Reuters reports:
Consultancy firm Accenture (ACN.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it would take a majority stake in industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos and fully acquire asset intelligence company runZero and device security specialist NetRise in a combined deal valued at $4.18 billion.
… The acquisitions will expand Accenture’s cybersecurity business into software for protecting industrial operations and critical infrastructure, including power grids, pipelines, factories and data centers, amid rising AI-driven cyber threats and geopolitical tensions.
The deals, expected to close in August or September pending regulatory approvals, will add companies with combined annual recurring revenue of $208 million and build on Accenture’s $10 billion cybersecurity business.
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