Ireland : Accenture to acquire iDefense Security Intelligence Services, a Cyber Threat Intelligence Business

Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire the iDefense Security Intelligence Services business from VeriSign, Inc. iDefense, one of the worlds first and most prolific cyber threat intelligence businesses, has proven capabilities in cyber intelligence related to vulnerabilities, malicious code and global threats to organizations. iDefenses next generation intelligence platform specializes in delivering faster access to relevant, timely and actionable security intelligence, enabling organizations to make smarter security decisions and defend against new and evolving threats. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Complementing recent security investments, the acquisition of iDefense augments Accenture Securitys existing Cyber Defense Services with targeted threat intelligence that Accenture will embed into services it manages for clients security operations. iDefense has amassed vast amounts of proprietary threat intelligence data over the past 18 years data that...