05 May Cyber security: the threats your company doesn't see and how to protect yourself

It was an ordinary Tuesday. O ERP funciona normalmente, a produção no ritmo de sempre. De repente, as telas congelam. Mensagens vermelhas exigem pagamento em criptomoeda. A produção para. O caixa estagna. E a reputação, construída ao longo de anos, começa a desmoronar em horas.

Only then do many companies realize that security cybernetics is not a secondary line in the IT budget.

O problema é que, na era da Artificial intelligence Generativa, os criminosos exploram brechas com velocidade e precisão. Assim, as defesas tradicionais, projetadas para outro tempo, não acompanham esse ritmo.

In the following sections, you will understand how threats have evolved, why old defenses are no longer enough and how to protect your operation, data and your company's reputation.

O que é e como funciona a security cibernética?

THE cybersecurity goes far beyond installing an antivirus. In practice, the answer requires more depth.

Safety cibernética é um ecossistema de tecnologias e processos desenhados especificamente para protecting networks, operating systems and confidential data against unauthorized access and premeditated damage.

It rests on three main pillars.

• the right technology to detect anomalies;
• clear processes for responding to incidents;
• equipes treinadas para operar com security no dia a dia.

Um dos pontos mais importante para alcançar a security cibernética na sua empresa é abandonar a mentalidade reativa.

The question is no longer “if” the company will suffer an attack, but “when” and how quickly it can isolate the threat and keep the operation running.

How Artificial intelligence transformou as ameaças cibernéticas?

Cybercrime is no longer the action of a lone hacker. Today, it operates like global corporations. There are groups specialized in finding vulnerabilities, others in developing malicious code and others in carrying out extortion.

O avanço da Artificial intelligence acelerou ainda mais esse processo. Seja no uso por parte dos criminosos ou como uma nova vulnerabilidade. Por isso mesmo a Gartner estima que até 2028, cerca de 25% dos agentes de IA implementados podem sofrer violações de security.

The aggressors use major language models (LLMs) to map exposed infrastructures and generate highly accurate attack scripts. Automated tools even modify their own code structures in the middle of the invasion to avoid blocking static systems. The result delivers a leap in efficiency that compromises IT teams used to old tactics.

What are the cyber attacks that most threaten your business today?

Attackers rarely try to force their way in. They prefer to use the credentials of the company's own staff.

The most critical threats circulating in the B2B environment include;

Identity-based attacks (Stolen Credentials)

Hackers gain access on the black market. Once inside the network with the digital profile of a manager or director, they move freely through financial systems without triggering conventional alarms.

Phishing and Vishing

O generic fake email, known as phishing, foi aperfeiçoado com a artificial intelligence generativa.

Currently, texts are generated by AI, perfectly mimicking the tone of voice of corporate management and eliminating spelling mistakes.

In addition, in cloud environments, the vishing (voice phishing) is emerging as the main vector of attacks. Criminals use AI to clone executives' voices and order transfers of privileged access over the phone.

Ransomware

Data hijacking for ransom demands is one of the biggest digital threats. It is malicious software (malware) used to hijack data from a user or organization, encrypting the files to make them inaccessible.

One Statista survey indicates that in 2025, almost 63% of companies worldwide were affected by ransomware attacks.

Currently, attackers first exfiltrate all sensitive information to their servers.

If the organization refuses the redemption payment, The threat of data leaks intensifies, generating irreparable image crises and heavy fines.

Insider threats and cloud failures

Configuration errors and excessive active permissions open up loopholes that don't depend on any sophisticated external attack to cause damage.

How can you protect your company's infrastructure from invisible attacks?

To deal with large-scale threats, protection needs to operate at the same level. This starts with adoption of Zero Trust. In other words, no device or user is considered trustworthy by default. Each access is checked continuously, regardless of where or by whom it is made.

At the same time, it is essential to have Defensive AI in real time.

The technology analyzes thousands of daily accesses, filters out false positives and isolates suspicious behavior before damage occurs. For example, if a credential starts acting strangely in the early hours of the morning, access is automatically revoked.

Finally, the way is abandonar solutions isoladas that don't communicate. Modern architectures require unified platforms that protect the flow of information regardless of where the team is working, with continuous monitoring and consistent performance.

Por que escolher a parceria entre MPL e Fortinet para a cibersegurança do negócio?

Boa parte das falhas de security acontece porque as empresas tratam cibersegurança de forma isolada ou deixam para se preocupar após serem vítimas de um ataque.

Ao invés de seguir essa abordagem, the MPL utiliza sua longa experiência para analisar de forma precisa as vulnerabilidades existentes na infraestrutura da sua empresa. Assim, consegue implantar defesas exatamente onde são necessárias, evitando brechas e fortalecendo a security de forma eficiente e personalizada.

THE partnership with Fortinet, líder global em cibersegurança com mais de 50 solutions especializadas e reconhecida no Magic Quadrant™ do Gartner® 2025 com o FortiSASE, enhances this model.

Don't wait for an incident to happen.

Fale com um especialista da MPL e descubra como proteger a continuidade do seu negócio com as solutions Fortinet aplicadas por quem entende a sua operação.

Perguntas frequentes sobre a security cybernetics

How Artificial intelligence afeta a cibersegurança atual?

AI has accelerated cyber attacks, allowing attackers to automate the search for vulnerabilities and create highly accurate fraud in minutes. To combat these threats, organizations need to adopt preventive defense technologies with integrated AI, capable of detecting and isolating suspicious behavior in real time.

Por que a parceria entre MPL e Fortinet eleva a proteção corporativa?

Ferramentas de security isoladas deixam brechas. A parceria une a visão estratégica de infraestrutura da MPL à engenharia de ponta da Fortinet, líder global com solutions como o FortiSASE. O resultado é uma arquitetura de defesa unificada e robusta, que bloqueia invasões complexas sem comprometer a agilidade operacional.