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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.
31 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
31 July 2014  — 2 min read
Break In a New PC with Seamless Data Migration
Congratulations, you got a new computer. Whether it’s a graduation present or the perk of a new job, the device gives you a clean slate. But what about all the documents, settings and applications stuck on your old machine?
30 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
30 July 2014  — 2 min read
If Backup Isn't Easy, It Won't Work: 8 Noble Truths
To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the "8 Noble Truths" of data protection. To view all 8 Noble Truths, please download the whitepaper. This is the final post in an eight-part series to help you protect your data:
29 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
29 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image Makes TopTenReviews
Earlier this year, TopTenReviews.com rated Acronis True Image a 9.9 out of 10 in their annual Data Backup Software Review. TopTenReviews verdict was, “Acronis True Image is among the top backup software options because it is simple to use and has a full range of backup and recovery tools.” Here, TopTenReviews discusses why Acronis True Image rated so highly and what organizations should keep in mind when selecting a data backup software solution.
28 July 2014  — 1 min read
Acronis
28 July 2014  — 1 min read
Data Breach Costs Rhode Island Hospital
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (WIH) agreed to pay $150,000 in a settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general's office on Wednesday following a massive data breach that included the loss of personal information of nearly 12,000 Massachusetts-based patients.
25 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
25 July 2014  — 2 min read
City Governments Turn to the Cloud for Data Recovery
More U.S. cities are striving to improve their outdated IT operations — an effort that could save these local governments time and money. Migrating data from legacy data centers to the latest architectures and tools is a complicated process that can be timely and can result in data loss if not carried out correctly. To simplify the process and save on costs, these government agencies are using the cloud in a backup role, as a resource to absorb any data spikes that can occur and as a disaster recovery unit.
23 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
23 July 2014  — 2 min read
When Choosing a Data Protection Technology, Remember: Flexibility Matters
To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the "8 Noble Truths" of data protection. To view all 8 Noble Truths, please download the whitepaper. This is the seventh post in an eight-part series to help you protect your data:
22 July 2014  — 2 min read
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22 July 2014  — 2 min read
To Protect Valuable Health Data, Address the Human Factor
Data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus last year served as a wake-up call for retailers and customers alike to shore up their data protection. But health care organizations have been slower to follow suit. Earlier this year the FBI warned the industry that it’s particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats compared with other sectors.
21 July 2014  — 2 min read
Acronis
21 July 2014  — 2 min read
3 Tips for Banks to Mitigate BYOD Risks
Banks collect and store mountains of data about transactions, customer accounts and trades, and the majority of that data is highly sensitive. Last December when Barclays failed to properly back up electronic records, emails and instant messages, it faced a $3.75M fine. A failure to back up financial data violates U.S. regulations and has a severe impact on a company’s reputation and database.
18 July 2014  — 1 min read
Acronis
18 July 2014  — 1 min read
Behind the Design: How One Art Director Protects Her Work
New research backs what IBM founder Thomas J. Watson said more than 50 years ago: “Good design is good business.” Design-driven companies have outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index by 228 percent in the past 10 years, according to an analysis from the Design Management Institute and consulting firm Motiv Strategies.
18 July 2014  — 1 min read
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18 July 2014  — 1 min read
Report: Data Breach Cases Rise, Companies Must Rebuild Trust
It's safe to say you've entered your personal information at some point online. Whether it's a new doctor form, a purchase form, or a crowdfunding campaign, most people in today's world have given some pretty intimate details away on the Web. Before the advent of the Internet, this information was usually stored in a file folder behind a desk. Today, though, if not protected properly, it can show up in a myriad of unwanted, sometimes very public places.
16 July 2014  — 1 min read
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16 July 2014  — 1 min read
3-2-1: A Simple Rule for Complex Data Protection
When companies lose data, the ripple effect reaches all the way to the bottom line. For a gargantuan company like Amazon, data loss and its associated downtime could cost more than $65 million per minute. For small and medium businesses, downtime can be equally painful. In a joint study, Acronis and IDC found that 80 percent of SMBs estimate that data recovery costs $20,000 per hour. The remaining 20 percent put that figure at more than $100,000 per hour.  Beyond these initial data recovery costs, companies incur additional costs from lost goodwill and legal fines even after their data is restored. In fact, according to a recent study from IBM into the “hidden costs” of data breaches, having one million compromised records costs an average of nearly $40 million. Additionally, these large-scale breaches take 100 days longer than smaller breaches to detect and contain.
14 July 2014  — 2 min read
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14 July 2014  — 2 min read
Behind the Scenes in Space: Protecting Extraordinary Amounts of Data
The scale of data backup for corporations and even wedding photographers and music producers can be impressive, but when it comes to sheer amount of data, space programs are in an entirely different galaxy. The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder Telescope streams 2.8 GB of data every second — which would take nearly two million years to play back on a music player — and the Hubble Space Telescope transmits 120 GB of science data every week — comparable to 3,600 feet of books on a shelf.