Tech Mahindra and Cisco Partner for AI-Driven Security Service Edge for Global Enterprises
Tech Mahindra and Cisco have partnered to deliver an AI-driven Security Service Edge offering, aiming to simplify security for global enterprises.
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What Happened
Tech Mahindra announced a partnership with Cisco to deliver an AI-driven Security Service Edge (SSE) offering for global enterprises. The joint offering aims to reduce security complexity, improve visibility and control, and deliver seamless user access as enterprises scale cloud, hybrid work, and AI adoption. The solution combines Tech Mahindra's managed services and integration expertise with Cisco's SSE platform, Cisco Secure Access, to provide unified, cloud-native security and zero-trust access across users, devices, networks, and locations.
- Secure web gateway
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Zero trust network access (ZTNA)
- Firewall-as-a-service
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- AI-powered protection for generative AI and AI agents
“As enterprises increasingly operate in hybrid and distributed environments, security must evolve from siloed controls to unified, cloud-native platforms. Fragmented tools, inconsistent user experiences, and rising threats are creating visibility and control gaps as applications are accessed from anywhere. Through our partnership with Cisco, we are combining advanced SSE capabilities with Tech Mahi”
“Enterprises don’t need another tool to stitch into an already complex security stack. They need a simpler way to secure how work actually happens across users, devices, applications, clouds, and increasingly AI agents. Cisco Secure Access brings zero trust, identity context, and AI-powered protection into one cloud-delivered platform, helping teams enforce policy consistently while giving users se”
The integrated SSE solution reinforces Tech Mahindra and Cisco’s leadership in unified cloud-security, helping enterprises simplify secure access, strengthen resilience, and accelerate digital transformation in an increasingly distributed and AI-driven world. For Tech Mahindra, the partnership strengthens its cybersecurity portfolio, expands its addressable market, and accelerates pipeline growth in cloud security.
Previously from Mahindra & Mahindra
In July 2026, Tech Mahindra partnered with Microsoft to launch an AI-driven 5G Network Digital Twin solution aimed at modernizing telecom operations. This new partnership with Cisco extends Tech Mahindra's focus on AI-driven security solutions for enterprises.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Mahindra & Mahindra's official releases.
Why this matters
This partnership helps enterprises reduce security complexity, improve visibility and control, and strengthen resilience as they adopt cloud, hybrid work, and AI. It affects IT teams and end-users by providing unified, zero-trust security across users, devices, and locations.
Terms in This Story
- SSE
- Security Service Edge – a cloud-based security framework that provides secure access to web, cloud services, and private applications.
- CASB
- Cloud Access Security Broker – a security policy enforcement point placed between cloud service consumers and providers to monitor and enforce security policies.
- ZTNA
- Zero Trust Network Access – a security model that grants access based on identity and context, assuming no implicit trust.
- DLP
- Data Loss Prevention – strategies and tools to prevent sensitive data from being lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.