The Turing Podcast
The Turing Podcast
The Alan Turing Institute
The Cyber Cold War: How AI is Defending Our Critical National Infrastructure
48 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Introduction: The Growing Threat Landscape
Understanding Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)
Cybersecurity Challenges and Threats
AI Security vs. AI Safety
AI’s Potential in Enhancing Cybersecurity
Threat Actors and Their Motivations
Defending CNI using AI
Collaborative Efforts in CNI Defence
The future of CNI defence
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New podcast - defending our critical national infrastructure.
 
Podcast host Amelia Jabry is joined by co-host and Turing Principal Research Scientist, Vasilios Mavroudis to explore how AI is reshaping both the defence and attack of vital systems like healthcare, energy and transport. With the help of special guest, Microsoft’s Director of Global AI & Cybersecurity Policy Nicholas Butts, they ask: how vulnerable are our power grids, water systems, and communications networks in the age of advanced AI? And what are organisations like the Alan Turing Institute and Microsoft are doing to protect these essential services?
Episode Notes
Please find below a list of resources and news articles that were mentioned in the podcast: 
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024
Glossary - AIRC
Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI | Microsoft Security Blog
https://www.thestack.technology/ai-agent-whisperer-liberates-llm-to-spout-filthy-cardy-b-lyrics/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0el31nqnpvo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx1qp64wrno