Accenture and CrowdStrike Team to Transform Security Operations, Mitigating Cyber Threats and Reducing Costs with AI-native Solutions
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance cybersecurity transformation services. The partnership combines Accenture's security services with CrowdStrike's Falcon® platform to deliver improvements in security operations, threat management, and AI workload protection.
The collaboration addresses challenges faced by organizations dealing with massive data volumes in cloud-based and AI-enabled operations. A key implementation showcases WHSmith, a global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores in 30+ countries, which has strengthened its security operations using Accenture's Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR) services and the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform.
The partnership offers three main services:
- SecOps Modernization - promising up to 30% cost optimization
- Managed Detection and Response - enabling up to 60% workflow optimization
- Continuous Threat Exposure Management - potentially delivering up to 15% cost optimization
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) e CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) hanno annunciato una collaborazione strategica per migliorare i servizi di trasformazione della cybersecurity. La partnership combina i servizi di sicurezza di Accenture con la piattaforma Falcon® di CrowdStrike per offrire miglioramenti nelle operazioni di sicurezza, nella gestione delle minacce e nella protezione dei carichi di lavoro basati su AI.
La collaborazione affronta le sfide che le organizzazioni devono affrontare nella gestione di enormi volumi di dati in operazioni basate su cloud e abilitate all'AI. Un'implementazione chiave riguarda WHSmith, un rivenditore globale di viaggi con oltre 1.700 negozi in più di 30 paesi, che ha rafforzato le proprie operazioni di sicurezza utilizzando i servizi di Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR) di Accenture e la piattaforma Falcon® di CrowdStrike.
La partnership offre tre servizi principali:
- Modernizzazione delle SecOps - promettendo fino al 30% di ottimizzazione dei costi
- Rilevamento e Risposta Gestiti - consentendo fino al 60% di ottimizzazione del flusso di lavoro
- Gestione Continua dell'Esposizione alle Minacce - potenzialmente in grado di fornire fino al 15% di ottimizzazione dei costi
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) y CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) han anunciado una colaboración estratégica para mejorar los servicios de transformación de ciberseguridad. La asociación combina los servicios de seguridad de Accenture con la plataforma Falcon® de CrowdStrike para ofrecer mejoras en las operaciones de seguridad, la gestión de amenazas y la protección de cargas de trabajo basadas en IA.
La colaboración aborda los desafíos que enfrentan las organizaciones al manejar volúmenes masivos de datos en operaciones basadas en la nube y habilitadas para IA. Una implementación clave muestra a WHSmith, un minorista de viajes global con más de 1,700 tiendas en más de 30 países, que ha fortalecido sus operaciones de seguridad utilizando los servicios de Detección y Respuesta Extendida Gestionada (MxDR) de Accenture y la plataforma Falcon® de CrowdStrike.
La asociación ofrece tres servicios principales:
- Modernización de SecOps - prometiendo hasta un 30% de optimización de costos
- Detección y Respuesta Gestionada - permitiendo hasta un 60% de optimización del flujo de trabajo
- Gestión Continua de Exposición a Amenazas - potencialmente ofreciendo hasta un 15% de optimización de costos
액센츄어 (NYSE: ACN)와 크라우드스트라이크 (NASDAQ: CRWD)는 사이버 보안 변환 서비스를 강화하기 위한 전략적 협력을 발표했습니다. 이 파트너십은 액센츄어의 보안 서비스와 크라우드스트라이크의 Falcon® 플랫폼을 결합하여 보안 운영, 위협 관리 및 AI 작업 부하 보호를 개선합니다.
이 협력은 클라우드 기반 및 AI 지원 운영에서 방대한 데이터 양을 처리하는 조직이 직면한 문제를 해결합니다. 주요 구현 사례로는 30개국 이상에 1,700개 이상의 매장을 둔 글로벌 여행 소매업체 WHSmith가 있으며, 액센츄어의 관리형 확장 탐지 및 대응(MxDR) 서비스와 크라우드스트라이크의 Falcon® 플랫폼을 사용하여 보안 운영을 강화했습니다.
이 파트너십은 세 가지 주요 서비스를 제공합니다:
- SecOps 현대화 - 최대 30%의 비용 최적화를 약속합니다
- 관리형 탐지 및 대응 - 최대 60%의 작업 흐름 최적화를 가능하게 합니다
- 지속적인 위협 노출 관리 - 최대 15%의 비용 최적화를 제공할 수 있습니다
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) et CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) ont annoncé une collaboration stratégique pour améliorer les services de transformation en cybersécurité. Ce partenariat combine les services de sécurité d'Accenture avec la plateforme Falcon® de CrowdStrike pour offrir des améliorations dans les opérations de sécurité, la gestion des menaces et la protection des charges de travail basées sur l'IA.
Cette collaboration répond aux défis auxquels sont confrontées les organisations traitant d'énormes volumes de données dans des opérations basées sur le cloud et habilitées par l'IA. Une mise en œuvre clé concerne WHSmith, un détaillant de voyage mondial avec plus de 1 700 magasins dans plus de 30 pays, qui a renforcé ses opérations de sécurité en utilisant les services de Détection et Réponse Étendues Gérées (MxDR) d'Accenture et la plateforme Falcon® de CrowdStrike.
Le partenariat propose trois services principaux :
- Modernisation des SecOps - promettant jusqu'à 30 % d'optimisation des coûts
- Détection et Réponse Gérées - permettant jusqu'à 60 % d'optimisation des flux de travail
- Gestion Continue de l'Exposition aux Menaces - pouvant potentiellement offrir jusqu'à 15 % d'optimisation des coûts
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) und CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) haben eine strategische Zusammenarbeit angekündigt, um die Dienstleistungen zur Transformation der Cybersicherheit zu verbessern. Die Partnerschaft kombiniert die Sicherheitsdienste von Accenture mit der Falcon®-Plattform von CrowdStrike, um Verbesserungen in den Sicherheitsoperationen, im Bedrohungsmanagement und im Schutz von KI-Arbeitslasten zu bieten.
Die Zusammenarbeit geht auf die Herausforderungen ein, mit denen Organisationen konfrontiert sind, die große Datenmengen in cloudbasierten und KI-gestützten Operationen bewältigen müssen. Ein zentrales Beispiel ist WHSmith, ein globaler Reiseeinzelhändler mit über 1.700 Filialen in mehr als 30 Ländern, der seine Sicherheitsoperationen durch die Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR)-Dienste von Accenture und die Falcon®-Plattform von CrowdStrike verstärkt hat.
Die Partnerschaft bietet drei Hauptdienste:
- Modernisierung der SecOps - verspricht bis zu 30% Kostenoptimierung
- Managed Detection and Response - ermöglicht bis zu 60% Workflow-Optimierung
- Kontinuierliches Bedrohungsmanagement - kann potenziell bis zu 15% Kostenoptimierung bieten
- Partnership enables up to 30% cost optimization through SecOps modernization
- Delivers up to 60% workflow optimization for SecOps use cases
- Offers up to 15% cost optimization through threat exposure management
- Successfully implemented at major retailer WHSmith, demonstrating real-world effectiveness
- Traditional solutions struggle with massive data volumes in cloud and AI operations
- Security teams face challenges managing outdated technology and disparate security tools
Insights
Accenture's strategic partnership with CrowdStrike represents a calculated expansion of its cybersecurity capabilities at a critical market inflection point. The collaboration addresses enterprise security challenges across cloud environments and AI workloads with measurable efficiency metrics -
While cybersecurity represents just one component of Accenture's diverse service portfolio, this partnership is strategically aligned with growing enterprise demand for consolidated security platforms. The agreement positions Accenture to capture additional recurring revenue from managed security services while enabling cross-selling opportunities into their existing client base of Fortune 500 companies.
The WHSmith implementation serves as a compelling proof point, demonstrating Accenture's ability to deploy these enhanced capabilities across global retail operations. For Accenture investors, this partnership incrementally strengthens the company's competitive positioning in the high-margin managed security services segment without requiring significant capital investment.
This Accenture-CrowdStrike collaboration addresses three critical technical gaps in enterprise security architecture. First, it consolidates the fragmented security tool landscape that hampers rapid threat response. Second, it extends protection from traditional endpoints to cloud workloads and AI systems. Third, it introduces automation for alert triage and investigation workflows.
The technical architecture leverages CrowdStrike's Falcon platform - a cloud-native, AI-powered security system - integrated with Accenture's managed services expertise. This eliminates the technical debt associated with legacy SIEM systems while providing the extensibility needed for modern hybrid environments.
Most significant is the shift from reactive to proactive security posture through Continuous Threat Exposure Management, which provides attack path analysis rather than simple vulnerability scanning. The implementation at WHSmith demonstrates scalability from corporate networks to point-of-sale systems - a traditionally vulnerable segment in retail cybersecurity.
For enterprises struggling with security tool sprawl and alert fatigue, this partnership delivers technical consolidation without sacrificing detection capabilities - a breakthrough in operational efficiency that addresses the cybersecurity skills shortage by automating routine analysis tasks.
WHSmith strengthens global security operations with Accenture and CrowdStrike solutions
Accenture and CrowdStrike Introduce Improvements and Cost Efficiencies in Security Operations, Continuous Threat Management and AI Workload Protection (Graphic: Business Wire)
By combining Accenture's security services with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform – including cloud security, identity protection and next-gen security information and event management (SIEM)—the collaboration will bring transformative improvements and cost efficiencies to areas such as security operations (SecOps), continuous threat exposure management and AI workload protection. This will enable real-time threat visibility, prevention and remediation with optimized operational costs.
“Cybercriminals are infiltrating organizations with alarming sophistication and unprecedented speed,” said Paolo Dal Cin, global lead, Accenture Security. “To combat this, we work closely with organizations to understand their unique cybersecurity needs and tailor solutions to address their specific challenges. By combining our expertise with CrowdStrike’s technology, we can help clients adopt a more proactive and efficient approach to digital defense.”
As businesses move to cloud-based environments and AI-enabled operations, the massive volume of data generated can overload traditional solutions, making it difficult for security teams to efficiently and effectively detect and respond to threats. This challenge is exacerbated as security teams often struggle to manage a mix of outdated technology and the need to constantly switch between disparate security tools, slowing down solutions designed to protect the business and customers from cyberattacks.
WHSmith is a global travel retailer, operating over 1,700 stores in more than 30 countries selling key travel essentials including food & drink, health & beauty, tech accessories and books. The retailer has strengthened its security operations by leveraging Accenture's Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR) services and the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform. The powerful combination of CrowdStrike and Accenture has enabled WHSmith to gain visibility across their global operations, extending advanced protection, detection and response capabilities from the corporate network to the storefront cash register.
Jon Begley, Global CISO, WHSmith Group, said, “The collaboration between Accenture and CrowdStrike is helping us improve threat visibility across our global business while maintaining a responsive and agile security operation to protect our digital assets. This means we can focus on growing our global travel retail business further and offering a leading experience in our stores for customers on their journeys across the world.”
“Customer demand for Falcon platform adoption, cybersecurity consolidation, and SOC services expertise is driving our market-moving Accenture partnership,” said George Kurtz, founder and CEO, CrowdStrike. “Accenture’s deep expertise with the Falcon platform and SIEM transformation have directly assisted organizations in upleveling their cybersecurity programs from device to cloud to datacenter. Accenture plays a key role in guiding organizations to embrace the AI-native SOC, leaving legacy SIEMs, point products, and manual SOC operations behind for automated, resilient, and machine speed cybersecurity platform controls.”
The integrated offering benefits organizations by consolidating point cybersecurity products, reducing costs and simplifying operational functions and enhancing detection and response capabilities through a unified platform. The collaboration between Accenture and CrowdStrike includes:
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SecOps Modernization – Streamlines security operations workflows into an ecosystem that integrates threat prevention, detection and response with a unified approach based on CrowdStrike’s Next-Gen SIEM technology. This approach can unlock up to
30% [1] cost optimization through streamlined security workflows enabled by AI and technology rationalization initiatives. -
Managed Detection and Response – Delivered by a seamless combination of Accenture and the Falcon platform to detect, investigate and respond to threats faster leveraging Accenture's global scale. This powerful combination, augmented by integrated AI solutions from Accenture and CrowdStrike, can drive up to
60% [1] workflow optimization for SecOps use cases. -
Continuous Threat Exposure Management – Helps clients transform their approach to vulnerability management while optimizing investments in teams, processes and tools. The combination of the Falcon platform and Accenture’s transformation services enables clients to consolidate exposure visibility across the extended attack surface and streamline prioritization using attack path analysis. This approach can help organizations simplify processes and consolidate tooling, realizing up to
15% [1] cost optimization.
Learn more about Accenture and CrowdStrike.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 799,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.
Accenture Security is a leading provider of end-to-end cybersecurity services, including strategy, protection, resilience and industry-specific cyber services. We bring security innovation, coupled with global scale and a worldwide delivery capability through our network of Cyber Fusion Centers. Helped by our team of 25,000+ highly skilled professionals, we enable clients to innovate safely, build cyber resilience and grow with confidence. Visit us at accenture.com/security.
About CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.
Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.
Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value.
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