Cybersecurity this week converged on a single theme: resilience as a core business mandate. Fortinet framed 2026 as the inflection point where Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) evolve into stewards of business continuity, a message reinforced by its own financial performance and SASE-led growth. In parallel, Microsoft highlighted how identity-based attacks and ransomware are amplifying systemic risk in Mexico, pushing security decisions firmly into the C-suite. Expert commentary reinforced that fragmented risk management models are no longer viable; as AI, cloud, and automation scale, silos—not threats themselves—are emerging as the primary failure point for organizations navigating compound, fast-propagating risks.
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2026 Turns CISOs Into Business Continuity Pieces: Fortinet
The systemic integration of AI and the rapid expansion of the attack surface determine that 2026 is the year of strategic resilience. CISOs must transition toward roles focused on business continuity to mitigate risks arising from automated decisions made at machine speed, says Fortinet.
Fortinet 2025 Revenue Hits US$6.8 Billion, SASE Drives Growth
Fortinet reports an annual revenue increase of 14% to US$6.8 billion in the full fiscal year 2025. The company also achieved a non-GAAP operating margin of 35% and increased its share repurchase authorization by US$1 billion. Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Fortinet, attributes its growth to the convergence of networking and security, specifically within the unified SASE and security operations markets.
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Fragmentation and Exposure Raise Mexico’s Cyber Risk: Microsoft
Microsoft Mexico is pivoting its local strategy toward a “security-first” engineering culture under its Secure Future Initiative (SFI) to combat an increasingly volatile threat landscape. By 2026, Ricardo Garita, Cybersecurity Director Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, Microsoft, expects identity-based attacks and ransomware to dominate the region, necessitating a shift where cybersecurity is treated as a core business risk managed by the C-suite rather than just the IT department.
Data as Fuel, Identity as Gears: Don’t Let Your AI Engine Stall
In the high-stakes race for AI dominance, data is the fuel, but identity is the gearbox holding it all together. Juan Carlos Carrillo Herrera, CEO, OneSec, draws a sharp parallel to the 2026 Formula 1 technical reset, industry analysts warn that the sheer volume of machine identities—now outnumbering humans 80:1—could stall even the fastest “AI Motor.” For Mexican firms to capture their share of a US$15.7 trillion global GDP boost, they must master a “local setup” that respects regional privacy laws while upskilling their human “pit crews.”
Compound Risks Don’t Break Systems. Silos Do
For decades, organizations have attempted to manage risk by breaking it apart. Cybersecurity was assigned to one team, technology to another, compliance to a third, and people management to yet another. However, as Alfredo González, Founder & CEO, Nautech de México says, today’s threats do not arrive one at a time, nor do they respect organizational charts. They are compound risks; interconnected combinations of technological, human, operational, economic, and geopolitical factors that reinforce and amplify one another.