{"id":233442,"date":"2026-06-18T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of-ai-driven-cyber-threats-and-geopolitical-risk-national-business\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:15:19","slug":"accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of-ai-driven-cyber-threats-and-geopolitical-risk-national-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of-ai-driven-cyber-threats-and-geopolitical-risk-national-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Accenture to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defense with End-to-End Cybersecurity Platform in Age of AI-Driven Cyber Threats and Geopolitical Risk | National Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/region\/national_business\/accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of\/article_d6535a2e-6143-5087-bc45-aa5322c2b95b.html\">Accenture to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defense with End-to-End Cybersecurity Platform in Age of AI-Driven Cyber Threats and Geopolitical Risk | National Business<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/region\/national_business\/accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of\/article_d6535a2e-6143-5087-bc45-aa5322c2b95b.html\">https:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/region\/national_business\/accenture-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-defense-with-end-to-end-cybersecurity-platform-in-age-of\/article_d6535a2e-6143-5087-bc45-aa5322c2b95b.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-18 06:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.joplinglobe.com\">www.joplinglobe.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n<p>                                NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Jun 18, 2026&#8211;Building on its $10 billion cybersecurity business, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is expanding its position with the acquisition of a majority stake in Dragos and all of runZero and NetRise to deliver end-to-end operational technology (OT) security for the critical infrastructure and industrial operations underpinning power grids, pipelines, manufacturing, distribution facilities and data centers. 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