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What it sells
	AccentureAccenture sells cybersecurity services, including cyber protection offerings that embed security into digital transformation work, alongside a wider range of consulting, technology and managed services.accenture.com	CoalfireCoalfire sells advisory, audit and assessment services.coalfire.com	FRSecureFRSecure is an information security services company that helps organizations build security programs.frsecure.com	OptivOptiv sells cybersecurity services that advise on, deploy and operate security programs for organizations.optiv.com
What it sells	Cyber.AI^[6]An agentic cybersecurity platform powered by Anthropic.	Compliance Essentials^[3]A SaaS platform that enterprises use to manage complex compliance programs and audit cycles. Hexeon^[3]A platform combining high-frequency offensive pen testing with strategic defensive risk management. DivisionHex^[3]A team of offensive, defensive and managed cybersecurity experts. Advisory, Audit, and Assessment services^[3]Services that cover the professional services layer of Coalfire. AI Security and Trust Engineering^[4]Services that help companies design, build and operate AI systems that meet compliance targets.	Incident Response^[1][6][11]An organized approach to responding to a cybersecurity breach, incident, or attack. Risk Assessment^[1][2][4][6]An assessment designed to discover and quantify information security risk. Penetration Testing^[1][8]Emulated real-world attacks used to discover and exploit weaknesses. PCI DSS^[12]Review and advice on PCI DSS compliance from a Qualified Security Assessor Company. Vendor Risk Management^[7]Services that evaluate the risk that vendors present to an organization.	Application Security^[3][6]Services that protect applications, APIs and development pipelines. Identity Security^[2][3]Services for managing identities and securing access. Co-Managed SIEM Service^[5]A managed SIEM service with access to SIEM experts.
Categories
Categories	Security consulting and advisory (primary category) Managed security service providers Incident response and forensics	Security consulting and advisory (primary category) Penetration testing and red team services Compliance automation MDR and managed SOC	Security consulting and advisory (primary category) Penetration testing and red team services Incident response and forensics MDR and managed SOC	Security consulting and advisory (primary category) Managed security service providers Incident response and forensics Penetration testing and red team services
Headquarters
Headquarters	Dublin, Ireland	Chicago, United States^[2]	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages
Founded
Founded	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Ownership and funding	Public (NYSE: ACN)^{[3][4][5][12]}	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Named customers	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages
Recent news
Recent news	June 17, 2026Accenture has agreed to acquire Industries eXcellence Group, a division of Engineering Group and long-standing partner of Siemens Digital Industries.^[14] April 8, 2026Accenture has acquired Keepler Data Tech, a Spanish cloud-native AI and data company, with terms of the transaction not disclosed.^[12] March 18, 2026Accenture is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a forward deployed engineering practice aimed at helping organizations design, build and operationalize AI across the enterprise.^[13]	Not stated on its pages	Not stated on its pages	October 21, 2026Optiv launched CyberBOT, a free cybersecurity awareness training program for classrooms, nonprofits and communities.^[10] August 5, 2026Optiv announced Optiv Agentic Security Operations, formerly Optiv MDR, a managed security operations model combining agentic AI and practitioner expertise.^[9]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights	G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026^[4] Gartner Peer Insights: listed, seen November 3, 2026^[5]	G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026^[7] Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages	G2: Not stated on its pages Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages	G2: Not stated on its pages Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
Who it fits	From its own pages, Accenture sells cybersecurity mainly to companies going through digital transformation and moving applications and services to the cloud. Accenture addresses CEOs and boards, saying boards view cybersecurity as a business risk. Accenture's cyber protection material also speaks to organizations adopting generative AI and agentic AI. Accenture points to work on cyber defenses for under-resourced U.S utilities.	Coalfire states that it helps boards and C-level executives identify their critical assets, potential vulnerabilities and which risks to address. Coalfire offers responsible AI governance for healthcare and regulated organizations. Coalfire provides independent audit support for CMS-regulated entities. Coalfire's AI Security and Trust Engineering services are aimed at companies that design, build and operate AI systems.	FRSecure points to heavily regulated industries such as healthcare and financial as ones that often require providers to meet the more thorough audit standards. FRSecure states that organizations processing cardholder data involving any of the major card brands have PCI DSS requirements to meet. FRSecure describes its RPM program as intended for new or growing IR programs.	Optiv describes services for small organizations just getting started and for large corporations well into security maturity. Optiv states that security teams are managing more tools, more telemetry and more AI-driven pressure than their operating models were built to absorb. Optiv states that it is tool agnostic and works within a client's existing technology environment. Optiv says it delivers expertise to organizations across every major industry.
Last verified
Last verified	November 2, 2026	November 2, 2026	November 6, 2026	November 4, 2026

About Accenture

Accenture sells cybersecurity services, including cyber protection offerings that embed security into digital transformation work, alongside a wider range of consulting, technology and managed services.

Accenture says digital transformation can leave businesses vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Accenture says that by embedding cybersecurity and streamlining tools, companies can protect their digital core and reduce risks. Accenture says organizations cannot find the time, money and people they need to modernize cybersecurity so it can function at speed and scale. Accenture also says cyber risks are growing faster than ever, outpacing security efforts.^[6]

Accenture's cyber protection work covers several areas. One is securing generative AI and agentic AI. Accenture says a combination of enhanced security capabilities, controls and employee education and awareness is needed. Accenture also describes embedding security at every stage of the lifecycle to protect applications, workloads, containers and cloud environments. For emerging technologies, Accenture describes mitigating their vulnerabilities to ensure safety, resiliency and sustainability.^[6]

On architecture and identity, Accenture describes integrating domains such as identity, cloud, infrastructure, network and security to increase their scalability and simplicity. Accenture describes centralizing data, control plans and endpoint protection to optimize security tools and posture. Accenture describes building an identity and access management foundation that covers enterprise and privileged access, endpoint protection and automated provisioning at scale. For enterprise platforms, Accenture says it hardens environments, protects endpoints and improves monitoring, security testing, access controls, intrusion detection, governance, risk and compliance.^[6]

Accenture states outcomes it targets: consolidating vendors and tools, retiring legacy debt and using existing licenses to reduce costs up to 30-40%; accelerating deployment up to 25-40% when replatforming applications and services in the cloud; and reducing risk from unauthorized access up to 30% through tool orchestration, automation and cybersecurity posture maintenance.^[6]

Accenture describes Cyber.AI as an agentic cybersecurity platform, powered by Anthropic, that enables organizations to strengthen their security posture at scale and speed across all cybersecurity capabilities.^[6]

Accenture also offers cloud security, which it describes as protecting data, applications and infrastructure in a cloud environment. Accenture says 41% of companies cite security risks as a major cloud barrier. Accenture's managed services material refers to operational security as-a-service, and says 88% of boards view cybersecurity as a business risk, not just an IT problem.^[7][8]

Accenture Human Services Suite helps modernize eligibility, benefits administration, case management, and citizen services on one connected platform. Accenture, Dragos and SANS Institute have launched a foundation to strengthen cyber defenses for under-resourced U.S utilities.^{[1][2][6][7][9][10][11]}

Accenture on the record

About Coalfire

Coalfire sells advisory, audit and assessment services.^[1][3]

Coalfire's Advisory, Audit, and Assessment services cover the professional services layer of the company. Coalfire's Advisory expertise specializes in GRC, AI cloud engineering, healthcare risk and FedRAMP. Coalfire assesses, simplifies and provides guidance across PCI DSS, HITRUST, ISO, FedRAMP and 85+ frameworks.^[3]

Compliance Essentials supports coordinated assessments for over 75 frameworks using Coalfire's proprietary controls mapping. Data is provided to Compliance Essentials by the organization's assessment users. Compliance Essentials carries the certifications ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701 and SOC 2 Type 2.^[3]

The Hexeon platform combines high-frequency offensive pen testing with strategic defensive risk management. Hexeon uses data collected by Coalfire offensive security teams, such as penetration testing findings, vulnerability data and other data concerning technical risk.^[3]

Coalfire's AI Security and Trust Engineering services help companies design, build and operate AI systems that meet compliance targets. Coalfire's AI Security and Trust Engineering services deploy AI agents to enhance security and compliance operations. Coalfire has a framework to secure AI systems end-to-end for compliance and risk mitigation. Coalfire's Secure Agent Construct maps to AWS services to implement proper isolation, permissions, and feedback loops.^[1][4]

For healthcare and federal programs, Coalfire offers end-to-end advisory for entities within the CMS environment, including readiness assessments and System Security and Privacy Plan development. Coalfire provides independent audit support for CMS-regulated entities, helping organizations demonstrate compliance with ARC-AMPE-AE and related federal security and privacy requirements. Coalfire conducts Privacy Impact Analyses for CMS entities and their contractors. Coalfire delivers automated and manual accessibility testing that meets federal standards. Coalfire provides HITRUST support across the full lifecycle, including gap assessments, policy development, remediation guidance, interim assessments and recertification. Coalfire delivers a workshop-based vendor risk program design built on three pillars: vendor criticality categorization, policy and procedure enhancement, and an SCRM tabletop exercise.^[5]

Coalfire offers a unified approach to AI compliance across HITRUST and ISO 42001. The unified AI compliance offering combines readiness assessments, documentation development, remediation support, coordinated assessments, and continuous AI compliance monitoring. Coalfire provides responsible AI governance for healthcare and regulated organizations. Coalfire vCISO services provide program oversight, roadmap development, executive and board reporting, risk leadership, and incident readiness support. Coalfire advisors lead executive tabletop exercises, conduct business impact analysis, and build downtime continuity plans. Coalfire training offerings include incident response training, compliance and privacy training, and executive and board tabletop exercises.^[5]

Coalfire helps boards and C-level executives identify their critical assets, potential vulnerabilities, and what risks to address based on business objectives. Dr. Adrian Mayers, Global CISO at Premera, is a Coalfire client. Coalfire released a SOC2 Type 2 report covering the examination period of 3/1/2025 to 2/28/2026. The Coalfire Cybersecurity team and DivHex are finalizing certification to the CyberEssentials Plus standards.^[1][3][5][6]

Coalfire on the record

About FRSecure

FRSecure is an information security services company that helps organizations build security programs. FRSecure states that its mission is to fix the broken information security industry. FRSecure states that information security is all it does and that it does not do IT, sell hardware, or provide telco services. FRSecure has been in business for over 10 years, and its team has more than 300 years of combined experience working in information security and 30 different kinds of certifications. FRSecure describes many organizations as understanding that they need to do something around information security and data protection without knowing which risks pose the biggest threat or where to begin combatting them.^[1][2][3][6]

FRSecure offers a risk assessment designed to discover and quantify information security risk. FRSecure uses a risk assessment methodology and platform called S2, and the final report of a gap assessment maps the specific controls to the corresponding controls in S2. Gap assessments from FRSecure are conducted with regulatory requirements in mind. FRSecure analysts work with the client team to understand which capabilities and controls are in place.^[2][4][5][6]

FRSecure uses SecurityStudio for vendor risk management, and that software platform employs S2Vendor to measure and manage the security risk of an organization's vendors. FRSecure offers three different levels of vendor risk management services depending on needs and the number of vendors.^[7]

Penetration testing from FRSecure uses emulated real-world attacks to discover and exploit weaknesses in systems, configurations, and processes. FRSecure experts follow Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) methodology during penetration testing. FRSecure offers pen tests that expose vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems, networks, firewalls, devices, and web applications that could lead to unauthorized access. Red teaming from FRSecure is a real-world attack simulation focusing on defense evasion with a mix of social engineering and external and internal network-level testing. FRSecure social engineering exercises use techniques that include email, phone, and physical methods.^[8][9]

FRSecure technical services team helps identify vulnerabilities through regular scanning. FRSecure describes vulnerability assessments as identifying technical vulnerabilities through a combination of automated tools, expert interpretation of the findings, and remediation recommendations. FRSecure web application scanning uses automated tools to evaluate web applications for vulnerabilities such as Cross-site scripting, SQL Injection, Command Injection, Path Traversal and insecure server configurations.^[10]

FRSecure describes incident response as an organized approach to rapidly responding to the aftermath of a cybersecurity breach, incident, or attack. FRSecure assists in the identification, containment, and recovery of ransomware and helps organizations prevent and prepare for future incidents. FRSecure tabletop exercises are designed to practice and find weaknesses in plans such as disaster recovery, incident response, and more.^[6][11]

As a PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor Company, FRSecure provides the expertise necessary to review and advise organizations on PCI DSS compliance. FRSecure certified professionals can help an organization define its PCI DSS environment, determine compliance gaps, and provide necessary attestations of compliance. FRSecure helps prepare organizations for the SOC 2 audit and does not perform the actual audit itself. FRSecure overlays risk assessment results onto the five Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) levels so an organization can see where it stands in each level. For organizations using Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft 365 (M365), FRSecure provides configuration and security health checks based on CIS benchmarks.^[3][6][12]

FRSecure notes that heavily regulated industries such as healthcare and financial often require their providers to comply with Type 2 standards. FRSecure states that organizations that process cardholder data involving any of the major card brands have PCI DSS requirements to meet. FRSecure states that it can support a wide range of requirements across almost any industry.^{[1][3][5][6][7][10][11][12]}

FRSecure on the record

About Optiv

Optiv sells cybersecurity services that advise on, deploy and operate security programs for organizations. Optiv states that security teams are managing more tools, more telemetry and more AI-driven pressure than their operating models were built to absorb. Optiv's advisory services help define strategy, assess risk and design a security program. Optiv's managed services help operate, monitor and continuously improve a program through ongoing expertise, support and optimization.^[2][3]

Optiv offers services to protect applications, APIs and development pipelines by identifying vulnerabilities and improving secure coding practices throughout the software lifecycle. Optiv offers services to safeguard sensitive data by establishing governance, improving visibility and applying consistent protection across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments. Optiv offers services to secure access across an organization by managing identities, enforcing least privilege and improving authentication, governance and visibility. Optiv offers services that test defenses by simulating real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities and strengthen detection and response readiness.^[3]

Optiv offers services that improve security performance through continuous monitoring, incident management and operational maturity programs. Optiv offers services that assess and strengthen physical access controls and facility protections. Optiv offers services to align cybersecurity with business risk by strengthening governance, improving visibility and enabling informed decision-making.^[3]

Optiv Agentic Security Operations expands MDR into an AI-powered model that connects detection, investigation and response with automation, security tooling and Optiv practitioner expertise.^[4]

Optiv's co-managed SIEM service helps monitor security events with just-in-time threat intelligence. Optiv's managed SIEM service offers round-the-clock access to SIEM experts. In the co-managed SIEM service, the SIEM sends alerts to threat analysts in the SOC for human analysis.^[5]

Optiv's Vulnerability Remediation services provide risk-based remediation assistance and data-driven metrics that tie into the overall security program. Optiv provides support for initial deployment, installation, configuration and tuning of vulnerability management platforms and solution integration. Optiv AppSec services help organizations design and build application security programs. Optiv offers an endpoint assessment that addresses each step of the attack lifecycle, from payload delivery to data exfiltration.^[6]

Optiv names financial services, health care, government, energy and retail among the industries it serves. Optiv delivers strategic and technical expertise to two out of three of the Fortune 500 and nearly 6,000 organizations across every major industry. Optiv serves 73% of the Fortune 100. Optiv is tool agnostic and works within a client's existing technology environment. Optiv has relationships with 450+ technology vendor partners, and an Optiv operations team can manage reporting, quoting and renewals on a client's behalf.^[3][4][7]

Optiv is backed by KKR. Optiv has a board of nine directors. Optiv organizes its expertise around SOC modernization, data security, cloud security and identity security.^{[1][2][3][5][7][8]}

Optiv on the record

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Accenture full record

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[2]Acn 20251210Accenture plc via SEC EDGAR · sec.gov · published December 10, 2025 · Tier A
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[7]Cloud Consulting Services & Solutions | AccentureAccenture · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
[8]Managed Services | AccentureAccenture · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
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[11]Accenture Human Services SuiteAccenture · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
[12]Accenture Acquires Keepler to Boost Its AI and Data Business in SpainAccenture · published April 8, 2026 · Tier A
[13]Accenture Launches Microsoft Forward Deployed Engineering Practice to Help Organizations Scale AI Across the EnterpriseAccenture · published March 18, 2026 · Tier A
[14]Accenture to Strengthen Capabilities for Software and Automation Solutions from Siemens Digital Industries with Acquisition of Industries eXcellence GroupAccenture · published June 17, 2026 · Tier A

Coalfire full record

[1]coalfire.comCoalfire · coalfire.com · undated page, accessed November 2, 2026 · Tier A
[2]Coalfires managed and transformation services will deliver security at scaleCoalfire · coalfire.com · published August 4, 2026 · Tier A
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FRSecure full record

[1]frsecure.comFRSecure · frsecure.com · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A
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[3]SOC 2 Compliance Support Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[4]Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[5]Cybersecurity Gap Assessment Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[6]Information Security Consulting & Management Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[7]Cyber Vendor Risk Management (VRM) Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[8]Penetration Testing Services: External, Internal, Web App, & MoreFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[9]Social Engineering Attack Prevention | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[10]Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessment Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[11]Cyber Incident Response Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[12]PCI DSS Compliance Consulting Services | FRSecureFRSecure · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Optiv full record

[1]Optiv sells advisory consulting and transformation act business vobisOptiv · optiv.com · published June 2, 2026 · Tier A
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[6]Threat & Vulnerability Remediation Solutions | OptivOptiv · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[7]Cybersecurity Solutions | Innovation and Risk Reduction | OptivOptiv · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[8]Our Leadership Team | OptivOptiv · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
[9]Optiv Introduces Agentic Security Operations, Redefining Managed Security Services with the Power of Google Security Operations and Extensive Wiz IntegrationPRNewswire · published August 5, 2026 · Tier A
[10]Optiv Launches CyberBOT®, A Free Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program for Classrooms, Nonprofits and Communities | OptivOptiv · published October 21, 2026 · Tier A

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