Consolidation isn’t just a technical decision. It’s a business one.
Too many tools, too little visibility. And the overhead keeps climbing. With 75% of scaling businesses saying a major cyberattack could put them out of business, the cost of fragmented security is more than operational.¹ A single managed platform changes that, by replacing point solutions with a unified view across identity, edge, cloud and endpoint. The board gets a defensible view, the auditors get documentation that holds up and the security team gets time back.
Unified Threat Defense (UTD) combines access controls, endpoint protection and web and Domain Name System (DNS) security with 24/7 detection and response. By replacing fragmented tools with a pre-integrated, fully managed service, growing organizations can reduce complexity, respond to threats faster and gain clearer visibility into risk. UTD allows security to support growth, not slow it down.
Access and protection
Identity, edge and endpoint security combine to form a single perspective, eliminating the need to juggle tools.
Intelligent threat detection
Powered by machine learning (ML), signal correlation cuts through alert noise so your team can focus on more strategic efforts.
Response at machine speed
Automated cross-platform playbooks turn detection into resolution before threats have time to spread.
Scaling business fit
Protection designed for the budget, size and speed of growing organizations, not adapted from a model built for someone else.
Pre-onboarding
We validate prerequisites, define scope and service tier, review your asset inventory and finalize the commercial and onboarding plan — with RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) and SLA (Service Level Agreement) governance aligned throughout. The security architecture is defined before a single tool is configured.
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Onboarding
We provision CrowdStrike, Okta and Cloudflare and activate security services and processes. Then we configure policy baseline, test and validate integrations and begin Security Operations Center (SOC) escalation workflows.
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Run and optimize
24/7 management, monitoring and response. Incident and ticket management. Continuous tuning, compliance and SLA reporting. We align security reviews to business priorities as the environment grows and evolves.
Dedicated mid-market delivery model
Not competing with large programs for the same resources. One SLA and one accountable partner.
Independent validation across the benchmarks that matter most
10/10 OWASP and 12/14 MITRE ATT&CK techniques covered
The most complete framework available for scaling organizations
Full native coverage across all 6 NIST CSF 2.0 functions
24/7 managed detection and response
Automated playbooks, threat hunting and cross-platform orchestration included as standard
Built-in value, start to finish
- Clear visibility across identity, cloud, endpoint and network environments through a unified security operating model
- Complexity reduced by consolidating fragmented security capabilities into a single managed service
- Security controls aligned to all six NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 functions
- Audit-ready reporting and governance supporting conversations with leadership, regulators and insurers
- Faster detection and coordinated response through integrated monitoring, automation and managed security operations
- A security foundation that scales as new users, applications, cloud environments and business requirements are introduced
Frequently asked questions
UTD is built on CrowdStrike for detection and endpoint protection, Okta for identity and access management and Cloudflare for network and edge security. Accenture manages the integration, configuration and ongoing operations across all three platforms under a single SLA.
Not necessarily. The starting point is always a scope and asset inventory review during pre-onboarding. Where existing tools are performing well, we work with them. Where they're creating gaps or overhead, they're replaced as part of the transition, with no surprises at go-live.
Pre-onboarding runs approximately two to four weeks. Onboarding takes approximately four to six weeks. By the end of onboarding, cybersecurity as a service is deployed, central monitoring and alerting are enabled and SOC escalation workflows are live.
UTD covers all six functions of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, addresses OWASP Top 10 and LLM security risks and maps to 12 of 14 MITRE ATT&CK tactics. The platform is compliance-ready across 12+ regulatory frameworks, with audit-ready reporting included as a standard deliverable.
The run and optimize phase covers 24/7 management, monitoring and response, incident and ticket management, continuous tuning and optimization, compliance and SLA reporting and regular service reviews aligned to business priorities. The platform scales as the organization grows.
Yes. UTD is designed specifically for organizations that need full-spectrum security coverage without the overhead of building and staffing it internally. The service model, pricing and tier structure are calibrated for scaling business budgets and team sizes.
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Sources
¹ CrowdStrike, 2025 Global Threat Report, 2025.