PwC India, Microsoft India ink agreement to strengthen cybersecurity

PwC India on Monday announced that it has entered into a partnership with Microsoft India to strengthen cybersecurity through advanced incident response and recovery capabilities.

The alliance would use Microsoft Copilot - a generative AI-powered security tool, through which enterprises would be able to leverage Microsoft’s large-scale data and threat intelligence security graph along with PwC's incident management capabilities.

“We believe that AI-based tools like Copilot can help reduce a disadvantage for cyber teams overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of human-led cyber attacks, both of which are on the rise,” said Vivek Belgavi, partner and leader,  Alliances and Ecosystems, PwC India.

“We are moving toward a future where AI and machine learning will become integral in optimising security operations. Not only can we significantly reduce the incident response time, but can also rapidly process large volumes of data to provide key insights to strengthen the enterprise’s overall security posture,” said Terence Gomes, partner, PwC India.

“With this collaboration, we will empower our clients to predict, prevent, and respond to security threats with confidence," Gomes said.

PwC India said it can support the in-house threat intelligence capabilities of companies by building new data feeds, collecting, analysing, and distributing details on potential attacks and providing global visibility on the threat landscape.

With Microsoft Copilot for Security, PwC India said it would be able to help clients “better understand their risk profile, make informed decisions and mitigate new threats.”

Anand Jethalia, country head, Security, Microsoft India said, "Our collaboration with PwC will enable customers to stay resilient by leveraging Microsoft’s tech and AI innovations and empower enterprises to tackle threats at the speed and scale of AI.”