Morphus’s deep cybersecurity research
expertise, cyber defense and threat intelligence services widen
Accenture’s cybersecurity footprint in Latin America
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Morphus, a privately held
Brazil-based cyber defense, risk management and cyber threat
intelligence services provider, expanding its practice capabilities
in Brazil and Latin America. Financial terms were not
disclosed.
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Accenture has acquired Morphus, a
privately held Brazil-based cyber defense, risk management and
cyber threat intelligence services provider. (Photo: Business
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Founded in 2003, Morphus is headquartered in Fortaleza, which is
in the Ceará region in northeastern Brazil, with offices in Recife,
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago, Chile. Morphus’s end-to-end
portfolio includes red and blue team services; governance, risk and
compliance services; enterprise risk management; cyber strategy;
threat intelligence; and managed security services (MSS).
According to Accenture’s recent Cyber Threat Intelligence
research, Brazil is one of the top victims of infostealer malware –
a malicious software designed to steal victim information such as
passwords.
“Together with the capabilities and experienced leadership of
Morphus, we will work as one team to help organizations build a
cyber resilient business and better secure their digital core,
their technology and supply chains,” said Paolo Dal Cin, who leads
Accenture Security globally. “The acquisition brings more than 230
highly skilled professionals, making Accenture one of the largest
cybersecurity professional services providers in Brazil. Our
clients are always looking for the best solutions to strengthen
their cyber defenses, and the addition of Morphus expands our
global research workforce and network of talented, innovative
security professionals.”
The acquisition expands Accenture’s portfolio and marks the
launch of a Cyber Industry practice in Latin America led by
seasoned former CISOs from Morphus. The new offerings also expand
Accenture’s position in Growth Markets in Morphus’s primary
industry groups: communications media and technology, financial
services, energy, retail and aviation.
Rawlison Brito, CEO of Morphus, said: “We believe that security
and science go hand-in-hand. With Accenture, we can continue our
cyber threat research and expand our advanced studies of
cybersecurity by collaborating with security research experts on a
global scale. We are excited to join Accenture to offer our thought
leadership and better serve our clients by providing market-leading
services and stronger cyber defense protection in Latin
America.”
With a strong footprint in Brazil and Chile, the acquisition
brings to Accenture Morphus Labs, a research facility in Fortaleza
dedicated to cybersecurity studies, vulnerability and threat
analysis and MSS. This will add a new Cyber Fusion Center in
Fortaleza to Accenture’s existing global network, which includes
Morphus’s cybersecurity R&D capabilities.
Andre Fleury, Accenture Security lead for Latin America, said:
“The cybersecurity team at Morphus will accelerate the growth of
our Cyber Industry practice in the region, nearly doubling our
security footprint in Brazil. The acquisition complements our
global Security practice and will enable us to help our clients
embed security by design and enhance the offerings we provide
across a wide variety of industries in Latin America.”
Last year, Accenture was recognized as a leader in strategic
security services and MSS in Brazil by ISG.
Since 2015, Accenture Security has made 16 acquisitions.
Following its January 2020 acquisition of Symantec’s Cyber Security
Services business, Accenture became one of the leading global
providers of MSS. Accenture further strengthened its cyber defense
and MSS capabilities through the acquisition of Brazil-based Real
Protect, and European cyber companies Sentor and Openminded in
2021.
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