While ChatGPT has many useful applications, it is a powerful tool for cybercriminals looking to improve the scale and effectiveness of their cyberattacks. Recently, James Slaby, Director, Business Solutions Marketing and Irina Artioli, Cyber Protection Evangelist — both from Acronis — hosted a webinar entitled “Defending Your Business against AI-Supercharged Ransomware.” This post provides highlights discussed in the webinar.

Our world is more digitally dependent than ever before, while IT environments are only getting more complex — and the potential for cyberthreat-related disasters is severe. Here are 10 trends that are likely to shape the cybersecurity landscape this year.

Cyberattacks can cost small and medium businesses (SMBs) thousands if not millions in damages, with ransomware being one of the most aggressive and commonly used forms of digital extortion. To protect yourself against these attacks and continue as unscathed as possible in event of one, it’s important to know the most common security vulnerabilities of SMBs and how to avoid them.

In additional recognition of last week’s Acronis’ Cyber Protection Week, this blog will touch upon passwords, and in particular, how to create secure passwords for all your accounts and keep them safe from unwanted parties.