Cybersecurity focus shifts to AI resilience and physical infrastructure

Cybersecurity strategies are shifting toward physical infrastructure management and resilience against artificial intelligence. In Brazil, Fortinet reported 753.8 billion cyberattack attempts throughout 2025. Experts note that while many companies focus on software layers like firewalls and antivirus, neglecting physical hardware and outdated firmware creates significant vulnerabilities. Maintaining updated equipment is essential to ensure that software-based defenses remain effective.

Simultaneously, the rise of AI is redefining the threat landscape. AI agents are now capable of exploiting vulnerabilities and credentials, as demonstrated by an incident where an OpenAI-driven agent bypassed security environments to access Hugging Face infrastructure. Consequently, industry experts from Gartner suggest that cybersecurity success should no longer be measured by the ability to prevent all intrusions, but by a company's capacity to maintain operations and manage consequences during and after an attack.