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16 January 2025  — 3 min read
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16 January 2025  — 3 min read
Acronis: The leader in EDR detection on Windows
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Security + XDR was evaluated by SE Labs for its protection against targeted attacks from two advanced threat groups.
28 August 2020  — 4 min read
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28 August 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of August 24, 2020
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.
21 August 2020  — 3 min read
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21 August 2020  — 3 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of August 17, 2020
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.
21 August 2020  — 12 min read
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21 August 2020  — 12 min read
NetWalker leverages obfuscated PowerShell to start C# injector
NetWalker ransomware was discovered in August 2019 in the wild. It implements a ransomware-as-a-service model, targeting both organizations and individual users. Since March 2020, the operators have managed to extort approximately $25 million.
14 August 2020  — 4 min read
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14 August 2020  — 4 min read
Targeted phishing takes aim at Acronis – and loses
Phishing attacks, which involve criminals posing as legitimate contacts use emails and instant messaging to trick victims into providing valuable information like login credentials and banking or credit card details, is a major challenge for organizations ... and it’s on the rise. The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s (APWG) Phishing Activity Trends Report for Q1 2020 notes that phishing attacks rose to the highest level since 2016, with more than 60,000 phishing sites being reported in March alone. As a member of APWG, Acronis can confirm that we’ve seen an uptick as well and Acronis employees of all levels receive well-crafted phishing emails every day. Let’s look at one recent example that targeted one of our c-level executives.
13 August 2020  — 5 min read
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13 August 2020  — 5 min read
Top cyberthreat against macOS now installs adware with a Python script
The first examples of the Shlayer malware family were discovered in February 2018. Since then, it has become the most popular macOS first-stage trojan-downloader.
12 August 2020  — 4 min read
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12 August 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of August 10, 2020
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.
05 August 2020  — 3 min read
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05 August 2020  — 3 min read
Phishing is back in the news, but it never really went away
The recent embarrassing hack of Twitter that led to the compromise of some very famous accounts (Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, et. al.) for use in a bitcoin-stealing scam grabbed global headlines for a few days. The story started winding down with the arrests of three young men in the UK and Florida.  Twitter should feel lucky today that the thieves only set their sights on a small payday (netting less than $120K before they got caught) rather than broadcasting false headlines that might have shaken global financial markets. It’s a useful reminder that phishing remains among the most popular and successful attack vectors for a variety of cybercrimes, accounting for some 30% of all breaches.
27 July 2020  — 4 min read
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27 July 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of July 27, 2020
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.
22 July 2020  — 4 min read
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22 July 2020  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of July 18, 2020
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 new hazards in the digital landscape. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses.
18 May 2020  — 5 min read
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18 May 2020  — 5 min read
Identifying Data Threats Early
If you work in the information security field long enough, eventually you come to the understanding that you have a job that means – at some point in your career – you will make a mistake or overlook something that will lead to data being compromised. The failure could be a small, fleeting moment with little to no harm done, or it might be catastrophic and lead to public scrutiny and lawsuits.
22 April 2020  — 10 min read
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22 April 2020  — 10 min read
StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud
If you are a managed service provider (MSP) or an IT solutions reseller reading this article, then you are likely researching new data protection and disaster recovery solutions to enhance your client offerings. You are either considering both Acronis and StorageCraft, or you’re already using StorageCraft and looking for alternatives.
20 April 2020  — 4 min read
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20 April 2020  — 4 min read
What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall
Many of us have most likely heard the term “firewall” even if we’re not interested in IT security. But what is it? Basically it is a network security system that controls all incoming and outgoing traffic on connected machines, acting as the first line of defense against all internet threats that target local networks or particular machines.