N-able, the US-based cybersecurity and IT management firm, has opened a Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru and plans to expand its India workforce by at least 50% by the end of 2026, targeting the country’s talent pool in AI and cybersecurity.
Announced on 15 June, the GCC currently employs more than 100 people. N-able provides IT management, cybersecurity and data protection software to more than 500,000 organisations globally. CEO John Pagliuca told Reuters the move was driven primarily by access to talent rather than cost reduction.
“The reason we’re in Bengaluru is capability,” Pagliuca said. “Our priority is to build for the long term, with the right people and a strong foundation, not to pursue a short-term headcount play.”
He said skills in AI engineering, applied machine learning, cloud security and threat research were among the hardest to source, and that N-able was relying on competitive packages and the chance to drive global innovation while building local career paths to attract talent. While Bengaluru is India’s premier technology hub, the market for AI and cybersecurity professionals is highly contested, with multinationals and local technology firms competing for the same people.
The launch lands amid a broader boom in India’s GCC ecosystem. The country’s GCC workforce is projected to reach 2.36 million employees by the end of 2026, with AI and cybersecurity driving much of the demand, according to a report by industry body Nasscom and consultancy Zinnov.
Pagliuca said the Bengaluru team would play a key role in developing defensive AI capabilities, including automated threat detection, monitoring and faster response times, as cybercriminals increasingly use generative AI to carry out sophisticated, automated attacks. N-able did not disclose its current penetration among Indian small and medium-sized businesses or specific revenue targets for the country.
