SANS AI Summit Solutions Track 2025 | Day 2

  • Tuesday, 01 Apr 2025 10:00AM MST (01 Apr 2025 16:00 UTC)
  • Speaker: Mick Douglas

AI Summit Solutions Track | 2 Days
-> Register here for day 1 to revisit the talks and presentations shared.

AI is hot—but how much of it is tangible innovation, and how much is just... hype? Over the next two days, we'll strip away the buzzwords to bring you genuine, real-world solutions that have proven impact. You’ll hear from practitioners who are not just talking about AI’s potential but are implementing it effectively and securely in diverse industries.

Join us for part two of the AI Summit Solutions Track 2025, you’ll walk away with actionable insights, ready to accelerate your next AI project or kick-start one that’s hit a roadblock. This "no hype zone" is designed to cut through the fluff and equip you with the understanding needed to drive immediate value from AI initiatives. Wherever you are on your AI journey, this track will help you harness AI in ways that will propel your organization forward.

Why Register?
- Expert-led Sessions
- Flexible Attendance (Attend live or watch on your own time)
- On-Demand Access (Revisit sessions and download presentations at your convenience)
- Connect with Industry Leaders
- Build Your Professional Network
- Earn CPE Credits

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  • Connect with our event chairs, speakers, and fellow participants on SANS Slack for real-time discussions and networking opportunities.
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This webinar is offered free of charge through collaboration between SANS and its sponsor(s). If you prefer not to share your registration details with sponsor(s), a recorded webinar will be available approximately 30 days after its initial release through the SANS archive. To access the recording, you will need to create a SANS account, but your information will not be shared with the sponsor(s).

Full Agenda | 10:00am - 1:30pm MT

Timeline (MDT)

Session Details

10:00am - 10:10am MT

Event Kickoff & Introduction

Mick Douglas
, SANS Principal Instructor

10:10am - 10:45am MT

Data to Defense: Generative AI and RAG Powering Real-Time Threat Response

Generative AI is providing security practitioners access and analysis to data they otherwise would never have had — making their work more impactful than ever. See how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) transforms raw data into actionable intelligence for incident response. Drawing from extensive research, this session will include practical demonstrations and case studies on how generative AI empowers security teams to surface critical insights and accelerate threat detection beyond traditional methods. Elastic Security’s AI features solve real-world challenges: quickly onboard custom data sources, migrate SIEMs without manually rebuilding content, automate alert triage, and more.

Join this session to see how you can transform your security operations with AI.

James Spiteri, Director of PM, Generative AI and ML - Security Analytics, Elastic

10:45am - 11:20am MT

AI is The Supply Chain: Lessons from NullifAI

The widespread use of AI has transformed the software supply chain. New coding practices, embedded ML models, and threat actors leveraging LLMs combine to require a new approach to software supply chain security. Learn actionable strategies to mitigate these threats and ensure the security of your business with a demonstration of what a malicious malware model looks like when deeply inspected.

Take away insights on modern tools to address AI-driven challenges and protect your organization from sophisticated cyber attacks. This session will equip you with the knowledge to safeguard your digital assets in an AI-driven landscape.

Dan Petrillo, VP Product Marketing, ReversingLabs
Saša Zdjelar, Chief Trust Officer, ReversingLabs

11:20am - 11:55am MT

Guardrails for AI: How to Safeguard Enterprise Data in a Multi-Agent World

In the evolving landscape of enterprise AI, managing data security in agent-based applications presents complex challenges.  We will discuss the principles of Data Discovery, Human Risk Management, and Data Loss Prevention as foundational elements in safeguarding sensitive enterprise data from potential leaks and breaches.

As a practical case study, we will briefly mention how Polymer's SecureRAG utilizes the Google Gemini framework to address these challenges, illustrating a rule-based approach to enhance data security for AI applications. Attendees will gain insights into implementing effective data governance strategies that can adapt to the complexities of AI and multi-agent systems, ensuring compliance and maintaining trust.

Yasir Ali, CEO & Founder, Polymer

11:55am - 12:10pm MT

BREAK - We'll be back in 15 min.

12:10pm - 12:45pm MT

Navigating the AI Hype in Cybersecurity

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized industries worldwide, including cybersecurity. But how much of the promise is real, and how can organizations effectively leverage AI to enhance their defenses? In this fireside presentation, the industry leader Andrew Mundell, Principal Sales Engineer at Sophos explore the evolving role of AI in cybersecurity.

Whether you're just starting your journey with AI or looking to refine your cybersecurity strategy, this session will provide actionable insights to navigate the AI hype effectively and bolster your defenses.

Andrew Mundell, Principal Sales Engineer, Sophos

12:45pm - 1:20pm MT

Secure AI by Design

Join us to discover how the threat landscape continues to evolve as you develop AI applications and your employees use GenAI apps. AI applications introduce a whole new AI stack composed of models, plugins, inference, and training datasets with access to sensitive internal data. Each new component exposes new risks for attackers to exploit. What’s more, employees are using third-party-provisioned GenAI apps to improve their productivity; however, lack of visibility, control, and data protection of GenAI apps make it challenging for InfoSec professionals to maintain strong security posture.

See how the Palo Alto Networks Secure AI by Design solution can help you understand and manage these risks at every step of your AI journey, from development to employee access.

Spencer Thellmann, Principal Product Manager, Palo Alto Networks

1:20pm - 1:30pm MT

Event Recap & Closing Remarks

Mick Douglas
, SANS Principal Instructor