Cybersecurity: Leading Technology Companies in the World
Cyberattacks are frequent and increasingly complex, perpetrated by those furthering a geopolitical cause or attackers intent on making money. Innovation is the key to countering the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape. In 2021, enterprises invested more in cybersecurity and cloud architecture due to employees working remotely during the pandemic. Most cybersecurity M&A deals in 2021 were related to managed security services, network security, endpoint security, identity management, and cloud security. Maintaining the security of IT systems is a constant struggle for organizations of all types. Accenture is a leading company that is making its mark in the cybersecurity sector. Accenture made several acquisitions in 2020 and 2021 to add to its cybersecurity portfolio, including French cybersecurity services company Openminded and cyber defense company Sentor. Accenture has planned to create 3,000 new technology roles in the UK over the next three years, many of which will be related to information security. The expansion is driven by increased demand for services in platforms, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, data, and intelligent operations. Barracuda Networks Inc (Barracuda) is another leading company that is making its mark in the cybersecurity sector. Barracuda offers information technology services including networking, security, and storage solutions. The company classifies its products into four categories: Email Protection, Application and Cloud Security, Network Security, and Data Protection. Under the Email Protection category, the company offers comprehensive email protection solutions like email-filtering, encryption, spam blocking, backup, and archiving. Through Application and Cloud Security category, Barracuda offers cloud application protection, a single integrated platform that brings a comprehensive set of interoperable solutions and capabilities together to ensure complete application security. Under Network Security, the company offers next-generation firewalls including CloudGen firewalls, access, and WAN, secure SD-WAN, secure access service edge (SASE), and industrial and IoT security for internet and VPN load balancing across multiple uplinks combined with full next-generation security capabilities in a single appliance.