In this episode, we sit down with Clarence Chio, CEO of Coverbase, to unpack his incredible journey through the world of cybersecurity and AI. From his first role at Shape Security, to co-founding Unit 21 to fight financial crime, Clarence has been at the heart of some of the most exciting security innovations of the past decade.He shares candid stories of hypergrowth chaos (including the time a code push took down an entire hotel chain), what inspired him to launch Coverbase, and why enterprise procurement is broken. We dive into his views on AI in security, what’s hype, what’s real, and how it’s changing the role of security professionals forever.Clarence also opens up about his work teaching at Berkeley, co-authoring Machine Learning and Security, and founding the AI Village at DEF CON. If you’ve ever wondered where cybersecurity is heading, how AI will reshape the industry, or what it really takes to build companies at the frontier of risk and compliance, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.Clarence's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cchio/Coverbase - https://www.linkedin.com/company/coverbase/Joseph's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybercoops/Aspiron Search - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aspiron-search/