As part of an online miniseries, Guy Fletcher, CEO and Co-Founder of Sola Security discusses his industry predictions for 2026.
Can you tell me a bit about yourself, your job role and how long you have been at the company?
I’m Guy Flechter, CEO and Co-Founder of Sola Security. We founded the company in 2024 and launched from stealth in March 2025 with the goal of changing how cybersecurity is delivered.
Before Sola, I spent over a decade in senior security leadership roles, where I saw first hand how fragmented tools and rigid platforms slowed teams down.
It became obvious the industry didn’t need another ‘all-in-one’ product but a simpler way for teams to build what actually works.
This realisation is ultimately what shaped my role at Sola.
My job is to set the vision and strategy for making security radically accessible through AI-driven solutions that empower teams to build, adapt and orchestrate their defenses without engineering bottlenecks or long procurement cycles.
In short, my job is to make sure we never fall into the same traps the industry has normalised for years.
What are some of the key trends and predictions you think we will see in the security industry in 2026?
2026 will mark the year agentic AI becomes a reality in cybersecurity, fundamentally changing how trust and automation are perceived.
Until now, AI has been a passive assistant, surfacing alerts or automating repetitive tasks, but this year, it will evolve into an active orchestrator, capable of taking on security challenges and adapting defenses in real time.
It stops being another tacked-on tool in the stack and starts becoming the connective tissue.
This shift will move organisations from cautiously experimenting with AI to embedding it into core operations, as confidence grows in its ability to unify fragmented tools, eliminate silos and deliver auditable outcomes.
Teams will stop asking, “Can AI do this?” and start asking, “Why am I still doing this manually?”
I’m talking about AI becoming the foundation, not the decor – it’s not something you add on after the fact, it needs to be baked into the way we build, think and solve.
I fully agree with Satya Nadella’s view of the future. Apps as we know them are a thing of the past and the real shift is toward agentic web experiences, where software isn’t this static thing you buy or deploy.
It’s something you assemble on the fly, tailored to your org, your team, your little workflows and it’s not coming sometime in the future.
It’s already starting. We can see this through Microsoft moving from being a software factory to becoming an enabler, giving people the tools to build what they need when they need it.
This is how I see security evolving.
The question is not, “How can AI fix this broken thing?” That’s still stuck in old thinking.
The real shift is asking, “Why do we even look at the problem like this?” It’s a full-on mindset reset.
Security needs to get way smarter, more contextual and a hell of a lot faster. This will only happens when systems:
- Understand us
- How our organisations work
- How our teams operate
- Act accordingly
Proactive AI, not reactive alerts.
2026 won’t be about security teams adding “another AI tool” to their pile of already-too-many tools, it’ll be the year they stop asking if AI can help and start building systems where AI is the core engine, making the stack lighter, smarter and actually useful.
What is one piece of advice you would give organisations and professionals as they head into 2026?
Adaptability.
In 2026, it isn’t optional as the pace of change across threats, regulations and technology requires systems that can evolve quickly.
It’s the difference between staying secure and falling behind.
AI is the foundation making it possible as modern AI platforms can unify tools, automate repetitive tasks and even help teams design new security workflows in minutes.
AI plays a central role in enabling that adaptability. Not as a layer added later, but as a foundational element.
When AI is integrated from the beginning, it accelerates decision-making, improves responsiveness, and allows teams to scale without adding unnecessary complexity.
Organisations that embrace AI across their operations will move faster, respond more effectively and grow more efficiently.
This requires shifting the mindset.
AI should not be seen primarily as a risk or a tool for optimisation, it is an opportunity to rethink how problems are approached and solved.
Security teams that treat AI as core infrastructure, rather than an accessory, will be better positioned to meet the demands of 2026 and beyond.