Accenture launches Cyber.AI with Anthropic to automate cybersecurity operations

Uses agentic AI to automate detection, response, and governance across the security lifecycle.

Accenture has announced the launch of Cyber.AI, a cybersecurity solution built with Anthropic, to help organisations automate and scale security operations using AI.

The platform uses Anthropic’s Claude model as its reasoning engine to analyse security data, generate contextual insights, and support decision-making across the cybersecurity lifecycle.

The launch comes as attackers use AI to compress attack timelines and increase scale, forcing organisations to move beyond manual, human-led security operations.

Cyber.AI uses agentic AI to execute workflows across design, deployment, detection, and response. It draws on Accenture’s library of pre-built agents to automate repetitive and complex security tasks.

The platform includes Agent Shield, which secures and governs AI agents in real time. It provides identity controls, threat detection, and runtime protection to ensure agents operate within defined policies and risk thresholds.

Accenture’s global cybersecurity services lead, Damon McDougald, said, “Adversaries are using AI to compress attack timelines from weeks to hours, while traditional controls are built for human-speed threats.”

“With Anthropic's Claude at the core of Cyber.AI, we can help organizations operate at machine speed and scale, while ensuring the AI systems they deploy are secure and governed from day one,” McDougald added.

Cuts response time and expands security coverage at scale

Claude processes large volumes of security data and supports analysis and decision-making across workflows.

The platform combines these capabilities with enterprise-grade governance controls to maintain oversight of autonomous systems.

According to the World Economic Forum, nearly nine in 10 organisations identify AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk.

As per the announcement, Cyber.AI addresses this by enabling continuous monitoring, faster threat detection, and automated response without increasing manual effort.

It supports operations across identity security, cyber defence, and resilience.

Accenture deploys Cyber.AI within its own global IT environment, covering 1,600 applications and over 500,000 APIs.

The deployment reduces scan turnaround time from three to five days to under one hour and increases security testing coverage from around 10 percent to over 80 percent.

This reduces the backlog of critical vulnerabilities and improves operational efficiency.

The company also reports a 35 percent improvement in service delivery, contributing to ongoing cost reduction.

Cyber.AI integrates with existing enterprise environments, allowing organisations to adopt the platform without major infrastructure changes.

It enables coordinated security operations by orchestrating AI-driven tasks across the cybersecurity lifecycle.