Operational Cyber Resilience: Defence Strategies for Smarter, Faster Threat Response

Thomas Withington

Electronic Warfare, Radar and Military Communications Specialist

Ian Chesworth

Expert in National Security and Defence cyber domain operations, Founder of Cyberian Developments

Suzy Button

Field CTO EMEA, Committee Member TechUk Cyber Resilience

Elastic

Keith Dear

CEO & Founder at Cassi AI, Former Expert Adviser to the UK Prime Minister, Group Captain Royal Air Force (Reserve)

Crossley McEwen

Director Defence UK, Ex Army Officer & Civil Servant DSTL & MoD

Elastic

Insights from the Frontlines: How Defence Cyber Leaders Are Fast-Tracking Operational Response

As cyber threats escalate in complexity and frequency, Defence leaders are transforming how they respond by accelerating action, strengthening resilience, and streamlining collaboration at scale.

In this live panel hosted by Elastic and Shephard Group, leaders from across Defence and industry shared actionable strategies on how AI, automation, and open architectures are reshaping threat detection, incident response, and mission continuity.

• Tackling advanced threats within constrained resources
• Reducing analyst fatigue through smarter, AI-driven workflows
• Strengthening public-private collaboration on threat visibility
• Meeting audit, compliance, and governance expectations with confidence

Watch the full panel now to hear how your peers are turning complexity into capability and what’s next for operational cyber resilience in Defence.

Additional resources

This panel builds on a bigger conversation, catch up with the full series:

• Smarter Security – How AI is transforming threat detection and analyst workflows
• Decisions at Speed – How defence leaders are unifying data for real-time insight
• Bridging the Gap – How Cyber Skills Impact Operational Readiness
• Governed by Design - How defence leaders are aligning AI innovation with compliance