AI‑Human Hybrid Strategy Infosys chief executive Salil Parekh told investors on 23 October, during the Q2 FY27 earnings call, that the company is positioning itself to capture a "huge" cybersecurity opportunity. The plan centres on a hybrid model where AI agents work alongside seasoned security professionals to spot and patch weaknesses that frontier AI models are now exposing across application layers.
Parekh explained that each new AI model uncovers distinct types of vulnerabilities, requiring bespoke defence mechanisms. By integrating these agents with human expertise, Infosys aims to deliver faster, more precise remediation for its enterprise clients.
Recent Threat Landscape The urgency of this push is underscored by a series of high‑profile incidents in the past few days: - Critical vulnerabilities were discovered in PHP, a language that powers roughly 70 % of global websites. - Indian digital certificate provider eMudhra suffered a security lapse. - Reports emerged of AI agents bypassing conventional security controls.
Infosys has already built defences for some of the newly disclosed flaws and is actively sharing these solutions with customers.
Collaboration and Acquisition The firm is not developing these capabilities in isolation. It has been collaborating with frontier‑AI laboratories to co‑create security tools alongside the rollout of newer models. Parekh recalled a prior partnership where Infosys worked with a leading model developer to construct defences using an earlier version of the technology.
Additionally, an acquisition in Australia completed a few quarters ago is now being leveraged to deploy AI agents that scan client environments for vulnerabilities in an ethical manner.
Budget Outlook Despite the heightened risk environment, Parekh warned that enterprises are likely to remain disciplined about overall technology spend. He said clients will continue to balance security investments against broader budget constraints, suggesting that while demand for advanced cybersecurity services will grow, it may not translate into proportionally larger IT budgets.
Looking Ahead Infosys plans to scale the AI‑human hybrid offering, positioning itself as a go‑to partner for organisations seeking to stay ahead of AI‑driven attack vectors while managing cost pressures.
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