Accenture offers True Scale Application Security to clients worldwide
Feb 11, 2026 | 2 min read
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The world’s dependence on software is unquestioned. And as its risks are magnified through the increasing adoption of GenAI for code development, organizations around the globe find themselves at an inflection point where the old tradeoffs between speed and accuracy, innovation and compliance, budget and assurance, and scale and time-to-market just aren’t tenable any longer.
With AI-generated code projected to grow 400% by 2030, plus the intensifying scrutiny and pressure of government and industry regulations, the risks have never been higher.
The only way to realize the benefits of software while managing its risks is through True Scale Application Security, where speed, accuracy, compliance, and volume are all achieved at scale.
This is why I’m thrilled to announce that Accenture, the worldwide leader in consulting and professional services with deep domain expertise in managed security services, continues to expand its partnership with Black Duck, the world’s leading application security testing (AST) provider, to enhance the delivery of comprehensive and cutting-edge security solutions to its clients.
Accenture’s Application Security practice has standardized on the Black Duck Polaris™ Platform, our integrated, cloud-based AST solution optimized for modern DevSecOps. Polaris leverages advanced analytics and automation to provide real-time insights, enabling organizations to proactively manage application risks at the speed of AI.
By incorporating Polaris into its expanding capabilities and services, Accenture can focus on its core business of delivering world-class professional services and digital transformation while providing its clients with industry-leading AST solutions at the scale they need.
Security is a top priority for our clients, and the Black Duck Polaris Platform will play a crucial role in helping us deliver world-class application security services.”
Industry-leading AST to meet the needs of today and tomorrow
With exponential growth in enterprise software development comes increasing complexity and velocity. The need to simplify risk management at scale has never been greater. Additionally, shared ownership and increased adoption of AST solutions require a single source of truth for analytics and reporting that every stakeholder can access. Most importantly, the gains in efficiency and productivity need to be reflected in an organization’s bottom line.
Polaris addresses the need to meet the evolving requirements of development and security teams at scale. Our integrated, cloud-based platform expands into future use cases, helps security teams quickly respond to new requirements, reduces training costs, and greatly simplifies the integration of new security capabilities.
Key benefits for Accenture’s clients include
- Flexibility. The on-demand, integrated platform makes Polaris easy to provision, manage, and monitor enterprisewide scanning and assessments 24/7.
- Scalability. The unified SaaS platform makes scaling application security cost-effective, whether an organization needs to test one application or thousands.
- Ease of use. The seamless integrations with existing development, test automation, and CI/CD workflows makes Polaris easy to onboard and deploy.
- Comprehensiveness. Run static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and dynamic application security testing (DAST) analysis at the same time with no limit to the number of scans.
- Accuracy. Our market-leading SAST, SCA, and DAST engines mean there is no need to compromise accuracy for speed or scale.
- Single source of truth. Polaris dashboards and reports provide a unified view of vulnerabilities and trends across all teams and applications for simplified risk management.
Delivering AST for the future
As AI development continues to accelerate globally, the speed, volume, and complexity of code are increasing at alarming rates. Security solutions that can support new development models—without hindering or slowing them down—will be crucial to managing risk in rapidly expanding software portfolios. By embracing a comprehensive and integrated approach to application security, Accenture and Black Duck are helping organizations worldwide increase their speed to market, without eroding customer confidence in the safety and security of their software.
See Polaris in action
Watch the on-demand demo to see how Polaris integrates market-leading SCA, SAST, and DAST engines in a unified platform to offer the most comprehensive and intelligent risk management solution. The demo covers capabilities such as seamless IDE, SCM, and CI/CD integrations; automated policy and workflow management; and AI-powered analytics and trends reports.
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