[June 13, 2018] |
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Top Cybersecurity Expert Anup Ghosh Joins Accenture Security
Accenture (News - Alert) (NYSE: ACN) today announced the appointment of industry
veteran and cybersecurity expert, Dr. Anup Ghosh, as managing director
in Accenture Security. In his new role, Ghosh will bring his technology
focused background and executive leadership to lead strategic technology
investments that help scale Accenture Security's rapid growth in the
managed security services business.
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Anup Ghosh, managing director, Accenture Security (Photo: Business Wire)
"Accenture Security's managed security services business has been
growing rapidly because of the significant value we offer our clients in
finding threats on networks before they can cause business impact.
Anup's expertise in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and developing
high growth businesses will be critical to continue to scale our
business in the coming years," said Kelly Bissell, senior managing
director of Accenture Security. "Anup is a recognized leader in the
security field and his creative technical acumen will be a valuable
asset as we deliver advanced security solutions that build business
resilience, tailored to our clients' industries. His successful track
record for providing security expertise to some of the world's largest
organizations makes him a perfect fit for our security strategy."
Ghosh brings a wealth of cybersecurity experience to Accenture. Most
recently, he was founder and former CEO at Invincea, Inc., a
Virginia-based machine learning cybersecurity company, until Invincea
was acquired by Sophos in March 2017. Prior to founding Invincea he was
a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) where he created and managed an extensive portfolio of
cybersecurity programs.
"Threat actors have become highly skilled at attacking organizations
while staying below the radar for prolonged periods of time. Most
companies are ill-equipped, understaffed, and overwhelmed with the daily
grind of cyber risks and events to know which threats to focus on that
can cause business impact," said Dr. Anup Ghosh. "I am pleased to join
Accenture at a time when it is going through an extraordinary period of
growth in cybersecurity. I believe the future of cybersecurity
operations will move to tech-enabled teams of cybersecurity experts.
Accenture's leading market presence, deep bench of industry expertise
and strong foundation of technology-based alliance relationships sets
the standard for our industry."
In Accenture's 2018
State of Cyber Resilience study, 83 percent of the 4,600 respondents
polled agreed that new technologies are essential and they would commit
funding to them if they could. But only 40 percent are investing in
advanced technologies to improve their security defenses.
Earlier in his career, Ghosh held roles as Chief Scientist in the Center
for Secure Information Systems at George Mason University and as Vice
President of Research at Cigital, Inc. He has served as a member of the
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and the Naval Studies Board,
informing the future of American cyber defenses.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a
broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital,
technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and
specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business
functions - underpinned by the world's largest delivery network -
Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help
clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their
stakeholders. With approximately 442,000 people serving clients in more
than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the
world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Accenture Security helps organizations build resilience from the inside
out, so they can confidently focus on innovation and growth. Leveraging
its global network of cybersecurity labs, deep industry understanding
across client value chains and services that span the security
lifecycle, Accenture protects organizations' valuable assets,
end-to-end. With services that include strategy and risk management,
cyber defense, digital identity, application security and managed
security, Accenture enables businesses around the world to defend
against known sophisticated threats, and the unknown. Follow us
@AccentureSecure on Twitter (News - Alert) or visit us at www.accenture.com/security.

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