AI is fueling both innovation and new attack tactics. In this episode of Exploited: The Cyber Truth, host Paul Ducklin is joined by RunSafe Security Founder and CEO Joseph M. Saunders and Kelly Davis, Senior Solutions Architect at Glasswall, to uncover how AI-powered malware is slipping through traditional detection in federal and defense environments—and what can be done about it.

Kelly breaks down how “clean file” strategies are redefining cybersecurity by ensuring only safe, verified content enters critical systems. Joe connects these insights to operational technology (OT), where malicious code can disrupt industrial operations, safety systems, and even national infrastructure.

Together, they explore:

• How AI is changing both attack and defense in cybersecurity
• Why detection-based security is too slow—and how AI is widening the gap
• How Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) strengthens federal and defense workflows
• How federal agencies can adopt file-level defenses using pilots, boundary controls, and workflow APIs
• The parallels between clean files in IT and secure binaries in OT

Whether you’re defending national assets or securing industrial systems, this episode reveals why prevention—not detection—is the smartest defense in the AI era.