Kyndryl announced it has established a Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Barrie, Ontario, to provide support and protection for the entire lifecycle of cyber threats, using artificial intelligence, machine learning and integrated automation systems. The SOC is designed to be a cyber defence hub that operates around the clock to offer cyber threat intelligence and incident response from cybersecurity experts.Kyndryl provides a hybrid model that allows organizations to selectively outsource certain cybersecurity functions, or fully outsource the end-to-end management of their cybersecurity operations to Kyndryl. This flexibility is critical as cyber incidents become commonplace across every industry and government function, and as organizations prepare for new cybersecurity regulations to be implemented by the Government of Canada. Kyndryl understands the importance of these regulations that are designed to ensure the protection of the economy, national security and public safety.

Kyndryl's global network of SOCs will be another line of defense as many countries around the world take similar steps to mitigate potential breaches and disruptions from increasingly sophisticated attacks. The SOC utilizes Kyndryl's international scale, collaborating with Kyndryl's other SOCs and cybersecurity experts around the world who manage the security of thousands of customers in every industry. The SOCs govern the security management of mission-critical infrastructure and IT services by using advanced tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, analyzing threat intelligence feeds, and leveraging malware labs designed to test new cyberattack techniques and to replay incidents for lessons learned and threat intelligence sharing.

The SOC is underpinned by Kyndryl's Security Operations as a Platform (SOaaP) capability. Designed and customized to serve the specific requirements of the Canadian market, including data residency requirements, the SOaaP is a single, unified platform that provides a centralized view and delivers actionable insights. Built on Microsoft Azure, Kyndryl's SOaaP integrates with various Microsoft security information and event management tools such as Sentinel, and offers advanced threat protection with Microsoft Defender to ensure a robust and secure operational environment.

The SOaaP helps monitor, detect, prevent and respond to the latest cyber threats in real time, in a flexible delivery and collaborative approach with Kyndryl's global counterparts. Integrated on Kyndryl Bridge, the SOaaP enables Kyndryl to provide enhanced visibility, risk and threat management to a customer's entire IT estate to determine the impact of any threats more quickly while also streamlining the orchestration required between IT Operations and Security Operations.