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Accenture To Acquire Cyber Security Firm Defense Point Security

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

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Accenture To Acquire Cyber Security Firm Defense Point Security

Continuing to add to its cyber security capabilities, Accenture [ACN] on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire the cyber security firm Defense Point Security, LLC (DPS), boosting its support to the federal government.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Accenture said completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory review.DPS, which is based in Northern Virginia, has cyber defense and response capabilities including managed security services and security operations center expertise, cyber operations, security engineering, and cyber analytics. The…

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