Global digital business and IT services leader, NTT DATA, has expanded its partnership with global cybersecurity leader, Palo Alto Networks, to help global enterprises safeguard their digital infrastructures from emerging cybersecurity threats, spanning from the cloud to the edge of enterprise environments.
The collaboration introduces NTT Data’s Managed Extended Detection Response Service (MXDR), offering continuous threat monitoring, detection and rapid response capabilities. Leveraging AI and machine learning, the service provides visibility across networks, edge and cloud environments.
The service is powered by Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM, the industry’s leading security operations centre (SOC) platform. Cortex XSIAM is an AI-driven platform that transforms the SOC, by harnessing the power of AI and automation to simplify operations, stop threats at scale, and accelerate incident remediation.
These combined capabilities are designed to help enterprises strengthen their cyber resilience by integrating innovative technologies and threat intelligence with global security expertise, significantly reducing the time needed to detect and respond to sophisticated cyber threats. Clients benefit from a unified view of data and security operations on a single platform to streamline operations and prevent threats.
NTT DATA global head of cybersecurity, Sheetal Mehta said, “Many organisations rely on fragmented security systems, making it harder to detect advanced threats, and react quickly. By partnering with Palo Alto Networks, we’re delivering a unified solution that strengthens cyber resilience, streamlines security operations and improves overall agility.”
Palo Alto Networks chief partnerships officer, Kristy Friedrichs added, “Organisations are facing an unprecedented volume of sophisticated cyber threats, across their entire operations. With NTT DATA, we are helping organisations transform their SOC through platformisation with XSIAM and expert services, delivering a unified solution that ensures customers can modernise and protect their operations with confidence.”
NTT DATA’s new MXDR service offers 24/7 incident detection and response with the support of a global operations team, AI-driven threat intelligence orchestration and automation. This service leverages machine learning for threat detection and is supported by a team of information security managers, threat hunters, digital forensic experts and certified security professionals.