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14 May 2025  — 4 min read
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14 May 2025  — 4 min read
Built for what’s next: Acronis Cyber Protect evolves for a new IT reality
Acronis has rolled out the latest release of Acronis Cyber Protect with a litany of new features, including Email Archiving for Microsoft 365, Nutanix Agentless Backup, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) for Linux and more.
24 June 2021  — 9 min read
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24 June 2021  — 9 min read
What is machine learning? - Definition and Importance
Many people do not understand the difference between terms such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and other advanced computing concepts. If you are looking for clarification and want to learn why and how these technologies are used in modern cybersecurity solutions, this article will cover:
24 June 2021  — 6 min read
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24 June 2021  — 6 min read
What is Social Engineering?
According to recent studies, cybercriminals use social engineering techniques to drive 98% of cyberattacks, making this an important topic of discussion for businesses and users. If your organization is a managed service provider (MSP), read on and discover how social engineering works and what you can do to help your clients protect their business from attacks.
24 June 2021  — 6 min read
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24 June 2021  — 6 min read
What is IT risk management?
Murphy has two laws, and both apply when it comes to IT risk management. “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” is Murphy’s first law, which is considered accurate because, given enough time, there is a high probability that anything will go wrong. You need to be prepared for anything! Murphy’s second law states that “nothing is as easy as it looks,” and this is also true when it comes to managing business risk.
24 June 2021  — 5 min read
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24 June 2021  — 5 min read
Does your business (or do your clients) need a cybersecurity solution?
Whether you are a business or a managed service provider (MSP), you know the answer to this question. It does not matter whether your organization is a small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) or enterprise company, you need a cybersecurity solution. Read on and discover why making an investment in cybersecurity now is more important than ever.
24 June 2021  — 10 min read
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24 June 2021  — 10 min read
What is anti-malware software and how does it work?
Cybercriminals are using the most advanced technologies to gain access to your system(s) and steal your sensitive and private data for financial gain. To keep up, cybersecurity vendors are working hard to incorporate these same technologies to stop these modern-day attacks. Whether you are a consumer or business, this article will help you better understand what malware is and what you can do to stop these continued attacks
15 June 2021  — 2 min read
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15 June 2021  — 2 min read
Catching a wave: Exploring the hosting industry’s rapid growth
If you think the web hosting services business is maturing, flattening, maybe getting stale, think again. Last year, the global hosting market generated a robust $75 billion in revenues despite a modest slowdown attributed to the pandemic. In 2021, its growth is accelerating again, forecast to grow to $267 billion by 2028, according to Fortune Business Insights. That is a rocket worth catching a ride on.
10 June 2021  — 3 min read
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10 June 2021  — 3 min read
Stop email cyberthreats with Advanced Email Security
94% of all malware and 96% of all social engineering attacks today are delivered through email. For managed service providers (MSPs), that makes email security a top priority but responding to this threat takes more than just adding a new cybersecurity tool to build services on top of. To help service providers defend their clients' email systems, Acronis has partnered with Perception Point to release the new Advanced Email Security pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.
09 June 2021  — 3 min read
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09 June 2021  — 3 min read
What is data integrity?
Data integrity refers to the information stored in any type of database or data center that is accurate, complete, consistent, and reliable, no matter how long it is stored or how often it is accessed. Maintaining data integrity means ensuring data remains intact, searchable, and recoverable over the course of its lifecycle. It is the job of data protection solutions to ensure data integrity by protecting sensitive and business-critical information from external and internal threats.
08 June 2021  — 3 min read
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08 June 2021  — 3 min read
What’s a live ransomware attack look like? Take a look
In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline breach and the JBS attack, ransomware has recaptured everyone’s attention – including your management. See what happens when malware threatens the family road trip or backyard barbecue. That makes it an opportune moment to upgrade your understanding of how ransomware attacks work, and revisit your strategies for protecting your company’s data and uptime against this most destructive and increasingly widespread malware threats. Acronis is giving you two excellent chances to do just that.
04 June 2021  — 5 min read
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04 June 2021  — 5 min read
Threat analysis: DoppelPaymer ransomware
DoppelPaymer is a successor of BitPaymer ransomware, and is part of the Dridex malware family. It’s currently being distributed in various forms, including phishing or spam emails with attached documents that are embedded with malicious code — either JavaScript or VBScript. On execution, this code downloads DoppelPaymer’s first-stage loader on the victim’s machine. The attackers then use the PowerShell Empire toolkit to run a brute-force attack on Active Directory. The Mimikatz module is used to dump passwords from the system memory.
04 June 2021  — 5 min read
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04 June 2021  — 5 min read
Threat analysis: Pysa (Mespinoza) ransomware
Pysa takes an approach commonly referred to as “big game hunting,” meaning that the ransomware group targets high-value assets in organizations that are particularly sensitive to data loss or system downtime. The idea is that victims — which may include healthcare providers, government agencies, and managed service providers — are more likely to quickly pay the ransom, regardless of its cost.
04 June 2021  — 8 min read
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04 June 2021  — 8 min read
Conti ransomware shuts down backup services and unlocks files with Windows Restart Manager
Conti ransomware shuts down backup services and unlocks files with Windows Restart Manager before encryption.