Kyndryl and Microsoft unveil new services to advance cyber resilience for customers
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) and Microsoft have unveiled new cyber resilience services integrated into Kyndryl Bridge, their AI-powered digital business platform. The collaboration enhances security operations through four key areas: enhanced risk and compliance readiness using Microsoft Purview, SIEM migration for Microsoft Sentinel, identity and access management with Microsoft Entra, and increased detection and response capabilities via Microsoft Defender. As part of this partnership, Kyndryl has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) to better defend against cyber threats.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) e Microsoft hanno svelato nuovi servizi di resilienza informatica integrati in Kyndryl Bridge, la loro piattaforma digitale per le imprese alimentata dall'IA. Questa collaborazione migliora le operazioni di sicurezza attraverso quattro aree chiave: una migliore preparazione a rischi e conformità grazie a Microsoft Purview, la migrazione SIEM per Microsoft Sentinel, gestione delle identità e accessi con Microsoft Entra, e capacità di rilevamento e risposta aumentate tramite Microsoft Defender. Nell'ambito di questa partnership, Kyndryl è entrata a far parte della Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) per difendersi meglio dalle minacce informatiche.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) y Microsoft han presentado nuevos servicios de ciberresiliencia integrados en Kyndryl Bridge, su plataforma digital empresarial impulsada por IA. Esta colaboración mejora las operaciones de seguridad a través de cuatro áreas clave: preparación mejorada para riesgos y cumplimiento usando Microsoft Purview, migración SIEM para Microsoft Sentinel, gestión de identidades y accesos con Microsoft Entra, y capacidades aumentadas de detección y respuesta a través de Microsoft Defender. Como parte de esta asociación, Kyndryl se ha unido a la Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) para defenderse mejor contra las amenazas cibernéticas.
킨드릴 (NYSE: KD)과 마이크로소프트는 킨드릴 브리지에 통합된 새로운 사이버 회복력 서비스를 공개했습니다. 이는 인공지능 기반의 디지털 비즈니스 플랫폼입니다. 이 협력은 네 가지 주요 영역을 통해 보안 운영을 강화합니다: 마이크로소프트 퍼뷰를 사용한 향상된 위험 및 컴플라이언스 준비, 마이크로소프트 센티넬을 위한 SIEM 마이그레이션, 마이크로소프트 엔트라를 통한 아이덴티티 및 접근 관리, 그리고 마이크로소프트 디펜더를 통한 탐지 및 대응 능력 향상. Kyndryl은 이 파트너십의 일환으로 사이버 위협에 대한 방어를 강화하기 위해 마이크로소프트 지능형 보안 협회 (MISA)에 가입했습니다.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) et Microsoft ont dévoilé de nouveaux services de résilience cybernétique intégrés dans Kyndryl Bridge, leur plateforme de business numérique alimentée par l'IA. Cette collaboration améliore les opérations de sécurité à travers quatre domaines clés : préparation renforcée aux risques et à la conformité grâce à Microsoft Purview, migration SIEM pour Microsoft Sentinel, gestion des identités et des accès avec Microsoft Entra, et capacités accrues de détection et de réponse via Microsoft Defender. Dans le cadre de ce partenariat, Kyndryl a rejoint la Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) pour mieux se défendre contre les menaces cybernétiques.
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) und Microsoft haben neue Cyber-Resilienz-Dienste vorgestellt, die in Kyndryl Bridge, ihre KI-gestützte digitale Geschäftsplattform, integriert sind. Diese Zusammenarbeit verbessert die Sicherheitsoperationen in vier Schlüsselbereichen: verbesserte Risiko- und Compliance-Vorbereitung mithilfe von Microsoft Purview, SIEM-Migration für Microsoft Sentinel, Identitäts- und Zugriffsmanagement mit Microsoft Entra und erhöhte Erkennungs- und Reaktionsfähigkeiten über Microsoft Defender. Im Rahmen dieser Partnerschaft ist Kyndryl der Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) beigetreten, um besser gegen Cyberbedrohungen zu verteidigen.
- Strategic partnership with Microsoft strengthens Kyndryl's security service offerings
- Integration with Kyndryl Bridge platform expands service capabilities
- Membership in Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) enhances market position
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The partnership between Kyndryl and Microsoft represents a significant advancement in enterprise cybersecurity services, though its immediate financial impact may be gradual. The integration brings four key security enhancements: compliance management through Microsoft Purview, streamlined SIEM migration capabilities, enhanced identity management via Microsoft Entra and advanced XDR capabilities with Microsoft Defender.
The most valuable aspect is the integration with Kyndryl Bridge, their AI-powered platform. This creates a scalable, automated security infrastructure that could reduce operational costs while improving threat detection and response times. Kyndryl's membership in MISA also opens new revenue streams through the Microsoft ecosystem.
However, the competitive landscape in managed security services is intensifying, with players like IBM and Accenture offering similar solutions. The success will depend on Kyndryl's ability to differentiate through implementation and service quality.
New Kyndryl services, co-developed with Microsoft, provide augmented security operations and fortify Kyndryl's cyber resilience framework
Kyndryl and Microsoft have built upon their successful, long-standing partnership to develop differentiated, scalable security and resiliency services. The new services are integrated into Kyndryl Bridge, the industry-leading, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, open integration digital business platform. Combining Kyndryl's deep services expertise with Microsoft's security technologies provides businesses a comprehensive approach to defending their operations from nefarious threats and attacks.
This collaboration between Kyndryl and Microsoft can help customers address their expansive cyber resilience needs, ranging from compliance to secure, resilient IT infrastructure, especially considering that cyberattacks are the top concern for business leaders.
"As businesses continue to embrace digital modernization and rapid advancements in technology, the cyber threat landscape and growing regulatory pressures around the world are becoming increasingly complex," said Michelle Weston, Vice President of Security & Resiliency, Kyndryl. "Through our strategic partnership with Microsoft, we are positioned to meet our customers' needs by providing robust security capabilities and supporting their regulatory readiness. Our combined expertise allows us to deliver services that not only protect our customers' assets, but also empower them to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital environment."
"The need for robust cyber resilience has never been greater," said Ricardo Davila, Senior Director, Kyndryl, at Microsoft. "By leveraging Microsoft's security technologies and Kyndryl's expertise, together, we're helping businesses protect their critical assets, so they can operate with confidence. This partnership reinforces our shared commitment to combat cyber threats, so they can realize digital transformation across industries."
Through its services, Kyndryl provides customers:
- Enhanced risk and compliance readiness: To help support customers' cyber regulatory readiness around the world, Kyndryl's services with Microsoft Purview can automatically assess and manage compliance across multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. A global team of security experts recommend the most relevant assessments and advise on which policies and operational procedures to implement to help mitigate compliance risk.
- Security information and event management (SIEM) migration: Customers can migrate existing Microsoft Sentinel SIEM solutions quickly, enhancing security operations center (SOC) capabilities and accelerating onboarding processes, reducing time to initiate the delivery of services.
- Identity and access management (IAM): Protecting identities and controlling access is one of the first lines of defense against threats to an organization's data and systems. Using Zero Trust principles, Kyndryl's services with Microsoft Entra enhance security and provide a better user experience for customers by offering simplified user authentication, identity governance and integrations to help secure access to their resources.
- Increased detection and response (XDR) capabilities: Businesses have increasingly complex IT architecture with remote endpoints that use several operating systems and device types. The XDR services with Microsoft Defender enable threat prevention, detection and response against increasingly sophisticated attacks on customer assets, including email, identity, Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, cloud infrastructure and data.
As part of the partnership, Kyndryl became a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft Security technology to better defend mutual customers against a world of increasing cyber threats.
Visit the Kyndryl and Microsoft alliance page for more information on the strategic partnership.
About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
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