Tech Mahindra buys US cybersecurity firm LIFARS

IT consultancy firm Tech Mahindra has formed a strategic partnership with LIFARS, a New York City-based cybersecurity business.

The company has partnered with the digital forensics and incident response firm to premier an elite Advanced Managed Threat Detection and Response Service for their customers.

Tech Mahindra’s Security Operations Center (SOC) offering and LIFARS’ incident response service will be combined to innovate and create new services in specific areas of threat detection, mitigation, incident management and integrated cyber resilience.

“By leveraging the combination of LIFARS’ world-class team of elite cyber security specialists for incident response services,  and  the expertise of Tech Mahindra’s skilled SOC (Security Operations Center) analysts, we will develop an enhanced cyber breach and emergency response service offering,” said Rajiv Singh, global head of enterprise security & risk management, Tech Mahindra.

Established in 2012, LIFARS provides digital forensics, security, advisory services providing managed detection, advisory consulting response tools, and risk assessment for enterprise-wide digital security.

Its team consists of analysts and engineers that have worked with the US Intelligence Community, Interpol, Europol and NATO Offensive Unit, with its resiliency experts claiming to ‘natural masters’ in incident response containment, penetration testing, incident prevention, and incident recovery.

“We are very pleased to enter into a strategic partnership with Tech Mahindra in the cybersecurity space. This is a testament to the quality of our service and position in the US, as a leader in the field of digital forensics and cyber resiliency. This collaboration will further help us expand our capabilities and reach,” said Ondrej Krehel, CEO & Founder of LIFARS.

“Today, the market clearly recognizes the immense need for companies to implement thorough cybersecurity measures on-site. Tech Mahindra’s operational skills and reach in SOC delivery, combined with LIFARS’ in-depth cybersecurity knowledge will bring robust solutions and new innovation to the cyber security marketplace”, he added.

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