Vodafone UK and Accenture have launched Vodafone Managed Security Services – a new portfolio of enterprise-grade cybersecurity services to help SMEs detect, react to, and recover from cyber-attacks.
Following a strategic relationship announced last year, Vodafone and Accenture have been working together to offer enterprise-grade managed security services (MSS) for SMEs. Small businesses often lack the experience, time or resources to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving threat of cyber-attacks.
The new Vodafone Managed Security Services offering with Accenture strengthens Vodafone’s existing portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, adding:
- Cyber Exposure Diagnostic (CED) – helping businesses understand how well they’d fare against a cyber threat and identify where breaches are most likely to happen.
- Penetration Testing/Vulnerability Assessment – protecting businesses by carrying out simulated attacks to identify vulnerabilities in vital IT infrastructure before they’re exploited by bad actors.
- Phishing Awareness – helping businesses educate their employees and turn them into an additional line of defence by understanding phishing attempts.
Additional services such as Breach Response, Forensic Services, Managed Detection and Response, and Managed Firewall will follow shortly. UK customers will also benefit from round-the-clock access to Vodafone and Accenture’s team of analysts and cyber specialists.
With more than 65,000 hacking attempts made each day in the UK, at least one small business is successfully attacked every 19 seconds according to insurance firm Hiscox.
Harpreet Sidhu, who leads Accenture’s Managed Security Services globally
As cyber-attacks become more sophisticated and prevalent, SMEs need to ensure they are properly equipped to assess, detect and respond to threats as soon as possible. All businesses should be future-proofing themselves against online threats; not being properly prepared online is no different to leaving the front door unlocked – it leaves you extremely vulnerable.
Anne Sheehan, Business Director, Vodafone UK
We’re delighted to have partnered with Accenture to provide best-in-class, affordable cybersecurity solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses, who often lack the resource or hiring power to keep on top of rapidly evolving cyber-attacks.
