even if a service doesn’t fall into the “Security, Identity, and Compliance” category.

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    Running a Security Organization in Times of Uncertainty and Change

    by Clarke Rodgers, Enterprise Security Strategist, AWS

    Building a strong security culture is something that requires constant care and feeding. It is a company-wide effort, not just an effort limited to the security or information technology teams. It goes beyond annual security awareness training for employees.

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    How the C-Suite Sets the Bar for Security Culture

    A Conversation with Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security Assurance

    Culture and workforce training are key elements of an organization’s security preparedness — after all, many malicious actors still rely on basic phishing schemes. Join us as we speak with Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security Assurance and former Technical Advisor to the Amazon CEO. We’ll discuss the importance of security culture and what role the CEO plays in building and reinforcing security standards.

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    How Will Generative AI Change Security Operations?

    A conversation with Tom Avant, Director of AWS Security Operations

    Whether you buy it or build it, security operations is an important piece of an enterprise security strategy. In this conversation with Tom Avant, Director of AWS Security Operations, we discuss the keys to building a successful Security Operations Center (SOC).

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    Developing Talent in Security Operations

    A conversation with Tom Avant, Director of AWS Security Operations

    In the high stakes, precision-driven world of security operations, finding the right talent is mission-critical. Go behind the scenes with AWS Security Operations Center (SOC) Director Tom Avant as he reveals his methods for sourcing, training, and retaining cybersecurity talent for the AWS SOC.

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