LTIMindtree, country’s sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of its 100-seater Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru. The facility will serve as an experience center showcasing LTIMindtree’s data security capabilities for clients.

“With this launch, LTIMindtree will offer its global clients support and protection capabilities for the cyber threat lifecycle, using artificial intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI (GenAI), and help build resilient enterprises,” the IT company said in a statement.

The CDRC will operate around the clock, offering cyber threat intelligence and incident response services to LTIMindtree’s clients across the globe. It will act as a Center of Excellence (COE) for the company’s global network of cybersecurity specialists focused on cyber operations, supporting security events and operational management, it added.

“This CDRC can help our clients respond to security incidents in real-time, minimising the impact of cyberattacks. They can also free up human analysts to focus on more complex tasks,” said, Nachiket Deshpande, Whole-Time Director and COO, LTIMindtree.

India has experienced nearly 600 cases of cyberattacks in the first half of 2024, with the education, government and technology sectors emerging as primary targets.

In March, peer group firm L&T Technology Services (LTTS) closed one of its large deals worth $100 million (Rs 800 crore) from Maharashtra State Cyber Department for such solutions.

Earlier this year, Chandan Pani, chief information security officer (CISO) at LTIMindtree listed out a five-step approach with each one of them provides another layer of protection against cybersecurity threats.

The CDRC will use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven customer-centric approach to create cybersecurity solutions designed to be a cyber defense hub for global clients. It will use AI to automate and improve security operations to manage threat detection, incident response and resource allocation.

“It will offer platform-based enterprise cybersecurity solutions that are proactive, prescriptive and cognitively autonomous. The CDRC will provide predictive analytics and predict possible dangers, leveraging natural language processing and interpreting data from various sources to identify threats. This in turn will help clients reduce risks, improve efficiency and focus on their core business,” LTIMindtree statement added.

Over the past few months, there is improved hiring activity in the $250 billion Indian technology outsourcing industry fuelled by sustained digital transformation initiatives and heightened cybersecurity needs, among other services.