Accenture provides proactive risk management and ensures continuous compliance for its clients
Challenge
- Protect client environments from malicious activity
Accenture needed to help its clients defend their networks from malicious code and ensure systems were being used as intended.
Success for me is keeping our client’s IT environment safe and secure, making sure that everything is behaving the way it should, and that nothing malicious is going on.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
- Maintain and demonstrate compliance across diverse regulatory frameworks
Clients required a reliable way to maintain compliance and produce evidence that controls were working as expected. Accenture needed stronger tools to help meet these regulatory obligations consistently. - Provide a FIM and change control solution that meets stringent requirements
One financial sector client faced significant security and compliance issues. Accenture needed a new approach after discovering that the previously proposed solution fell short.
We had a client seeking a file integrity monitoring (FIM) and change control solution to manage changes on their servers, ensuring that those changes are authorized while complying with all the mandates and frameworks relevant to them. As I was going through their needs, I realized that the existing solution proposed didn’t make the memo requirements that the contract expected of us.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
Over the years, Change Tracker has continued to develop and improve. In preparing for this FIM and change control project, I compared its features and capabilities to all those that I needed to competitive offerings and found Change Tracker to be the most feature-rich, scalable and cost-effective.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
Netwrix solution
- Confidence in meeting stringent security and compliance requirements. After evaluating Netwrix Change Tracker, Cole found that it combined the critical security controls required by leading frameworks with robust change and configuration management.
I recommended Change Tracker as I was confident they could get the job done. Being an auditor previous to this role, I know what auditors are looking for. They want ease of use and the ability to retrieve the necessary information to complete audits as efficiently as possible. The ongoing process of proactive risk management is now in place, providing our client with the assurance they need.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
- Full visibility into system and configuration changes. With Netwrix Change Tracker, the client can monitor changes that affect system integrity — a cornerstone of strong cybersecurity hygiene.
When changes are made outside of the change window, not being able to get that information is very detrimental. Having visibility into those changes in the IT environment is key.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
- Better value and a more cost-effective security investment. Price was a significant consideration for Accenture’s client, and Change Tracker offered superior value compared to the previously proposed solution.
The cost factor was significantly less than the competitive solution initially proposed so we were able to fulfill our client obligations.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
- Lightweight, high-performance agent for diverse environments. The solution’s lightweight footprint and reliable agent performance were important advantages for clients with bandwidth limitations.
With Netwrix Change Tracker, there is better performance on the agent, too. Insufficient bandwidth is a common issue with agents, but Change Tracker has this sorted.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
- Strong product support, flexibility and ease of use. Accenture evaluated multiple criteria — including usability, customer support and product flexibility — and Change Tracker consistently ranked highest.
Those are all key for us and Change Tracker came out on top. With approval from multiple internal stakeholders, Change Tracker is now the default change control and FIM solution Accenture recommends. I was previously recommending a competitive FIM solution, but due to varying client budgets and various business sizes, Change Tracker was a better alternative.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
The ongoing process of proactive risk management is now in place, providing our client with the assurance they need.
Andre Cole, Senior Security Systems Administrator at Accenture
Key benefits
- Proactive risk management
- Improved security of critical IT systems
- Adherence to relevant mandates and frameworks
- Simplified compliance reporting
Accenture is a multinational professional services company that provides premium services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. A Fortune Global 500 company with over 600,000 employees across 51 countries, Accenture serves 6,000 clients with next-generation technology that addresses their business challenges and shapes their vision for the future.
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