Kyndryl Opens New Cyber Defense Operations Center in Paris

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) opened a Cyber Defense Operations Center in Paris, its first center of this kind in Europe.

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Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) opened a Cyber Defense Operations Center in Paris, its first center of this kind in Europe. The center combines network operations, cybersecurity operations and AI-enabled intelligence within a single operating model.

The facility adds to Kyndryl's global operations network and uses Kyndryl Bridge, its AI-powered digital platform, to bring operational data and automation together. Kyndryl says the integrated approach is intended to improve visibility across customers' technology environments and accelerate incident response. More than a dozen technology alliances and partnerships support the center.

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First-of-its-kind Kyndryl center in Europe reinforces strengths in data, AI and cyber resilience across the region

New center delivers AI-enabled intelligence, automated response and integrated visibility

PARIS, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today unveiled a new Cyber Defense Operations Center in Paris, bringing together network, security and operational intelligence within a single, integrated operating model.

As organizations accelerate adoption of AI, including increasingly autonomous and frontier AI systems, alongside cloud and distributed digital infrastructures, cyber and operational risks are becoming more interconnected. The distinction between a network issue, a security event and a business disruption is becoming increasingly difficult to separate.

Kyndryl's first Cyber Defense Operations Center in Europe addresses this challenge by correlating network operations, cybersecurity operations and AI-enabled intelligence. For customers, this approach supports cyber resilience, accelerates incident response and drives greater visibility across their technology environments with speed and scale.

"Strengthening our cyber defense capabilities is an important part of our long-term commitment to helping organizations address their most critical technology challenges as more companies are leveraging the power of AI," said Jérôme Calmelet, President and Strategy Director, Kyndryl France. "The new center in Paris is the first of its kind for Kyndryl in Europe and brings the strength of both our global and local capabilities into one place." 

The new Cyber Defense Operations Center reflects the company's continued commitment to strengthening capabilities in data, AI and cyber resilience across France and builds on the company's previous announcement at Choose France 2025. It also adds to Kyndryl's global network of Network Operations Centers and Security Operations Centers that span North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

The Paris center also represents the next evolution in converging network, security and AI-enabled operations and complements Kyndryl's recently announced AI Innovations Labs in Luxembourg and Dallas, helping customers move from AI innovation to AI operations across the full technology lifecycle.

"At the Center, we will work side by side with customers to develop a strategic approach to help them navigate increasing complexity, strengthen their resilience and advance their transformation priorities," said Paul Savill, Senior Vice President, Global Practice Leader – Cyber Resilience and Connectivity, Kyndryl. "This enables our customers to effectively move from reactive monitoring to proactive cyber resilience."

For organizations navigating evolving regulatory requirements, such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), digital sovereignty priorities, growing cyber threats and increasing operational demands, the Paris center provides access to advanced network and cybersecurity expertise locally backed by Kyndryl's global delivery capabilities across 60+ countries. Together, these capabilities help organizations bolster resilience, manage risk and operate mission-critical technology environments with greater confidence.

Kyndryl Bridge, the company's AI-powered, open-integration digital business platform, is at the core of the center's evolution. By combining operational data, AI and automation across a unified control plane, Kyndryl Bridge helps customers identify anomalies earlier, prioritize risks more effectively and take preventative action before issues impact critical business services – while bringing increasing maturity across enterprise IT operations.

The center is also supported by more than a dozen technology alliances and partnerships spanning threat detection, vulnerability management, security automation, incident response and network monitoring.

As organizations modernize across cloud, data center, edge and third-party ecosystems, operational complexity and cyber risk continue to rise. According to the 2026 Kyndryl State of Modernization Report, 68% of organizations are increasing their use of at least four technology environments simultaneously. In France, 59% of organizations cite delivery disruption, project delays or operational downtime as challenges when executing modernization initiatives. Managing network and security operations separately can limit visibility, slow response times, and increase operational risks. Kyndryl's Cyber Defense Operations Center brings these functions together through unified monitoring, shared intelligence and coordinated response.

About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.

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