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20 May 2025  — 22 min read
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20 May 2025  — 22 min read
From banks to battalions: SideWinder’s attacks on South Asia’s public sector
Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) uncovered a new SideWinder APT campaign targeting high-level government institutions in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
19 February 2021  — 5 min read
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19 February 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of February 15, 2021
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as ransomware strikes on major companies and new techniques seen in phishing campaigns. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
06 February 2021  — 5 min read
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06 February 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of February 1, 2021
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as active cyberthreat campaigns and changes to the biggest botnet threats. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
02 February 2021  — 4 min read
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02 February 2021  — 4 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Report: 2021 is the “Year of Blackmail”
Autor: Peter Hale, Date: 2. December 2020 Those who do not learn anything from history are doomed to repeat it. Nobody wants to repeat 2020. Thus, the experts of our worldwide Acronis CPOC network (Cyber ​​Protection Operation Centre) have summarized their research results and observations from the past year in the Acronis Cyberthreats Report 2020
01 February 2021  — 4 min read
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01 February 2021  — 4 min read
What is BYOD? (Bring your own Device)? - Acronis
BYOD is an acronym for “Bring Your Own Device.” It is a growing industry trend where an employee uses their own personal devices – computers, smartphones, tablets, etc. – to connect to the company network and perform company work instead of using a company-issued device. Intel was the first company to introduce the BYOD concept in 2009. Other companies, including Unisys, IBM, and Citrix Systems soon followed suit.  In 2019, the BYOD market was valued at $186.09 billion and is expected to reach $30.45 billion by 2025, with a Compounded Average Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15% over the forecast period from 2020 through 2025.
30 January 2021  — 4 min read
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30 January 2021  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of January 25, 2021
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as newly-discovered cryptojackers and severe vulnerabilities in popular software. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
28 January 2021  — 4 min read
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28 January 2021  — 4 min read
OSAMiner: The Apple cryptojacker that hid for five years
While OSAMiner has been around since 2015, and known since at least 2018, a newly discovered version of OSAMiner has remained hidden from researchers by cleverly concealing one run-only AppleScript inside of another run-only AppleScript. Run-only scripts do not contain human-readablez code and are notoriously difficult to fully decompile. Some IoCs have been able to be identified in these campaigns but a full analysis was not previously available, leaving some of the critical files in these campaigns lurking in the dark. This has changed with a couple of recently developed tools to aid in decompiling AppleScripts. Using these tools, we can now get a better view at the internals of the files in this cryptojacking campaign, as well as a broader view of the files associated with the malware.
23 January 2021  — 5 min read
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23 January 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of January 18, 2021
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as new tactics seen in phishing and ransomware campaigns. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
20 January 2021  — 3 min read
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20 January 2021  — 3 min read
Malwarebytes targeted by cyberattack group that hit SolarWinds
You don’t have to work in cybersecurity to be aware of the recent discovery that a sophisticated state actor had potentially compromised tens of thousands of private companies and government institutions in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. The means was a software supply-chain: attackers breached the software distribution infrastructure of tech vendor SolarWinds, embedding malware in its popular Orion network management tool. When customers downloaded the latest Orion product update, the malware surreptitiously spread throughout their organizations, in many cases finding and forwarding sensitive data to external servers controlled by the attackers. Now comes news that SolarWinds was not the only victim of this Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack. Cybersecurity vendor Malwarebytes disclosed earlier this week that it had also been victimized by the same threat actors.
18 January 2021  — 4 min read
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18 January 2021  — 4 min read
What is NIST? NIST Cybersecurity Framework Guide
As a Managed Service Provider (MSP) charged with protecting your client’s data, you need to understand your clients’ vulnerability and risk and be able to answer questions such as:
16 January 2021  — 5 min read
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16 January 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of January 11, 2021
Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats. Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as ransomware attacks on major corporations and changes in business application security. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
12 January 2021  — 6 min read
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12 January 2021  — 6 min read
What is cloud-based security and how does it work?
Many organizations are moving their applications and data to the cloud rather than incurring the costs of purchasing hardware and running/maintaining on-premises applications. Likewise, other organizations manage their data in on-premises systems but store their backups in the cloud. Regardless of which approach your organization chooses, you may still have many questions about cloud-based security.
12 January 2021  — 6 min read
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12 January 2021  — 6 min read
How does vulnerability and patch management tie into cyber protection?
Cyberthreats are more prevalent than ever and one of the most effective cyber exploits preys on outdated software, both operating systems (OSs) and applications. Cybercriminals focus on popular OSs and applications, such as Windows, Java, Adobe, and Microsoft 365, looking for vulnerabilities to exploit. This is why a patch management system is imperative.