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15 April 2025  — 3 min read
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15 April 2025  — 3 min read
The NIS 2 Directive: A wake-up call for health care disaster recovery strategies
The NIS 2 Directive is here, demanding robust disaster recovery strategies for health care. Learn about increased liability, patient safety risks, and why resilience is now non-negotiable.
06 July 2023  — 10 min read
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06 July 2023  — 10 min read
How to create an eSignature for a paperless world – Step by step
Learn how to create an eSignature step by step, what types of eSignatures there are, and what are the best practices for using them securely in a digital world.
04 July 2023  — 14 min read
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04 July 2023  — 14 min read
What is Business Continuity Disaster Recovery? (BCDR)
A business continuity disaster recovery plan helps organizations and companies to prepare, for potentially harmful and disruptive events. It sums the ability to continue the business operations with no disruptions and minimizes the risk of unwanted interventions caused by human factor, or natural disaster.
26 June 2023  — 10 min read
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26 June 2023  — 10 min read
What is immutable storage?
Bulletproof your data against threats with advanced immutable storage solutions. Keep your information secure and invulnerable to breaches. Experience unparalleled data protection
26 June 2023  — 9 min read
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26 June 2023  — 9 min read
What is an immutable backup solution?
The data stored in an immutable backup solution is tamper-proof; this means it cannot be modified, deleted, or overwritten. In immutable backup, data is stored in a read-only format, prohibiting write privileges to ensure data cannot be changed.
21 June 2023  — 10 min read
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21 June 2023  — 10 min read
Data backup and recovery best practices for the manufacturing industry
In manufacturing, unplanned downtime can lead to lost sales, delayed shipments, wasted capacity and unhappy customers. To minimize these risks, manufacturers need comprehensive data backup and recovery strategies and solutions. An Acronis blog takes a closer look at these areas and describes best practices any manufacturer can follow to protect their data and maximize systems uptime.
31 May 2023  — 4 min read
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31 May 2023  — 4 min read
Back up your Microsoft 365 data with Acronis Cyber Protect
While Microsoft provides high availability for its Microsoft 365 applications, it doesn't take responsibility for keeping customer data safe and doesn't offer true backup and recovery functionalities. This means businesses require a backup solution to avoid downtime and unrecoverable data loss. Acronis Cyber Protect now delivers effective, cloud-to-cloud services to help businesses improve their Microsoft 365 data protection.
25 May 2023  — 4 min read
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25 May 2023  — 4 min read
How MSPs can back up Microsoft 365 for their clients
Businesses use software applications, such as Microsoft 365, to digitize their operations, but these applications are the primary targets of cyberattackers. This article explains how MSPs can safely back up their clients' Microsoft 365 data when fulfilling their security responsibilities.
16 May 2023  — 11 min read
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16 May 2023  — 11 min read
RedLine Stealer: A malware-as-a-service info-stealer
Redline Stealer is a malware-as-a-service (MAAS) info-stealer that is offered in cybercriminal forums and on Telegram channels. The malware was first observed in February 2020 for Windows systems.
16 May 2023  — 19 min read
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16 May 2023  — 19 min read
How to Back up a Hard Drive and Restore Your Computer?
There’s an old saying in IT that goes something like this: “You never realize how important backups are until you need one and don’t have one.”
16 May 2023  — 9 min read
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16 May 2023  — 9 min read
How to create a Full System Image Backup in Under 10 Minutes?
With file-level backups, you backup and restore files such as Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photographs, videos, and audio files. Many users think that just backing up these kinds of files is all they need. While file-level backups work if you are restoring a small number of files, it is a time-consuming task to restore an entire PC or Mac.
16 May 2023  — 11 min read
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16 May 2023  — 11 min read
What is a Managed Service Provider (MSP)?
Managed service providers (MSP) are businesses that offer multiple, managed, information technology (IT) services to other businesses. MSPs today largely deliver their services remotely, over a network, although they may maintain other revenue streams that require onsite support.
16 May 2023  — 6 min read
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16 May 2023  — 6 min read
What is the difference between RPO and RTO?
What is the difference between RPO and RTO? Although both recovery objectives are similar in measurement metrics, their focus differs according to application and data priority