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10 April 2025  — 7 min read
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10 April 2025  — 7 min read
The best cybersecurity practices for individuals : Essential tips for maximum security
Personal cyber protection is the sequence of steps necessary to secure our vital data against all potential cyberthreats.
30 May 2017  — 2 min read
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30 May 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image 2017 Premium Gets an Update
Premium Subscription users, take note: We’ve strengthened Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, our award-winning backup and recovery solution, with additional ransomware protections and several performance enhancements. So while independent research confirms Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation is the fastest, easiest to use and most complete backup solution available, our R&D team continues to find ways to make it even better.
25 May 2017  — 3 min read
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25 May 2017  — 3 min read
Backing up Multiple Hypervisors with Acronis Backup 12.5
Acronis Backup 12.5 protects your entire multi-hypervisor environment from a single touch-friendly web-based console. You will see all your VMs and hosts in the same place, allowing you to schedule your backups, test them, and recover when needed even to a different hypervisor, physical system, or the cloud.
23 May 2017  — 3 min read
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23 May 2017  — 3 min read
Thoughts on New Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
Competition for Microsoft Windows backup customers is tough, forcing backup vendors to come up with new solutions to win more business. Well, competitors are not sleeping, and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.0 has just hit the market. Another vendor, another solution — but how does it compare to the small business’ favorite Acronis Backup 12.5? Well, let’s find it out!
22 May 2017  — 4 min read
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22 May 2017  — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 22
The world is still reeling after last week’s worldwide ransomware attack. For days after, the timer continued to run out on encrypted computers and new variants started popping up. What’s next for data protection after an attack like this? Find out in this week’s tech roundup.
17 May 2017  — 4 min read
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17 May 2017  — 4 min read
WannaCry Ransomware Attack: What You Need to Know
Since being unleashed on May 12, the WannaCry ransomware attack has become the largest ransomware event in history, crippling 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries. As a result, a lot of media attention regarding the WannaCry ransomware attacks has focused on the multinational corporations and branches of government that have been affected.  But for individuals and families, WannaCry and other ransomware programs continue to pose a serious threat to their data... even if the impact on consumers doesn’t receive the same media attention.
17 May 2017  — 2 min read
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17 May 2017  — 2 min read
NioGuard Security Lab: Are You Protected From Next Generation Ransomware Attacks?
Most anti-malware solutions are not ready for the next generation of ransomware attacks, a new report from NioGuard Security Lab shows. Acronis True Image has outperformed 22 anti-malware solutions.
16 May 2017  — 9 min read
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16 May 2017  — 9 min read
WannaCry Attack: What Is It and How to Protect Your Computer?
As we already covered, May 12 marked the start of the WannaCry ransomware worm attack (also known as WCry and WanaCrypt0r 2.0) that crippled more than 200,000 Windows machines around the globe. Initiated on Friday, just before the weekend, the attack hit victims on a massive scale, affecting a wide range of organizations, including telecoms, transport companies, government law enforcements and hospitals.
16 May 2017  — 4 min read
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16 May 2017  — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 16
As you probably already know, a massive cyberattack hit countries across the globe. Tens of thousands of ransomware attacks flooded IT systems around the world Friday, and these attacks continued to spread throughout the weekend. As of Tuesday morning, this WannaCry ransomware had spread to 150 countries and hundreds of thousands of computers.
14 May 2017  — 4 min read
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14 May 2017  — 4 min read
WannaCry Ransomware Just Became a Global Pandemic. Only Acronis Has the Vaccine
The massive worldwide wave of ransomware attacks of May 12, 2017, instantly turned a once relatively obscure malware threat into screaming headline news and an urgent security concern for global leaders. The so-called WannaCry variant of ransomware, weaponized into deadly virulence with an exploit stolen from the USA’s National Security Agency, exploded through 99 countries, bringing down hospitals in the UK and telecoms operations in Spain. If the threat of ransomware wasn’t on your radar yesterday, it is today. And if you are scrambling for answers, Acronis already offers the single best defense against ransomware attacks, including WannaCry: Acronis Backup 12.5 with Active Protection™, which proactively exterminates ransomware and automatically, instantly restores any damaged data.
12 May 2017  — 3 min read
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12 May 2017  — 3 min read
Off-Host Backup Processing in Acronis Backup 12.5
Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced allows users to offload backup processing operations to a different host. It comes with advanced backup management operations, like staging, replication, validation, and retention, including D2D2C, D2C2T, and even C2D.
09 May 2017  — 1 min read
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09 May 2017  — 1 min read
Acronis Home Users, Meet Our Business Solutions
With 5.5 million individuals around the world using Acronis True Image, one might think our software was developed with families and home offices in mind. While protecting personal photos and vital documents is an important part of our mission, Acronis is also known as the backup leader for businesses of all sizes, in all kinds of industries. And with the upcoming launch of Acronis Backup 12 Advanced (currently in Beta), we’re poised to take business backup to a whole new level.
08 May 2017  — 4 min read
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08 May 2017  — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 8
When was the last time you received an email with an attachment from a stranger? Did you open it? A new phishing campaign rocketed around the world this week, and it wasn’t the only attack on personal data. Evolutions in old ransomware variants and innovative new ones were also looking for weaknesses in your data protection plans. Find out what’s next for your data in this week’s tech roundup.