Are you fed up of seeing your inbox or social media feed constantly referencing ‘security’? Has your business got by with the level of investment you have made so far and don’t see what the fuss is about? Well, we think a plain language explanation helps start the discussion and thinking, so why is it such a hot topic?
When you boil cybersecurity down to its core, it is about risk awareness of the electronic data you hold, the services you provide, the identity of those people whose data you hold or who access the systems. Once you understand this, your ‘responsibility’ is either legal (as in required by law), contractual (legally enforceable) or regulatory (ultimately to ensure both of the above, but also to set a standard bar for what ‘good’ looks like).
You now have the two absolutely core components of the formula, what do we hold and what ‘must’ we do. Now, you need to determine whether you apply appropriate measures and controls to protect and safeguard that data (this is compared against the risk of compromise or data theft / loss or service downtime).
If you don’t yet meet the expectation you believe you should, then please, call us and let us continue the discussion. If you do believe you meet the expectation, then allow us to share the following:
Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2026
Staying ahead of cyber threats in 2026 means understanding how attackers are evolving and how businesses can strengthen their resilience in a landscape increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, identity compromise, and hyper‑targeted attacks.
Frontline breaks down the biggest cybersecurity trends shaping 2026, based entirely on the latest industry analysis and forecasts.
🤖 AI Takes Centre Stage for Both Attackers and Defenders
Artificial intelligence is no longer emerging, it’s the dominant force reshaping the threat landscape. Reports predict AI‑driven autonomous malware, agentic AI‑powered attacks, and machine‑speed exploitation across the entire attack chain. Speak to us if you want to know more about how threat actors are using AI to target your data, services and systems.
On the defensive side, organisations are utilising threat intelligence into their deployed AI‑powered threat identification, protection, detection and response security to enable automated remediation. All of this is done, whilst ensuring AI guardrails, policies and strategies in place and communicated, to ensure oversight and safety assurance.
🧑 Identity Becomes the Primary Attack Surface
At the beginning of 2026, identity‑based compromise had overtaken traditional network intrusion as the leading cause of breaches. Attackers increasingly favour stolen credentials, session hijacking, MFA bypass, and impersonation techniques especially using AI‑generated deepfake audio and video.
Experts warn that identity is replacing the network perimeter, and organisations must adopt continuous identity threat detection, behavioural monitoring, and password‑less authentication to mitigate the risk. The message is simple, always doing what you’ve always done is no longer an option!
📺 Deepfakes and Synthetic Impersonation Go Mainstream
This is no longer Sci-Fi, AI‑generated content, including voices, video and even electronic persona impersonation is now so realistic that distinguishing truth from fabrication is becoming nearly impossible.
These are just a few of the top trends we are seeing this year, now more than ever cyber security is a hot topic, Frontline is always here to advise and educate if you feel your business needs some help when it comes to cyber security in 2026, were happy to chat.
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