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08 January 2025  — 2 min read
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08 January 2025  — 2 min read
Acronis names Gerald Beuchelt as Chief Information Security Officer
Acronis has named Gerald Beuchelt as its new CISO. He will play a pivotal role in expanding Acronis' influence in the cybersecurity community.
11 February 2021  — 3 min read
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11 February 2021  — 3 min read
Acronis cybersecurity expert predicts 2021's top threats for Security Boulevard
Attendees of a recent webinar hosted by tech news site Security Boulevard got a preview of the universe of cyberthreats that businesses will face this year based on the analysis of Candid Wüest, Acronis VP of Cyber Protection Research, and his team.
06 January 2021  — 4 min read
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06 January 2021  — 4 min read
How close is the reality of self-repairing endpoints?
The concept of self-repairing or self-healing endpoints holds tremendous appeal to any IT pro responsible for an organization’s cyber resiliency because they promise reduced complexity and better-deployed resources. In this article, which originally appeared in Information Security Magazine, Acronis VP of Cyber Protection Research Candid Wüest shows how many managed services providers (MSPs) and corporate sysadmins are already seeing the early benefits of self-repairing endpoints because they have adopted a cyber protection approach.
20 November 2020  — 3 min read
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20 November 2020  — 3 min read
Acronis acquires CyberLynx, a leader in security audits, pen-tests, cyber forensics, and training services
In our mission to deliver strategies, services, and solutions that provide comprehensive cyber protection, Acronis has been actively looking to develop new data protection and cybersecurity capabilities. Some of these are developed by our team, while others are gained through strategic acquisitions. Today, we’ve added a powerful set of new services and technical expertise by acquiring CyberLynx, a leading cybersecurity consultancy that provides proprietary training, IT security audits, penetration testing, and post-event cyber forensic services.
20 October 2020  — 5 min read
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20 October 2020  — 5 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit 2020: What to expect from Day 1
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 is finally underway, and our Training Day was a lot of fun. Thousands of IT channel professionals joined for a day of training, workshops, and exciting panel discussions with world-class athletes about excelling at the intersection of training and technology. The official Summit is about to kick off and there’s still space to join us for keynote speeches, networking opportunities, and explorations of new opportunities in cyber protection. Let’s take a look at what you can expect from some of today’s sessions:
15 October 2020  — 4 min read
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15 October 2020  — 4 min read
Building a better UX: How Acronis designs for success
Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer, famously said that good design embodied firmitas, utilitas, and venustas — strength, utility, and beauty. In designing a good user experience, software companies need an interface that operates reliably, solves users’ problems, and is aesthetically pleasing.
25 September 2020  — 3 min read
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25 September 2020  — 3 min read
Develop new cyber protection solutions at #AcronisCyberSummit
The modern threat landscape demands cyber protection — the intersection of data protection and cybersecurity. And with so many of us working and learning from home, the need is higher than ever for effective cyber protection that integrates with the tools and applications we rely on. So how does one get started with developing new cyber protection solutions? And what sorts of challenges can be expected along the way? Today, we'll take a deep dive into the developer and ISV track at Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020, which takes place October 19-21, to learn the answers to these questions and more.
15 July 2020  — 3 min read
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15 July 2020  — 3 min read
Acronis acquires DeviceLock, a leader in endpoint data loss protection
Acronis is constantly evolving and expanding our suite of cyber protection solution to meet an ever-changing threat landscape. Sometimes our evolution is facilitated through our own innovations. Other time, we see a vendor who already has an effective solution and consider acquiring them. Today, we are announcing the latter with Acronis’ acquisition of DeviceLock, a leading provider of endpoint device/port control and data loss prevention (DLP) software for enterprises and government institutions around the world.
26 June 2020  — 4 min read
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26 June 2020  — 4 min read
Backdoor wide open: critical vulnerabilities uncovered in GeoVision
Research by Kevin Reed, Acronis CISO; Alex Koshelev, Acronis Security Researcher; Ravikant Tiwari, Acronis Senior Security Researcher When a security manufacturer learns of critical vulnerabilities in their devices, there is an expectation they’ll act quickly to fix the problem. Yet August 2019 became the first of the many months when Acronis would patiently wait for an update (in vain, as it turns out) from one manufacturer in particular.
23 June 2020  — 2 min read
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23 June 2020  — 2 min read
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud earns VB100 certification
Launched in Britain almost two decades ago, Virus Bulletin is a world leader in security software testing. They award the VB100 certification to security products recognized by Virus Bulletin as legitimate and properly functioning anti-malware solutions. Acronis just joined the latest round of Virus Bulletin’s annual VB100 certification testing and achieved a perfect score—a 100% detection rate with zero false positives.
15 June 2020  — 3 min read
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15 June 2020  — 3 min read
Cyber protection for essential infrastructure: Acronis Cyber Protect Beta available for on-premises installation
Around the world, IT has grown in importance for many years – and with the COVID-19 outbreak, it instantly became mission-critical. Almost overnight, it’s become impossible to get essential work done without a reliable remote workplace infrastructure. Today, every person and business depends on IT and reliable IT requires cyber protection. Now Acronis delivers Acronis Cyber Protect, a unique set of innovations that balance all five vectors to provide modern protection in an easy, efficient, and secure way. Easy and efficient protection is made possible due to the deep integration of technologies for data protection, security, and authenticity, and hybrid cloud architecture designed for privacy.
11 June 2020  — 5 min read
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11 June 2020  — 5 min read
Ransomware leaking more data than many data breaches
In this report from the Acronis Cyber Protection Operation Center (CPOC), we assess a recent spike in ransomware attacks and take a deep dive into how cybercriminals have adapted their techniques and technologies to profit from stolen data whether their ransom is paid or not. Learn more about how modern ransomware attacks infiltrate networks and sell the data they collect to the highest bidder on a growing number of data leak sites.
10 June 2020  — 3 min read
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10 June 2020  — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Protect earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 New Product Innovation Award for Data Protection
While Acronis develops its solutions to meet the needs of our partners and customers, given our organization’s focus on innovation, it is nice to be recognized for our technological and industry advances too. That is why Acronis is honored that Acronis Cyber Protect recently earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 New Product Innovation Award for Data Protection in North America. Making that recognition even more satisfying is that our game-changing service provider solution scored a perfect 10 out of 10 on the benchmarking criteria of new product attributes and customer impact.