Wipro Limited Launches New CISO Command Center

Wipro Limited

has launched a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Command Center in collaboration with Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. What The Command Center Does The center is designed to strengthen enterprise security against frontier AI-driven risks, enabling what Wipro describes as proactive, risk-informed cyber resilience aligned with business priorities. In practice, this typically means centralised monitoring, threat detection, and incident response capabilities offered as a managed service to enterprise clients navigating an increasingly complex cyber-risk landscape. Why This Partnership Matters Pairing with CrowdStrike, a major global player in endpoint security and threat intelligence, lets Wipro combine its systems-integration and consulting scale with CrowdStrike's detection and response technology. As enterprises adopt generative AI tools more widely, the attack surface for cyber threats has expanded, and demand for specialised AI-security offerings has grown alongside it. Business Context Wipro is one of India's major IT services companies, competing with peers like TCS and Infosys for large enterprise contracts spanning cloud, AI, and cybersecurity services. Cybersecurity has increasingly become a distinct growth line for large IT services firms, separate from traditional application development and maintenance work. Market Backdrop The announcement comes on a day when Nifty IT stocks, including Wipro, have faced notable profit-booking and selling pressure in recent weeks, even as broader benchmark indices also remain under pressure from rising crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions. This update is based on Wipro's own announcement. It is not investment advice.