Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI generation and dark language models (LLM) to launch new types of cyberattacks. Actually, Accenture Cyber Intelligence (ACI) Researchers observed a 223% increase in exchanges of deepfake-related tools on dark web forums in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. The ACI team expects a significant increase in cyberattacks based on AI, a wake-up call that organizations need. adopt advanced AI-based cybersecurity measures that detect, respond, predict and prevent threats in real time.
“Modern cybersecurity protects the entire enterprise, from the digital core to the supply chain, and leverages AI-driven, quantum-proof protections, which are essential as cybercriminals are increasing new types of attacks using advanced AI technologies,” said Julie. Sweet, chairman and CEO of Accenture. “Our new cybersecurity services and centers help our customers use the latest technologies to protect their critical assets and increase their resilience, so they can reinvent themselves with confidence and create more value, faster.
“The cybersecurity landscape is at the intersection of unprecedented technological advancements and growing challenges compounded by geopolitical and systemic supply chain risks,” said Paolo Dal Cin, global head of Accenture Security. “Helping our customers adopt cybersecurity solutions powered by Generation AI will enable them to effectively manage change, accelerate the protection of their businesses, and become cybersecurity and business resilient organizations.” »
New cybersecurity services
According to Gartner®Concerns about AI-enhanced malicious attacks once again topped Gartner, Inc.’s emerging risk rankings in Q2 2024. To help customers securely adopt emerging technologies while simultaneously tackling threats evolving, Accenture is introducing new services, which it also uses to protect its business operations. Some of them include:
- Secure AI Solutions establishes resilience throughout the lifecycle of an organization’s AI program, including best practices for developing frameworks; policies and processes to ensure secure AI practices; capabilities to assess and protect access, data, models, infrastructure and build trust by design in AI systems. It also incorporates red teaming and adversarial simulations that help find vulnerabilities in AI systems, including LLMs and Gen AI security diagnostics to detect and secure unauthorized AI deployments.
- Protection against deep fakes includes security testing, monitoring and deepfake detection powered by key partner technologies such as Defender of reality to stay ahead of evolving AI threats that impact customer contact centers, business video conferencing and other critical communication points.
- Resumption of the cyber crisis for businesses A cloud-based solution enables leaders in industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, and oil and gas to quickly restore critical infrastructure and significantly reduce the impacts of downtime associated with recovering from a cyberattack. As a result, essential operations can be restored in hours rather than weeks.
- Quantum Security Suite of services to build robust policies, uncover vulnerable encryption across an enterprise, and replace outdated technologies by leveraging the latest quantum-secure algorithms recommended by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and orchestrating their use secure and efficient.
Core Cybersecurity Services – newly powered by Gen AI
Many organizations (86%) are actively consolidating or considering consolidating their tools to streamline their cybersecurity operations.(1). In response, Accenture is powering its core cybersecurity offerings with the Accenture mySecurity a centralized suite of assets that integrates AI generation across all cyber resilience services across supply chain, cloud, applications, cyber resilience, and identity and access management to improve speed, efficiency and help customers protect themselves against AI-based threats. These include:
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For example, Accenture is actively working to protect countries against cyberattacks and is helping the Kuwait Government’s Central Agency for Information Technology strengthen its cybersecurity infrastructure through the creation and management of a cyber security center. national security operations. This collaborative effort aims to improve visibility, detection and remediation capabilities against evolving cyber threats. The project will be supported by Accenture’s global network of Cyber Future Centers, supported by a 24/7 local team focused on protecting the country’s most critical organizations by leveraging the benefits of the AI generation.
New Cyber Future Centers
Additionally, by providing these new cybersecurity services, Accenture will expand its global network of advanced cybersecurity facilities with new Cyberfuture Centers powered by emerging technologies. The new locations include a flagship Generation AI Security studio in Brussels and a studio in Washington, DC; a quantum security center and laboratory and a physical cybersecurity center in Bangalore; and a Sovereignty Hub in Malaga. With these new centers powered by generational AI and quantum security solutions, Accenture’s cybersecurity facilities currently span more than 40 locations in 22 countries.
By 2024, Accenture’s number of cybersecurity professionals grew by more than 30% to more than 25,000 people. Since 2015, Accenture has made 19 security acquisitions, including recently strengthening its managed security services capabilities in Europe and Mexico with the acquisition of Innotec Security And Mnemo Mexicorespectively. Additionally, Accenture has invested in 13 cybersecurity, space and quantum security companies, including Spider oak And Aliro Quantum.
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Gartner press release, “Gartner Survey Shows Growing Concern About AI-Enhanced Malicious Attacks as Top Emerging Risk for Businesses for Second Consecutive Quarter,” July 30, 2024. https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-07-30-gartner-survey-shows-rising-concern-of-ai-enhanced-malicious-attacks-as. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
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(1) IDC, North America Tool and Vendor Consolidation Survey, 2023: Overview of Consolidation Plans, Doc #US51902424, March 2024
