Accenture Cybersecurity Solutions

Accenture Cybersecurity: Comparisons, Review, Benefits, Use Cases, Pros & Cons

Author: Netify Research Team

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Accenture is a good choice for SMEs looking to migrate from legacy architectures, to modern security and/or cloud solutions. The company offers comprehensive support to each client throughout the design and implementation process, with ongoing solution support thereafter. 

However, though Accenture does offer MDR, SIEM and vulnerability management solutions, those looking for a more robust network security solution may not be suitable for Accenture's offering. 

Accenture offer a number of industry-specific solutions, making them suitable for those with additional requirements, however their product offering is mostly aimed at small to medium deployments, making them unsuitable for larger enterprises. 

About Accenture

Accenture was founded in 1989 by Clarence DeLaney. Today, the company has its headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland. It is currently part of the Global Fortune 500, specialising in data and analytics, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, business strategy consultancy and application services, catering for businesses in over 40 industries. In October 2022, Accenture acquired Stellantis' World Class Manufacturing Training and Consulting business. The acquisition allows Accenture to integrate the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodology in its solutions, aiding clients in transforming their manufacturing process and supply chain networks. Accenture also acquired Blackcomb Consultants, a leading North American Guidewire partner, to assist property and casualty (P&C) insurers in accelerating their digital transformation in the cloud. These acquisitions are part of an overall growth strategy to expand critical skills and increase presence in rapidly expanding key markets.

What products and services do Accenture offer?

Security

• Managed security services: managed cloud security, application security, managed security risk analysis and Managed Detection and Response (MDR).
• Applied Cybersecurity: a service designed to enhance security in cloud infrastructures and data stores, with capabilities for data security, cloud and infrastructure security, integrated risk management GRC, platform security and digital identity. 
• Industry Solutions: turnkey solutions across a client's value chain, including OT security for IoT, IIoT and ICS. Experts from Accenture will analyse a client's security posture to identify gaps or threats, in order to create a strategy to close those gaps if found. 
• Industry Security Solutions: Accenture helps clients to identify security requirements by industry, for example, crime management, LERT, border management and physical security. 

Cloud

• Cloud First: support for cloud migration from Accenture's team of experts, helping clients to choose a cloud solution that is in-line with business needs, including a strategy, operating model, roadmap and ecosystem partner. Clients can also choose from multiple different delivery methods, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS and multiple providers, including Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform. 

Data and Analytics

• Application Services: end-to-end application management services, from transformation, architecture, automation, DevOps, quality engineering and software engineering. The service integrates with platforms such as SAP, Oracle, SalesForce and Workday. 
  

Consulting

• Business Strategy Consulting: Experts from Accenture help businesses to create strategies designed to work in real-world scenarios. The solution leverages data and insights from AI and data science. 
• Cloud Consulting: support for cloud migration and ongoing management - Accenture staff will help clients to choose a cloud solution that lines up with their business needs. The service also analyses a client's environment to check for compliance issues and use security tools to protect the cloud from threats. 
• Cloud Security Consultation: consultations for cloud security posture and automation for cloud-native security, including security guardrails for cloud-native services such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. 

Artificial Intelligence

• AI Consulting Services: data-led AI transformation services combining AI expertise with intellectual property, data services and ecosystem partners. 
  

Other

• Finance Consulting
• Metaverse
• Sustainability
• Change Management 
• Digital Commerce
• Infrastructure
• Operating Models
• Technology Consulting
• Automation
• Digital Engineering and Manufacturing
• Marketing
• Technology Innovation
• Business Process Outsourcing 
• Customer Experience 
• Zero-based Transformation
• Ecosystem Services
• Mergers and Acquisitions 
• Supply Chain Management

What is the Accenture Security Solution?

Accenture offer a range of managed security services, including cloud security, digital identity, application security, security risk and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Accenture's team offers consultation services to help clients to orchestrate a suitable solution to protect their resources. Available capabilities include: cyber operations and resilience, application security advisory services, advanced attack and readiness operations, cyber threat intelligence, cyber investigation, forensics and response. 

• Managed Detection and Response (MDR): Accenture MDR offers clients detection, response and remediation of both IT and OT threats, whilst managing data, network and endpoint security products. 
• Vulnerability Management: analyses and manages infrastructure vulnerabilities to reduce cyber exposure - including against Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. 
• Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): analyses security alerts generated by applications and network hardware for proactive monitoring, detection and response. 

How does Accenture access cloud vendors?

Accenture offer a range of cloud solutions, including consulting services (support for clients migrating to a cloud solution) and ongoing solution management with multiple delivery options, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS, with integration for Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform. 

Cloud security consultations analyse a clients cloud security posture and offers automation for cloud-native security (including security guardrails for cloud-native services such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Analysts from Accenture will also examine a client's cloud environment to check for compliance issues and use security tools to protect the cloud from threats. 

Accenture Data and Analytics Services

Accenture data and analytics services includes data transformation, search and content analytics, AIP +, Accenture SynOps and business process services. 

• AI Data Solutions: Solutions.AI is Accenture's portfolio of AI solutions designed to be implemented in a business's data environment. The solution can be used for talent and skilling, marketing, B2B growth, processing, customer engagement and pricing. 
• AIP+: managed service architecture and platform services designed to integrate AI into client's existing architecture. Leverages pre-integrated software assets, allowing AI solutions to be efficiently generated and scaled. 
• Data Transformation: Accenture staff leverage expertise to help businesses transitioning to a modern data solution, with modern data engineering, AI-assisted data governance and data democratisation. 
• SynOps: A platform designed to orchestrate human and machine intelligence to create an intelligent operating model, delivering targeted business outcomes. 
• Business Process Services: aids clients in streamlining their operating model with intelligent finance operations, talent and HR, banking, sales and customer operations, intelligent global business services, digital inside sales and marketing, health, sourcing and procurement, insurance, supply chain, compliance as a service, virtual tours and intelligent network services. 
• Search and Content Analytics: combines technologies such as Machine Learning (ML), natural language processing and search and analytics for data analysis. The solution leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP) for actionable business insights and improved efficiency through automation. 

What is the Accenture managed, co-managed and DIY services solution?

Accenture offer managed security services, which includes MDR. They also have a range of managed cloud offerings for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Further, the company have a number of consultancy services, which provide expertise for companies who are looking to migrate from legacy solutions, bolster their existing solutions and improve their business processes.