Report 24 Oct 2025

Cybersecurity - Cognizant - Vendor Profile - Worldwide

Cognizant is a top 10 global IT services company with a dedicated cybersecurity practice integrated across applications, cloud, data, and infrastructure, making security a core element of its delivery model. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, the company serves enterprises worldwide with platform-centric, zero trust-aligned services enhanced by AI/GenAI.

Cognizant’s portfolio includes governance, risk, and compliance (GRC); identity and access management (IGA, PAM, CIAM, MFA/SSO, ITDR); data protection and privacy; application and infrastructure threat and vulnerability management; and cloud, network, and endpoint security. Managed detection and response (MDR/XDR) is offered 24/7 from global Cyber Defense Centers, enabling follow-the-sun monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response from hubs in Denver, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Melbourne, and sites in Poland and Romania.

At the core of its strategy is Neuro Cybersecurity, launched in October 2024. This AI-powered orchestration platform combines various tools and telemetry to improve resilience and accelerate incident response in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Neuro integrates risk management, SIEM/SOAR/UEBA/XDR/ITDR, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management to produce tangible outcomes, such as faster detection, fewer false positives, and quicker compliance.

Cognizant simplifies adoption with standardized Controls-as-a-Service, which includes XDR/EDR, SASE/zero trust access, IDAM, and DLP and integrates secure engineering and DevSecOps into delivery. With thousands of cybersecurity specialists and over 250 active security clients, the practice emphasizes modular consumption (consult, transform, manage) and open interoperability as a key integrator alongside leading partner ecosystems.

For organizations seeking scalable, AI-powered protection, Cognizant offers comprehensive cybersecurity – strategy and governance, identity-focused access, data privacy, cloud/container security (CNAPP), and continuous MDR/XDR operations, all integrated through Neuro for unified visibility and quicker response. This platform-based approach positions Cognizant as a trustworthy partner for securing complex multi-cloud environments while meeting modern zero trust and compliance standards.