When Cybersecurity Becomes a Safety Issue: Protecting Autonomous and Critical Systems

Podcast: Exploited: The Cyber Truth Episode: When Cybersecurity Becomes a Safety Issue: Protecting Autonomous and Critical SystemsPub date: 2026-08-06Get 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 Founder and CEO Joe Saunders and returning guest Hemanth Tadepalli, Senior Cybersecurity and Compliance Manager at May Mobility, to explore why cybersecurity and safety are becoming inseparable as software takes control of vehicles and other critical systems. Drawing on his experience securing autonomous mobility platforms, Hemanth explains how connected vehicles have expanded the attack surface across software, cloud infrastructure, APIs, sensors, AI models, and supply chains. Joe explores how organizations can build resilience into software, protect legacy and resource-constrained systems, and move beyond the costly cycle of finding, patching, and deploying fixes. Together, Joe and Hemanth discuss: Why cyber-physical systems require a different security mindsetHow autonomous vehicles connect cybersecurity with physical safetyWhy compliance should be a baseline—not the end goalHow AI is changing both cyberattacks and defenseWhere software resilience and runtime protection fitWhy public trust depends on consistency, transparency, and safetyHow security, engineering, and compliance teams can work together Whether you secure autonomous vehicles, industrial equipment, medical devices, or other critical systems, this episode offers practical lessons for building software that is secure, resilient, and worthy of public trust.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.