Accenture to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defense with End-to-End Cybersecurity Platform in Age of AI-Driven Cyber Threats and Geopolitical Risk
Publish Date: 2026-06-18 06:36:00
Source Domain: newsroom.accenture.com
Dragos’ industry-leading OT threat detection, trusted vendor-neutral platform and proprietary dataset will be enhanced through the acquisitions of runZero and NetRise. The addition of runZero will bring comprehensive exposure assessment and attack-surface intelligence. NetRise will add a unique software supply chain dataset and firmware-level visibility into device exposure. Combining Dragos with runZero and NetRise will deliver a unified solution that enhances visibility, accelerates threat detection and response and strengthens Dragos’ ability to scale adoption of its broadened platform. Industrial and critical infrastructure operators will have one place to see everything on their OT network, understand what’s running on it and help stop what’s attacking it.
The expanding mix of critical assets, including industrial control systems, Internet of Things, sensors, cloud-connected devices and related IT infrastructure, makes up the extended high-growth operational technology environment known as “xOT.” With operational environments more connected than ever, AI is being integrated into industrial decision-making in ways that will expand xOT environments further over the next several years. AI is also being integrated into adversary operations in ways that compress the time between IT compromise and OT targeting. As geopolitical and AI-driven threats accelerate, most cybersecurity budgets remain focused on IT, leaving critical infrastructure xOT environments exposed. To address this imbalance, business and government leaders need to invest now in xOT cybersecurity that uses the right datasets to help defenders harness AI more effectively.
“In an age when AI-driven cyber threats and geopolitical risk are evolving at a rapid pace, our cybersecurity practice is growing by double-digits and has a strong track record of leveraging inorganic…
