Cognizant has announced that it is partnering with Palo Alto Networks to deliver AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities and services for enterprises.

According to the company, the agreement enables Cognizant to deepen its expertise and broaden its services across Palo Alto Networks’ Precision AI-powered Network Security Platform, Code-to-Cloud Platform and Security Operations Platform.

Together, Cognizant and Palo Alto Networks aim to help clients consolidate security products across functions with the goal of reducing complexity and improving overall levels of security.

AI-based cybersecurity

“In the enterprise security space, AI presents an opportunity to augment human efforts and drive modernization to keep pace with evolving threats, which are also increasingly AI-driven,” said Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant.

“The combined capabilities of Cognizant and Palo Alto Networks will help our clients avail themselves of cutting-edge security technology, advisory and implementation and managed services geared towards amplification of security posture and risk mitigation in a rapidly changing threat landscape.”

Cognizant will initially feature four key managed platform offerings designed to mitigate cybersecurity risks, manage cyber-events, foster cyber-resilience and enhance regulatory compliance.

These offerings include:

• SecureNXT Access: revolutionizing zero trust network security with seamless, AI-powered protection for perimeterless enterprises powered by Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
• SecureNXT Cloud: accelerating secure, compliant multi-cloud and hybrid adoption and mitigate cloud hygiene risks, powered by Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
• SecureNXT EDR/MDR: unleashing the power of proactive digital workplace threat protection for next-generation hybrid enterprises powered by Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
• SecureNXT SOC: deploying cutting-edge vigilance and defense against cyber threats in real-time powered by Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM

“With Palo Alto Networks Precision AI, we can unlock transformative outcomes in cybersecurity,”  added Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO, Palo Alto Networks.

“And as the threat landscape evolves, platformization will be a crucial enabler for AI to deliver more powerful, effective insights.

“Our partnership with Cognizant, including their adoption of XSIAM, enables us to deliver these enhanced security solutions to our joint customers.”