Accenture launches cyber security office in San Antonio

Accenture has opened a threat analysis center in San Antonio to tap into the growing demand for security services.

The Accenture center will help federal, state and local government and commercial clients comply with security regulations, protect data and make informed decisions about their information security networks. Accenture will also use the center to assist clients with technology infrastructure, identity management, malmare analysis, cyber forensics, mission resilience, business continuity planning and federal desktop core configuration compliance.

Accenture opened the center inside the company's existing San Antonio Delivery Center at 7050 Fairgrounds Parkway. Of the 500 Accenture employees that work in San Antonio, the center will directly employ about 50. Currently, there are still more than 20 positions that need to be filled locally.

“In this era of elusive and determined cyber adversaries, information technology systems need to be trusted, secure and flexible enough to combat threats in an increasingly hostile environment while maintaining their functional requirements,” says Henry “Bud” Horton, chief technology officer of Accenture’s cyber security practice.

Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. It has more than 176,000 employees worldwide and it ended fiscal year 2009 with revenues of $21.58 billion. Its U.S. headquarters are located in New York.

Source: San Antonio Business Journal