TEANECK, NJ, May 19, 2026 – Cognizant launched Cognizant Secure AI Services to help enterprises control the security, governance and run-time behavior of AI and agentic systems as they move into decision-making, automation, customer engagement and core business workflows.
These systems can reason, act and interact with enterprise data, APIs and external applications. That operating model creates security, governance and run-time risks that traditional cybersecurity controls were not designed to manage.
Cognizant Secure AI Services applies controls at build time and run time. The build-time process secures models, data and deployment pipelines before release, while run-time monitoring checks AI behavior in production to detect manipulation, help manage and mitigate unsafe actions and preserve audit‑supporting evidence.
“AI is fundamentally changing how enterprise systems behave,” said Vishal Salvi, global head of Cognizant’s cybersecurity service line. “These systems are adaptive, context-driven and increasingly autonomous – and securing them requires continuous assurance across build and run-time environments. With Cognizant Secure AI Services, we are helping enterprises engineer trust into AI systems from day one and to sustain that trust as those systems evolve.”
Cognizant Secure AI Services is Built on Three Foundations:
- A secure Agent Development Lifecycle (ADLC) that embeds protection across design, build, test, deploy and change of AI systems;
- Cognizant Neuro Cybersecurity, a consolidated control plane that unifies AI and enterprise signals for threat response, correlation and audit-supporting evidence;
- Responsible AI, a trust and assurance layer delivered through Cognizant Trust that provides traceability, policy enforcement and supports compliance alignment based on client-defined requirements as AI systems scale.
Together, these capabilities span model security, data protection, AI DevOps security, identity and access management, agent behavior controls and generative AI risk management across AI systems and operating stages.
Cognizant is working with more than 250 global enterprises across regulated industries to assess, secure and deploy digital transformation programs, including AI deployments. Early engagements cover deepfake-driven fraud, model tampering, autonomous agents and generative AI systems operating across enterprise workflows, along with governance and audit frameworks developed with clients for regulated environments.
Arjun Chauhan, practice director, Everest Group, said: “In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, organizations are increasingly looking for a more holistic approach to AI security that moves beyond siloed solutions. There is a growing need for unified frameworks that can address risks across both the build phase and the run-and-operate lifecycle. Additionally, the ability to integrate best-of-breed technologies into a cohesive, operationalized model is becoming critical to drive real-world impact. Platforms that offer a strong, unified cybersecurity foundation, while seamlessly extending to AI-specific security capabilities, are likely to be positioned well to deliver scalable and enterprise-ready outcomes.”
Source: Cognizant
About Cognizant
Cognizant is a global information technology consulting and services company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, NJ. The company provides IT consulting, digital strategy, application development, cloud modernization, and business process services. It also delivers analytics, automation, infrastructure support, and systems integration for enterprise clients. Cognizant serves customers across financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and other regulated and industrial sectors. The company supports technology modernization, software development, and ongoing IT operations through a global delivery model. Its operations include offices and delivery centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Cognizant works with private and public sector organizations to update legacy systems, deploy cloud platforms, and manage technology environments. Cognizant employs about 336,800 people worldwide.