Effective July 1, 2026, Datanet Systems is launching a business unit dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity. The division is fully integrated within Soitron Group’s strategic framework and built upon Datanet’s established commercial relationships and technical infrastructure. Its service portfolio spans five core areas: vendor-based security project delivery, SIEM implementation and monitoring, 24/7 SOC (SNOC) services, MDR, and outsourced security services — including a dedicated vCISO and compliance advisory for NIS2, ISO 27001, and related regulatory frameworks.

The division will be led by Cristian Ceapa, appointed Managing Director Security Services. Cristian brings extensive industry expertise, having most recently led Datanet’s Sales organization. He will be supported by Faruk Hairedin as Deputy Director, who assumes additional responsibility for Business Development integration within the new structure.

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„The new division reflects both our alignment with Soitron Group’s go-to-market strategy and the depth of expertise Datanet has built over the years. The vast majority of our engagements over the past 10 to 15 years have included a cybersecurity dimension alongside our core networking practice. That accumulated knowledge and capability is now consolidated within a dedicated structure — enabling us to compete more sharply and take clearer ownership of our clients’ security outcomes,” says Cristian Ceapă, Managing Director Security Services.

 

Datanet’s sales organization will be led by Dana Căpșună, appointed Sales Director. Dana brings more than seven years of experience at Cisco and a year in Business Development at Datanet, offering a well-rounded perspective on the enterprise IT market. She will be joined by Cristian Danețiu as Deputy Sales Director. Together, they combine broad market knowledge with deep institutional understanding of Datanet’s business — supported by a coherent portfolio and a specialized technical team within the new division.

 

Why now a Datanet Cybersecurity Division? 

Romania’s cybersecurity market is undergoing a period of structural growth. Independent estimates place the total value of the local market at between €200 million and €300 million in 2025, with annual growth projected at 10–15%, driven by three converging forces.

The first is regulatory pressure. The transposition of the NIS2 Directive through Emergency Ordinance 155/2024 and Law 124/2025 places binding cybersecurity obligations on companies operating in essential and important sectors — including energy, transportation, healthcare, financial services, and IT&C — requiring both formal registration with DNSC and implementation of concrete security measures. Non-compliance exposes organizations to significant financial penalties and, critically, personal liability for senior management.

The second is a persistent internal resource gap. According to IDC, 68% of mid-to-large enterprises in Romania have no dedicated in-house security professional. Cybersecurity responsibilities routinely fall to generalist IT teams that lack both the capacity and the specialized certifications required to defend against modern threat vectors — including ransomware, advanced persistent threats, and identity-based attacks.

The third is the shift in market demand. Organizations are no longer procuring security products in isolation — they are seeking integrated programs: continuous monitoring, incident response, regulatory compliance, and strategic advisory delivered under a single engagement model. This profile favors providers with proven technical depth and established enterprise relationships. That is precisely where Datanet stands.

 

Datanet — established expertise, purpose-built structure

Cybersecurity is not a new practice area for Datanet Systems. Security projects have formed a meaningful part of the company’s portfolio for years, with cross-functional impact spanning infrastructure, networking, communications, and data center. The integrated security architectures Datanet has designed and delivered for enterprise clients — documented in an extensive project record — represent genuine accumulated capability, not a strategic repositioning. What changes on July 1 is not the expertise itself, but how it is structured and brought to market. The new division consolidates capabilities that have long existed across the organization into a single, coherent delivery unit.

 

„Cybersecurity is the highest-growth technology sector in 2026, second only to Agentic AI — with the added advantage of more predictable recurring revenue and a more mature demand environment. Analyst projections indicate the market will double over the next five to six years, with Romania reflecting that broader trend. This represents a material opportunity, and we are well-positioned to capture it and demonstrate our capability through measurable results“, said Faruk Hairedin, Deputy Director, Datanet Systems Security Division.

 

The technical organization has been realigned in parallel to support this direction, with a team dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity and holding active certifications across the security portfolios of Datanet’s key technology partners: Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Splunk, IBM, CyberArk, F5, and Tufin.

Datanet’s active enterprise client base, its deployed infrastructure footprint, and its established delivery track record provide a natural commercial pipeline for the division from day one. Existing technology partnerships further strengthen the foundation: MSSP programs, co-sell funds, and MDF are immediately accessible, extending the division’s commercial and technical resources well beyond its internal capacity.

 

Service Portfolio — Five Delivery Lines

The Datanet Security Division will operate across five complementary service lines, addressing the full spectrum of enterprise security maturity.

1. Security Projects — end-to-end implementation of technical security solutions across network security (Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet), application security (F5), network policy management (Tufin), and privileged access and identity management (CyberArk). This line also includes security assessments and penetration testing engagements.
2. SIEM & Analytics — Splunk deployment and implementation services, from licensing and architecture through configuration and integration. The model is designed to evolve toward managed monitoring subscriptions over the medium term.
3. 24/7 SOC — continuous infrastructure monitoring with defined SLAs, built on SIEM and SOAR platforms. Delivered through Datanet’s local team and through its partnership with VOID SOC — Soitron Group’s security operations center, which has been operational since 2018 across multiple European markets.
4. MDR — Managed Detection & Response — a recurring service providing advanced threat detection and fully managed incident response capabilities.
5. OSS, vCISO & Compliance — outsourced security services, including a dedicated external CISO embedded at the client level. This line also encompasses end-to-end compliance program management — covering NIS2, ISO 27001, and DNSC requirements — from initial gap assessment through to certification.

 

Alignment with Soitron Group Strategy

AThis launch is part of a deliberate, group-wide direction. Soitron Group — of which Datanet has been a member since 2009 — treats cybersecurity as a top strategic priority, with an average annual gross margin growth of 20% across the segment. The Group already operates dedicated security entities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, and Romania, including VOID SOC and Soitron Siber Güvenlik Servisleri (SSGS) in Turkey, which surpassed €18 million in revenue in 2024. The Datanet division integrates directly into this ecosystem, drawing on shared platforms, group-level expertise, and joint resources — with full application to the Romanian market.

 

For inquiries regarding Datanet Security Division services, please contact us at sales@datanets.ro.