Collective Defence: How AI Is Protecting Nations from Cyber and Drone Threats.

This episode of The Security Podcast looks at one of the most urgent security challenges facing governments, industry and critical national infrastructure: how to defend against the combined threat of cyber attacks, drones and rapidly evolving hostile technologies. I spoke with Arno Robbertse from Collective Defence about how AI, cybersecurity and counter-drone technology are changing the way we protect essential services, infrastructure and national resilience. From power networks and transport systems to ports, airports and other high-value sites, the threat landscape is no longer purely physical or purely digital. It is increasingly blended, fast-moving and asymmetric. What stood out from the conversation was the importance of using AI as a practical defensive tool: helping identify threats earlier, connect data across domains, speed up decision-making and support operators when seconds matter. Combined with cyber expertise and counter-drone capability, this kind of approach could play a vital role in protecting the systems societies depend on every day.