In addition to its global recognition, NTT DATA has also earned four Top Employer 2026 regional seals and 37 country and region seals across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa. The Global Certification is the highest level of recognition offered by the Top Employers Institute and underscores NTT DATA’s ability to align its leadership, leverage data-driven insights and apply validated best practices to drive business performance, employee engagement and growth.

The Top Employers Institute certifies organizations based on the results from its extensively researched HR Best Practices Survey followed by a thorough evaluation by a dedicated set of HR auditors. This comprehensive survey covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics, including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Wellbeing.

NTT DATA received outstanding results for a range of practices it has implemented consistently, many of which are not widely adopted across other organizations. These include Candidate Experience Measurement, Voice of the Employee Champions, Employee Listening Strategies and DEI initiatives. These achievements demonstrate NTT DATA’s commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that respects every voice, listens with integrity and values both individual and collective contributions.

“Our employees are our most important asset and key to our competitive edge,” said Yutaka Sasaki, President and CEO, NTT DATA. “With approximately 200,000 employees across more than 70 countries and regions – over 75% of whom are non-Japanese – their dedication, expertise and diverse perspectives enable us to deliver significant value for our clients. Being recognized as a Global Top Employer for the third year in a row reflects the importance we place on creating a workplace where people feel respected, supported and empowered to perform at their best.”

Top Employers Institute CEO Adrian Seligman commented: “Achieving Global Top Employer status in 2026 is an extraordinary accomplishment that reflects excellence in individual countries, and crucially, sustained people practices across regions and worldwide. NTT DATA has demonstrated a rare ability to align its people strategy globally while ensuring meaningful, locally relevant experiences for employees in every certified market — a hallmark of organizations that deliver strong business performance, talent mobility, and workforce resilience. This achievement places NTT DATA among a select group of employers setting the benchmark for people strategy internationally. We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with them as they inspire excellence across the global HR community.”

Being recognized as a Global Top Employer highlights the strength of NTT DATA’s people-first philosophy and its aspiration to be the place where people grow. Looking ahead, NTT DATA will continue to cultivate an environment where every employee can grow, take on new challenges and thrive. Through continued investment in its people and the tools they need to succeed, NTT DATA remains focused on creating value through IT services and driving sustainable, long-term growth, shaping the future together with its employees.

• Adds capacity for 800+ security analysts to protect global clients 24×7 through unified, AI-driven detection and response

Bengaluru – Dec 4, 2025 – NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced the launch of four next-generation autonomous Cyber Defense Centers powered by AI technologies in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Noida and Mumbai, with two additional centers set to open in Birmingham (UK) in Dec 2025 and Dallas (USA) by Jan 2026.

These purpose-built Cyber Defense Centers reinforce NTT DATA’s strategic focus on modernizing cybersecurity for the AI era. They represent a shift from traditional centralized security operations to a distributed, AI-driven, hyper-automated model that learns from past incidents and human expertise to automate, triage and prioritize alerts, accelerate investigations and incident response, contain threats faster and support regional data privacy and cybersecurity regulations.

According to Omdia, autonomous Security Operations Centers (SOCs) will become the industry standard within two years, positioning NTT DATA as a leading example of how the industry is evolving toward autonomous cyber resilience.

Next-generation technology meets global and local expertise 

The next-generation Cyber Defense Centers combine human security experts and AI agents to defend against evolving cyber threats. AI agents autonomously triage, analyze and hunt potential incidents, reducing investigation time by up to 60%, enabling teams to contain threats earlier in the kill chain. By automating high-volume, repetitive tasks, these capabilities free security analysts to focus on higher-value work such as digital forensics, containment and recovery.

Each center is purpose-built with cutting-edge technology. Key features include:

• Autonomous agent-based cyberdefense and AI-driven threat orchestration to accelerate detection and response cycles.
• Real-time global threat intelligence and localized threat hunting tailored to each region’s unique threat landscape.
• A comprehensive portfolio of offerings, including Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Compliance & Regulatory Advisory and Cloud & OT Security Services.
• Proactive identification of new and emerging threats, along with a clear view of cyber risks and recommendations for reducing them.
• Significant risk reduction & operational efficiency improvements, including up to 90% alert reduction and 60% faster mean time to detect and respond
• Powered by industry-leading technology platforms that leverage NTT DATA’s strategic partnerships.

“Our clients’ innovation and growth are driven by rapid adoption of cloud and AI technologies that must be secured at speed and scale,” said Charlie Li, Head of Cloud and Security Services, NTT DATA, Inc. “Our expanding footprint of next-generation Cyber Defense Centers enables us to meet the rising demand for AI-powered cybersecurity services, defend against AI-enabled threats and help our clients advance their edge-to-cloud digital transformation journeys.”

Global network with local expertise 

The four Cyber Defense Centers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Noida and Mumbai, expand NTT DATA’s global cybersecurity footprint across five continents, supported by more than 40 delivery centers and SOCs in over 50 countries.

Together, these centers enhance coverage for more than 1,200 global clients by combining regional expertise with agentic AI, advanced automation and next-generation technologies.

The centers provide 24×7 unified threat monitoring, detection, response and incident management and are fully integrated with NTT DATA’s SecOps global network, delivering AI-driven insights and threat intelligence through a single dashboard for identification, detection, protection and recovery.

Additional Cyber Defense Centers will launch in Birmingham (UK, Dec 2025) and Dallas (USA, Jan 2026) further strengthening regional capabilities across NTT DATA’s global network.

These “glocal” Cyber Defense Centers operate in collaboration with regional Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), National Cyber Security Centres (NCSCs) and government agencies to help clients meet local data privacy and AI-regulation requirements.

“Today’s threat environment demands intelligent, adaptive defenses that combine global insight with local expertise to help organizations continuously reduce risks and build resilience,” said Sheetal Mehta, Head of Cybersecurity, NTT DATA, Inc. “With the addition of these AI-powered Cyber Defense Centers, we are advancing our vision of a globally interconnected cyberdefense network that combines cutting-edge technology, strategic partnerships and world-class talent.”

Benefits for clients

• Next-generation AI-powered cyberdefense: As adversaries adopt AI and autonomous tactics, AI-enabled platforms help clients confidently address threats, navigate change confidently and build long-term digital trust.
• Enhanced regional coverage with global intelligence: Global enterprises receive world-class unified detection and response services with local and global capabilities, bringing global threat intelligence closer to business operations and ensuring compliance with regional data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Expanded talent pool: Increased capacity of global and local cybersecurity professionals delivered through these new centers allows NTT DATA to scale human expertise alongside intelligent automation.
• Secure digital transformation and growth: Clients can accelerate edge-to-cloud transformation while continuously protecting their expanding digital ecosystems.

More information can be found here Agentic AI for SecOps | NTT DATA.