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Archived: Battling ransomware in the age of AI: Hype, hope, and hard truths

Attendees will learn:

  • How to distinguish practical AI use cases from vendor hype—and apply AI securely within their environments
  • The evolving role of AI in ransomware prevention, detection, and response
  • Early insights from the upcoming 2025 State of Ransomware report, including trends shaping attacker behavior and organizational readiness
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AI is everywhere in cybersecurity right now—but is it solving problems or just shifting them? As organizations face mounting pressure to adopt AI tools, security leaders must navigate a wave of hype, half-truths, and real innovation. At the same time, ransomware remains a top threat vector, with attacker tactics evolving just as fast as the tech used to stop them.

In this SC panelcast, experts from Sophos and the SC Media team will cut through the noise.

We’ll explore how AI can actually help defenders—from accelerating triage to improving detection fidelity—and where its risks still outweigh the rewards.

We’ll also preview early insights from Sophos’ 2025 State of Ransomware report, highlighting how ransomware trends intersect with AI-driven defense strategies. Whether you’re just exploring AI adoption or rethinking your existing approach, this session will help you make smarter, safer decisions in a rapidly evolving threat landscape

Event Speakers

Andrew Mundell
Principal Solutions Engineer at Sophos

Andrew Mundell is a seasoned Principal Solutions Engineer at Sophos, specializing in threat prevention and investigation technologies. With a wealth of experience, Andrew offers valuable insights and practical guidance to security teams and CISOs across diverse industries, empowering them to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Having joined Sophos in 2008, Andrew has established himself as a trusted expert in the field. Before his tenure at Sophos, he played integral roles in infrastructure and innovation technologies at the United Kingdom’s Office of Communications and infrastructure engineering for a leading global provider of Information Services.

Adrian Sanabria
Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative

Adrian is an outspoken researcher that doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths. He loves to write about the security industry, tell stories, and still sees the glass as half full.