Cognizant and Rubrik Join Forces for Business Resilience-as-a-Service

In a strategic move to bolster enterprise defenses against escalating cyber threats, Cognizant and Rubrik have announced an expanded partnership. This collaboration introduces a groundbreaking Business Resilience-as-a-Service (BRaaS) offering, aiming to shift organizations from reactive recovery to proactive resilience in the face of cyber incidents and ransomware attacks.

The rapid expansion of AI technologies, while driving innovation, also significantly broadens the attack surface for organizations. Data and IT infrastructure sprawl, coupled with the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks, necessitate a more robust approach to data protection. The BRaaS model addresses these challenges by combining Rubrik’s AI-driven security and cyber resilience platform with Cognizant’s global delivery scale and extensive domain expertise.

A New Paradigm for Cyber Recovery

Bipul Sinha, CEO, Chairman, and Co-founder of Rubrik, highlighted the critical need for this shift: «The relentless pace of cyberattacks demands a fundamental shift from simple prevention to true resilience.» This partnership delivers on that need with a flexible, consumption-based model that enables swift recovery from cyber incidents.

Ravi Kumar S, CEO of Cognizant, emphasized the convergence of cyber threats, compliance demands, and AI-driven change. He stated, «Through our partnership with Rubrik, we’re helping clients move from reactive recovery to proactive resilience.» The BRaaS offering is designed to bridge the gap between IT recovery and true business continuity, aligning recovery objectives with critical business outcomes.

Protecting Data in the Agentic AI Era

The BRaaS offering also tackles new risks associated with AI adoption, particularly around data integrity and operational continuity. Rubrik’s Agent Rewind feature provides critical capabilities to mitigate AI agent risks, while Cognizant’s Neuro® AI platform ensures that AI initiatives are built on robust, secure data estates. Together, the two companies are committed to protecting the foundation for the «agentic AI era,» where trusted data and rapid recovery are paramount.