Kyndryl launches Cyber Defense Operations Center to unify enterprise IT operations
Bangalore, February 2026 – New command hub in India combines network and security operations to improve resilience, speed response and strengthen compliance.
Kyndryl, a leading provider of mission-critical
enterprise technology services, today launched
its first Cyber Defense Operations Center, a next-generation command hub that
unifies network operations and security operations into a single, integrated
operating model. The new Center is located in Bengaluru, India, providing global
customers with deep cybersecurity and network operations expertise to accelerate
incident response, resilience, and overall IT performance.
Enterprises are
increasingly confronted by rising IT complexity — including AI-driven cyber
risks, costly downtime, and growing expectations for continuous service
delivery, and they face mounting pressure to deliver always-on, highly secure
digital services. According to the 2025 Kyndryl Readiness Report, only 31% of organizations are ready for external business
risks, citing technology complexity is cited as a top barrier to scaling AI.
This shift is being
accelerated by the rise of agentic AI operating autonomously across cloud, data
centers, and edge environments, making it untenable for network and security
operations to function in isolation.
“As AI adoption surges and hybrid IT environments become
more distributed, enterprises face faster, more intelligent cyber risks — and a
growing shortage of skilled talent to manage them,” said Paul
Savill, Global Cyber Security and Resiliency, Network and Edge Practice Leader, Kyndryl. “Kyndryl’s
Cyber Defense Operations Center introduces a unified, agile operating model
that combines AI-enabled insights with deep networking and security expertise,
helping customers strengthen resilience, accelerate incident response, and
increase end-to-end visibility across the IT ecosystem.”
Kyndryl’s Cyber Defense Operations Center breaks down
traditional silos to deliver real?time visibility, unified monitoring, and
collaborative analysis across the network and security landscape. Featuring end?to?end services — spanning advisory, design and implementation, and managed
operations — the Center helps enterprises modernize and operate their IT
environments with greater security, efficiency, and uptime.
Kyndryl’s offers a unique combination of capabilities, supported
by the Company’s global network of security and network specialists trained to
operate complex, mission-critical environments at scale, including:
- AI-enabled
assessment services – The Kyndryl
Agentic AI Framework is embedded into the network security assessment services to
evaluate customer environments, identify operational and security gaps,
and prioritize remediation — creating a data?driven roadmap for modernization and
managed operations.
- Role-based operational dashboards
and collaboration – Persona?driven dashboards provide tailored, real?time insights for executives, security and
network teams, incident commanders, and DevSecOps leaders — improving
visibility and collaboration across roles.
- Automated end-to-end operations at scale – Integrated runbooks, security telemetry, playbooks, and rationalized toolsets reduce manual handoffs, and alert fatigue to accelerate detection and response while providing Zero Trust support.
Kyndryl’s Cyber Defense Operations Center builds upon the company’s
established global footprint of security operations centers and network
operations centers located across North America, Europe, Asia?Pacific, and Latin America. The Center will be integrated into Kyndryl Bridge, the company’s AI?powered open?integration platform, to provide a single
operational view of network and security telemetry. Together, these centers provide 24x7 monitoring, threat detection,
incident response, and network performance management for customers worldwide. Kyndryl
plans to expand the Center beyond the India location to support growing global
demand and accelerate adoption of Kyndryl’s integrated operating model.
The new Center is the latest addition to
Kyndryl’s robust portfolio of network and security services designed for the AI
era — including advanced data center networking, secure access service edge
(SASE), and quantum-safe networking services.
Learn more about Kyndryl’s security and resiliency services
and network and edge services.
About
Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is
a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, offering
advisory, implementation, and managed service capabilities to thousands of
customers in more than 60 countries. As the world’s largest IT infrastructure
services provider, the company designs, builds, manages, and modernizes the
complex information systems that the world depends on every day.?For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
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