In an environment where more than 40.6 billion cyberattack attempts were recorded in the first half of 2025 alone, cybersecurity has ceased to be a purely technical issue and has become a direct enabler of business continuity. In this context, we outline the strategic cybersecurity services that will shape our offering for 2026, with a vision that combines technology, risk, and business objectives.
We identify Artificial Intelligence, autonomous agents, and hyperautomation as new attack surfaces that increase the complexity of digital environments. Today, attackers also operate with Artificial Intelligence agents; they plan, observe, and execute attacks in an automated and surgical manner to avoid detection.
Five cybersecurity pillars that will define 2026
Based on the evolution of threats and the real needs of our clients, we have structured our offering around five key areas aimed at reducing risk, accelerating incident response, and aligning security with business objectives.
- Identity protection under a Zero Trust approach: identity management is consolidating as the first line of defense. We prioritize strategies that prevent credential theft and, above all, lateral movement within organizations—one of the vectors most exploited by today’s attackers.
- Detection, visibility, and response: these three components are integrated to mitigate attacks in real time, reduce remediation time, and protect operational continuity, minimizing financial losses and the exposure of critical information.
- Governance, risk, and compliance: beyond regulatory compliance, the GRC practice seeks to align digital security with business strategy, helping clients make informed decisions based on their risk appetite.
- Cybersecurity exposure management: the focus shifts from reacting to incidents to continuously identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks, considering not only technological assets but also processes and business context.
- Secure application development by design: security is embedded from the start of the development lifecycle through code error detection, threat modeling, and the controlled use of AI to identify vulnerabilities that traditionally go unnoticed.
Secure AI: from latent risk to competitive advantage
One of the most relevant differentiators of our 2026 strategy is the deployment of secure Artificial Intelligence. We validate that large language models (LLMs) have been trained on reliable data, establish clear usage and confidentiality policies, and act as data custodians, including model snapshots for control and traceability.
This approach addresses a growing challenge: AI as Shadow IT. Organizations with hundreds or even thousands of endpoints use multiple generative AI tools without regulation, sharing sensitive information and expanding operational risk.
A vendor-agnostic integrator focused on value
With 30 years of experience, we operate as an integrator and creator of end-to-end solutions, with a historically strong presence in the financial sector, now expanded to retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, and logistics. Our model is vendor-agnostic: it evaluates the client’s existing tools, retains them if they meet project objectives, or recommends new solutions—defining the most appropriate acquisition model, such as MSSP or direct hardware purchase.
Backed by prior business consulting, our offering is not static; it is customized for each client, highlighting that technical depth and consultative capability are the firm’s main differentiators.
We accelerate our own business with AI
The vision of responsible security does not limit the use of Artificial Intelligence. On the contrary, we train our entire workforce in the use of AI and deploy intelligent agents that increase productivity, automate reporting, and enable a faster response to our clients’ CISOs.
The challenge is not technical but strategic: building proposals where the value of AI is tangible and measurable. To achieve this, we rely on highly specialized teams, agile models, and a deep understanding of our clients’ processes.
A clear roadmap for the cybersecurity business in 2026
For business leaders, MSSPs, and industry integrators, our vision confirms a key trend: cybersecurity is no longer sold as technology, but as risk management, operational continuity, and a growth enabler. Identity, secure AI, visibility, and governance are emerging as the services with the highest demand and margins in the short and medium term.
By Matías Szmulewiez, Cybersecurity Practice Head at Baufest.
