Accenture Named a Leader in European Managed Security Services by Independent Research Firm
September 17 2020 - 4:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture Security recognized for its high
flexibility, customer focus, and strong emphasis on automation
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named a Leader in the latest
Forrester Research report on European Managed Security Services,
which notes that Accenture’s “white-glove approach and customer
focus help it differentiate.”
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Accenture was named a Leader in the
latest Forrester Research report on European Managed Security
Services (Graphic: Business Wire)
The report — “The Forrester Wave™: European Managed Security
Services Providers, Q3 2020” — evaluates Accenture prior to the
company’s Symantec CSS business acquisition. The analysis focuses
on the strengths and weaknesses of the 13 most significant
providers against a comprehensive set of 29 criteria, grouped into
three high-level categories: “Current Offering”; “Strategy”; and
“Market Presence.”
Accenture’s top scores were in the criteria of business and
technical value, service provider roadmap, research, development
and innovation management, and overall service revenue.
Additionally, Accenture received among the highest scores in the
event analysis and correlation: network/endpoint and application,
analytics and automation, incident management process, and
partnership and alliances criteria.
According to the report, “Accenture’s strength is in its high
flexibility, customer focus, and a strong emphasis on automation.
Accenture demonstrated one of the most outstanding partnerships and
alliances programs in this Forrester Wave, with coinvestment with
partners used to jointly build unique market offers.”
The report also notes that, “Accenture demonstrated strong
capability in cloud…and customers agreed, giving it some of the
highest praise of any vendor in the study.”
“We’re honored to be identified as a Leader among managed
security services providers in Europe, with customers who
appreciate the technical capability, speed and flexibility that we
provide,” said Paolo Dal Cin, a managing director who leads
Accenture Security in Europe. “We believe this recognition
validates our in-country investments in Naples, Italy and Madrid,
Spain, as well as the great progress we’ve made in Europe in the
managed security services space, with an emphasis on our business
strategy and ecosystem partnerships, client focus, industry-driven
approach, and cloud capability development.”
In addition to being named a Leader this year in The Forrester
Wave™ European Managed Security Services Providers, Q3 2020,
Accenture Security was positioned as a Leader in The Forrester
Wave™: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q4 2019.
More information on Accenture in the Forrester Wave™: European
Managed Security Services Providers, Q3 2020 report can be accessed
here.
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and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with
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Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 513,000 people
serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings
continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and
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www.accenture.com.
Accenture Security is a leading provider of end-to-end
cybersecurity services, including advanced cyber defense, applied
cybersecurity solutions and managed security operations. We bring
security innovation, coupled with global scale and a worldwide
delivery capability through our network of Advanced Technology and
Intelligent Operations centers. Helped by our team of highly
skilled professionals, we enable clients to innovate safely, build
cyber resilience and grow with confidence. Follow us
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