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6% of security leaders believe AI has meaningfully improved their own ransomware defenses.

PublisherHalcyon
ReportThe Ransomware Gap in the AI Era
Published18 March 2026
TopicsAI Defense, Ransomware, Ransomware Defense

Published by Halcyon in The Ransomware Gap in the AI Era, 18 March 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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