2. Technology advances At the same time, how can they
administer access to a wider set of
help you better understand your
organization and how to enable
and new threats are customers and partners who want to business value through security.
interact with the company through Symantec offers a comprehensive
making IT security more technology channels? portfolio of leading security products
more complex—and with a tested security architecture
• How can IT executives extend to help organizations protect their
more critical than the organization’s existing security business-critical information.
ever. In this new era, investments while integrating new,
advanced security technologies? Through the Accenture Symantec
the security function How can they use these tools to relationship, Accenture can integrate
continually monitor security and your organization’s existing security
is moving to the mitigate threats? portfolio with Symantec’s products
forefront as a key in a security solution that provides
• How can IT executives take a widespread protection of your
source of business more strategic and comprehensive information and infrastructure—for
value. approach to security to improve both today and tomorrow.
security governance and fulfill
Global enterprises are undergoing a regulatory requirements? Engage Security Leaders
rapid and radical IT transformation. Accenture and Symantec are
Cloud computing, social media, Combine a Trusted Advisor respectively recognized by analysts
mobile technologies and the with Advanced Technology and customers as trusted market
consumerization of IT are stretching Accenture and Symantec joined leaders in security consulting and
the limits of existing security forces to help organizations address security technologies. Accenture is
infrastructures. According to the these questions. For more than a ranked as a leader in information
Accenture 2011 Global Information decade, we have worked together to security and risk consulting services
Security study, 80 percent of deliver business value by combining according to Forrester in its most
respondents indicated their security the best available security consulting recent Forrester WaveTM report,
function had grown more complex and delivery capabilities, available “Information Security And Risk
in the past 24 months due to these via Accenture’s more than 450 Consulting Services, Q3 2010”2;
fast-converging technologies.1 This Symantec-skilled professionals, with Symantec is recognized as a leader
complexity is being challenged by Symantec’s security technologies. in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for
more frequent and sophisticated This powerful combination has Data Loss Prevention and named as
security breaches and cyber-crimes, helped our clients to build a a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
and more stringent compliance secure IT infrastructure that can for Secure Email Gateways, as well
obligations. manage evolving challenges on a as Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for
global scale, and enable innovative Endpoint Protection Platforms.3
In response to these challenges, IT technologies, such as cloud
executives have an unprecedented computing and mobility, to operate Working together, Accenture and
opportunity to turn security into more securely. Symantec provide clients with:
a lever that drives business value
through information protection. Accenture leverages its industry and • Integrated solutions—Accenture
However, focusing on this expanded security experience in large-scale offers strategic advisory services
agenda raises some key questions: IT transformation projects to guide and end-to-end integration of
client organizations on their security security solutions to protect your
• How can IT executives maximize roadmap, then to deliver end-to- organization at the business,
enterprise security in a rapidly end security solutions. Through operational and technology levels.
changing technology environment? our advisory role, Accenture can Accenture and Symantec’s joint
offerings are designed specifically
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3. to deliver the highest levels of These existing Accenture services remediate impacts (risks, alerts,
information protection and security are complemented by Symantec events) through value-add, reusable
situational awareness. technologies, including Symantec workflow
Data Loss Prevention, Symantec − Leverage flexible and reusable
• Reduced delivery risk—Accenture Control Compliance Suite, Symantec architecture for future integrations
provides reliable security delivery Managed Security Services and − Create reports tailored to the
via the Accenture Global Delivery Symantec Security Information specific security goals of business
Network for Technology, which is − View dashboards through one
Manager.
staffed with hundreds of security portal.
professionals who use consistent Accenture and Symantec have
delivery methodologies, architecture expanded our offerings to include
frameworks and tested assets to an integrated, end-to-end security Start Delivering
reduce delivery risk. In addition, situational awareness solution that Business Value
Accenture and Symantec have made incorporates Accenture’s security Working with Accenture and
a combined investment in delivery advisory, implementation and Symantec, your organization can
capabilities that can be accessed delivery capabilities with Symantec’s optimize its security posture by
for project delivery and assures advanced security technologies. With improving your security awareness,
proper deployment and efficient our highly flexible solution, you can helping you protect your confidential
management of your organization’s leverage your organization’s existing information and build a strong and
integrated security solutions. or new security components, as well secure IT infrastructure. The resulting
as choose the specific components security program will support
• Accelerated time to value— you need to make progress toward enhanced business profitability,
Accenture helps reduce your lead your organization’s security growth and the realization of your
time by selecting and rapidly roadmap. Our joint solution is: organization’s business goals.
deploying the right combination of
Symantec security technologies into • Information Protection—Enables
an overall end-to-end solution to continuous, up-to-date insight Contacts
meet your organization’s security across the security stack and For more information, please
needs. Together, we use shared provides actionable and orchestrated contact:
best practices and an industrialized intelligence to help your
approach to speed the security organization prioritize and quickly Jason Nordby
delivery cycle, giving you faster respond to the most critical threats jason.nordby@accenture.com
access to comprehensive business to the security of your business.
protection. The solution incorporates Symantec James Sander
Data Loss Prevention, Symantec james_sander@symantec.com
• Proven capability—Accenture DeepSight, Symantec Workflow and
and Symantec have a history of analytics. Benefits include:
joint successes delivering security 1Accenture 2011 Global Information Security
solutions to global companies across − Protect brand equity and study.
all industries. intellectual property of the business
by reducing data exposure risk 2The Forrester WaveTM, "Information Security
− Gain insight into the security And Risk Consulting Services, Q3 2010", Forrester
Improve Security Research, Inc., August, 2010.
posture of the business
Situational Awareness − Access high-end analytics and 3Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware
Accenture provides Security Strategy
database technologies Data Loss Prevention, August 10, 2011; Gartner,
and Risk Services, Application − Realize standardization with auto- Inc., Magic Quadrant for Secure E-Mail Gateways,
and Infrastructure Security, and discovery tool
Peter Firstbrook, Eric Ouellet, Aug 10, 2011;
and Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Endpoint
Identity and Access Management. − Reduce time to take action or Protection Platforms, Peter Firstbrook, Neil
MacDonald, John Girard, January 16, 2012.
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