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
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Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise Strategist
Clarke's career
Podcasts
Total results: 23
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Security is in Our DNA
A conversation with AWS CEO Matt GarmanIn this Executive Insights podcast, Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, interviews Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, exploring the company’s deeply rooted security culture. Garman, who was also AWS’s first product manager, discusses how security has been "priority zero" since the company's inception. From upholding cloud security best practices to navigating AI security challenges, Garman discusses how AWS embeds security into every aspect of its operations. (March 2025)
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Right-Sizing Security Across Amazon Businesses
A conversation with Amazon CSO Steve SchmidtSecurity leadership requires a holistic approach across physical and digital domains — and Amazon's diverse business portfolio presents unique challenges and opportunities in both realms. In this interview with Steve Schmidt, Amazon's Chief Security Officer, we'll explore how Amazon implements security across AWS, amazon.com, Whole Foods, Prime Video, Kuiper and more.
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Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Cultivating Resilience Through Innovation
Featuring AWS Enterprise Strategists Miriam McLemore, Chris Hennesey, and Clarke RodgersThe 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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Blogs
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CxO Insight: Reporting Cybersecurity to the Board
by Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise StrategistOver 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, AWSAmazon 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, AWSBuilding 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.
Read more on the AWS Enterprise Strategy blog »
Videos
Total results: 36
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Security is in Our DNA
A conversation with AWS CEO Matt GarmanIn this Executive Insights podcast, Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, interviews Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, exploring the company’s deeply rooted security culture. Garman, who was also AWS’s first product manager, discusses how security has been "priority zero" since the company's inception. From upholding cloud security best practices to navigating AI security challenges, Garman discusses how AWS embeds security into every aspect of its operations. (March 2025)
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Right-Sizing Security Across Amazon Businesses
A conversation with Amazon CSO Steve SchmidtSecurity leadership requires a holistic approach across physical and digital domains — and Amazon's diverse business portfolio presents unique challenges and opportunities in both realms. In this interview with Steve Schmidt, Amazon's Chief Security Officer, we'll explore how Amazon implements security across AWS, amazon.com, Whole Foods, Prime Video, Kuiper and more.
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How the C-Suite Sets the Bar for Security Culture
A Conversation with Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security AssuranceCulture 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.