Deepwatch opens GCC in Bengaluru with 50 employees, plans to hire 100 more

Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch's Bengaluru GCC.

US-based cybersecurity company Deepwatch, on November 19, inaugurated its new Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, focused on advancing artificial intelligence, engineering, and innovation to strengthen its managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities.

The company, which had no employees in India at the end of 2024, now has 50 and plans to double its workforce to 100 within the next year, signaling a 100 percent increase.

Chief Executive Officer John DiLullo, speaking to Moneycontrol, said the move reflects the company’s commitment to scaling its AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities.

“We were struggling to find enough high-quality AI engineering talent in the US, and India offers an unmatched pool in cloud, cyber, and AI,” DiLullo said. “This is our AI hub and the foundation for developing the next generation of cybersecurity solutions.”

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The Bengaluru GCC is designed to accelerate platform innovation and development velocity while maintaining Deepwatch’s existing delivery and support models. This ensures the new center functions as a core part of Deepwatch’s product and customer operations, not just as an engineering site.

The new GCC will focus on building agentic AI systems, or autonomous AI agents that streamline cybersecurity workflows by automating repetitive tasks such as threat detection, investigation, and response.

Two of Deepwatch’s six newly announced AI agents were developed by the Bangalore team, with additional releases expected by early 2026.

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Deepwatch differentiates itself through its 'Bring Your Own Technology' (BYOT) model.

Unlike competitors such as CrowdStrike or SentinelOne, which require customers to use their proprietary platforms, Deepwatch integrates with existing cybersecurity stacks. This vendor-agnostic approach enables clients to unify and contextualize data across diverse security tools for faster response.

“We work with almost all major cybersecurity products,” DiLullo added. “Our abstraction layer allows us to normalise and enrich data from firewalls, endpoints, and identity systems, giving customers unmatched flexibility.”

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Chief Product Officer Anand Ramanathan added that 92 percent of Deepwatch’s India investment is being directed toward R&D and product innovation, spanning engineering, cloud operations, site reliability, and product management roles.

With its Bangalore GCC, Deepwatch is positioning India as a global centre for AI-powered cybersecurity innovation, reinforcing its strategy to combine world-class engineering talent with cutting-edge threat defense technology.

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