Accenture invests $4.18B in industrial cybersecurity with Dragos, runZero, and NetRise acquisitions
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Greg Otto
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Accenture is making a massive $4.18 billion push into industrial cybersecurity by acquiring a majority stake in Dragos ($3.25 billion) and fully purchasing runZero and NetRise. The move signals a strategic pivot toward operational technology (OT) security, focusing on defending critical infrastructure like power grids, pipelines, and factories from cyber threats in the AI era.
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· 2 pulledAccenture announced Thursday it would acquire a majority stake in industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos for $3.25 billion and purchase two smaller security companies outright
The deals represent a significant strategic pivot for Accenture toward operational technology (OT) security, a segment of the cyber
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