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Accenture Acquires Maglan, Expanding Cybersecurity Services In Israel

Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

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Accenture [ACN] has acquired Maglan, a privately-held Israeli cybersecurity company, and will use its capabilities for a future cyber fusion center, the company said June 20.Maglan focuses on offensive cyber simulation, vulnerability countermeasures, cyber forensics and malware defenses, and IT security research and development with a focus on threat intelligence. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel and founded in 1998, Maglan has operated penetration tests for several organizations in Europe and has clients in the financial services, telecommunications, and automotive industries.Accenture…

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