Accenture, Microsoft and Avanade Expand Strategic Alliance to Offer Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions
September 26 2017 - 7:59AM
Business Wire
Leveraging leading-edge threat intelligence
capabilities, alliance partners to develop solutions that help
clients mitigate and contain cyber attacks
Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Avanade
are collaborating through a multi-year, multi-million-dollar
agreement to develop, integrate and bring to market enhanced cyber
defense solutions to help clients better detect, investigate and
respond to cyber threats. The collaboration extends the companies’
longstanding strategic relationship, which began in 2000.
“C-suite executives are facing a critical challenge in
justifying huge cybersecurity investments that are failing to be as
effective as envisioned,” said Kelly Bissell, managing director of
Accenture Security. “The expanded collaboration brings together
Accenture’s deep cybersecurity, industry and digital business
transformation expertise, Microsoft’s innovative technology
platforms and services as well as Avanade’s focus on digital
innovation in the Microsoft ecosystem to address today’s most
pressing cybersecurity challenges. Together, we will move the
market forward and help clients more effectively manage and guard
against the full spectrum of cybersecurity threats.”
According to the Accenture Security Index, more than 70 percent
of organizations globally cannot identify and fully protect their
corporate high-value assets. In addition, the associated costs of
cyber attacks are having a growing financial impact on businesses.
In 2017, the average cost of cyber crime climbed to $11.7 million
per organization, a 23 percent increase from last year, according
to a new study by Accenture and the Ponemon Institute.
“Our joint customers expect us to provide the best options in
strategic planning, technology and execution to accelerate their
secure digital transformation,” said Ann Johnson, Microsoft
worldwide vice president, enterprise and cybersecurity. “By
extending our longstanding strategic alliance, we bring together
Microsoft’s extensive cybersecurity capabilities and services with
Accenture’s managed security services and Avanade’s implementation
expertise to ensure access to customized and comprehensive
defenses, continuous monitoring and specialized cyberskills that
protect enterprises throughout their journey.”
The cyber defense offerings will be infused with joint threat
intelligence and initially span three core areas:
- Managed Security Operations:
enhancing existing Accenture managed security services with
integration of the latest Microsoft security products and services
to monitor, detect and quickly respond to security breaches -
targeted for on-premises, cloud and hybrid systems.
- Incident Response Support: a
joint, global and collaborative teaming approach leveraging tools
and integrated processes to help clients return to normal
operations after a significant security breach.
- Integrated Threat Hunting:
leveraging the Incident Response experience of the three companies
to actively locate previously undetected breaches.
“In a world of persistent cyber threats, it’s more critical than
ever to have the right strategy and technology in place to get
secure – and stay secure,” said Chris Miller, Avanade’s chief
technology innovation officer. “Built on the strength of Accenture,
Microsoft and Avanade, these new cyber security offerings will
ensure that we are helping our joint clients defend against and
address the most advanced threats while empowering them to innovate
for the future and operate confidently in a digital world.”
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 411,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
Accenture Security helps organizations build
resilience from the inside out, so they can confidently
focus on innovation and growth. Leveraging its global network of
cybersecurity labs, deep industry understanding across client value
chains and services that span the security lifecycle, Accenture
protects organizations’ valuable assets, end-to-end. With services
that include strategy and risk management, cyber defense,
digital identity, application security and managed security,
Accenture enables businesses around the world to defend against
known sophisticated threats, and the unknown. Follow us
@AccentureSecure on Twitter or visit us at
www.accenture.com/security.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and
productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and
its mission is to empower every person and every organization on
the planet to achieve more.
About Avanade
Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and
cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences
delivered through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem.
Our professionals bring bold, fresh thinking combined with
technology, business and industry expertise to help fuel
transformation and growth for our clients and their customers.
Avanade has 30,000 digitally connected people across 24 countries,
bringing clients the best thinking through a collaborative culture
that honors diversity and reflects the communities in which we
operate. Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000
by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more
at www.avanade.com.
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