From Compliance to Resilience: Securing Digital Mission Systems at Military Scale

Podcast: Exploited: The Cyber Truth Episode: From Compliance to Resilience: Securing Digital Mission Systems at Military ScalePub date: 2026-06-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode of Exploited: The Cyber Truth, host Paul Ducklin is joined by RunSafe Security CEO Joe Saunders and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bill Bender, former Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Air Force, to discuss what it takes to build true cyber resilience across some of the world's most complex digital environments. Drawing on his experience overseeing a $17 billion IT portfolio and helping establish the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Data Officer (CDO) offices within the Department of Defense, Bender explains why organizations must move beyond checklist-driven security and adopt a mission-focused approach to risk management. Together, they explore: Why compliance alone cannot secure mission-critical systemsBuilding cybersecurity leadership, accountability, and culture at scaleManaging technical debt and long-lived systems that cannot easily be replacedThe role of Zero Trust in protecting complex defense environmentsHow software supply chains and SBOMs support mission assuranceWhy public-private collaboration is essential for modernization and innovationThe growing impact of AI on cyber defense and critical infrastructure security From defense acquisition to critical infrastructure protection, this episode examines how organizations can strengthen resilience.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from RunSafe Security, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.