Cognizant® Secure Cloud Services powered by Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Cognizant Secure Cloud Services provides a comprehensive solution to help organizations secure their multi-cloud and hybrid environments against evolving threats and compliance risks. This offering delivers end-to-end cloud security posture management, advanced threat protection, vulnerability management, and continuous compliance monitoring. Built on Microsoft Defender for Cloud and integrated with Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra, the solution ensures robust security coverage and governance across workloads, applications, and identities.

Customer Value Proposition

Our service enables enterprises to:

• Reduce risk exposure through proactive threat detection and remediation
• Achieve regulatory compliance with built-in frameworks and dashboards
• Accelerate secure cloud adoption without operational overhead
• Gain centralized visibility and actionable insights across multi-cloud environments

Connection to Microsoft Products

This offering is tightly integrated with:

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud for posture management and threat protection
• Azure for secure cloud infrastructure and compliance alignment
• Microsoft Defender XDR, Purview, and Entra for extended detection, data governance, and identity security

Engagement Approach

The service follows a structured journey across four phases:

1. Assess & Discover – Evaluate current cloud security posture, identify gaps, and benchmark compliance readiness
2. Enable & Configure – Activate Microsoft Defender for Cloud, onboard resources, and set up compliance dashboards
3. Manage & Monitor – Deliver 24x7 monitoring, alert triage, vulnerability scanning, and incident response
4. Optimize & Govern – Implement advanced threat hunting, refine policies, and ensure continuous compliance

Deliverables & Outcomes

• Security posture assessment reports
• Configured Microsoft Defender for Cloud environment
• Compliance dashboards aligned to CIS, NIST, GDPR, and other frameworks
• Managed services including monitoring, threat detection, and remediation guidance
• Outcomes: Improved compliance scores, reduced risk exposure, and faster remediation cycles

Why Cognizant?

Cognizant brings deep domain expertise and a proactive approach to cybersecurity. Our certified security professionals and analysts deliver scalable, compliant, and resilient solutions tailored to industry-specific needs, helping enterprises strengthen their security posture and accelerate digital trust. To know more contact – cybersecuritypulse@cognizant.com