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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.
27 April 2022  — 5 min read
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27 April 2022  — 5 min read
Cyber resilience vs cybersecurity
Cybercriminals moved quickly to exploit new vulnerabilities caused by the pandemic. For example, the vast majority of employees suddenly had to work from home; but in most cases, their security best practices were far inferior to the controls in place at the corporate office.
22 April 2022  — 14 min read
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22 April 2022  — 14 min read
HermeticWiper and HermeticRansom delivered via Active Directory GPO
On February 23, 2022, a new data wiper and ransomware were deployed on a large number of devices in the Ukraine, as ESET Research reported on Twitter. Just before this, a couple of Ukrainian government sites and services were subjected to DDoS attacks. Cybersecurity specialists discovered that the malware was deployed via Microsoft Active Directory GPO. In addition to the disk wiper and ransomware, a worm component was deploy
13 April 2022  — 6 min read
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13 April 2022  — 6 min read
MSP guide for Windows 11: When should you switch your clients?
This blog post provides guidance to MSPs about when to upgrade clients to Windows 11 and how to overcome the challenges of managing this major migration at scale.
31 March 2022  — 4 min read
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31 March 2022  — 4 min read
Cyber Protection Week 2022: The need (and demand) for integration grows
With the release of this year’s Acronis Cyber Protection Week Report, IT users and professionals from around the globe show overconfidence, more experience suffering from data loss and a greater need for integrated cyber protection solutions.
16 March 2022  — 9 min read
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16 March 2022  — 9 min read
WhisperGate malware targets Ukrainian government sites
Multiple government sites in Ukraine were shut down on January 13, 2022, the result of a large-scale cyberattack by the WhisperGate malware. Microsoft Intelligence named this activity "DEV-0586" and identified it as destructive malware that used to be ransomware. Its main purpose is to disrupt the system and damage files beyond the possibility of their recovery.
23 February 2022  — 3 min read
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23 February 2022  — 3 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud? — February 2022
Acronis’ file sync and share service — Acronis Cyber Files Cloud — is fully integrated into the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud agent, ensuring 90% faster deployment, consolidated agent updates and fewer system resources used. And that's just the start ... Take a look at the February 2022 release highlights to learn what else MSPs and their clients can start benefitting from this winter — and beyond.
15 February 2022  — 2 min read
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15 February 2022  — 2 min read
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.0 introduces new security and productivity enhancements
Today Acronis announced the release of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.0, an enhanced version of the company’s multi-purpose infrastructure solution designed for cyber protection. This latest release expands on the capabilities Acronis partners are familiar with while increasing the flexibility, versatility and security of the product – ensuring that it fits more use cases for partners and their clients.
28 January 2022  — 3 min read
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28 January 2022  — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud now integrates with Addigy
We’re pleased to announce that Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud now integrates with Addigy, the popular cloud-based Apple device management platform. This new release enables service providers to deploy and deliver Acronis’ single-agent cyber protection solution across clients’ macOS workloads, greatly reducing their risk of data loss and downtime.
27 January 2022  — 3 min read
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27 January 2022  — 3 min read
Acronis extends backup capabilities to MariaDB with new partnership
Acronis is proud to announce a new partnership with MariaDB that empowers service providers to extend Acronis’ industry-leading backup and recovery capabilities to MariaDB databases. This new capability, available through Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Backup, enables service providers to safeguard their clients’ most critical data in the popular MariaDB database without the need for expertise in the technology.
20 January 2022  — 4 min read
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20 January 2022  — 4 min read
G2 Grid reports name Acronis an industry leader in cloud data security and server backup
Capping off a year of remarkable growth and recognition in the IT channel, Acronis is proud to have been ranked as an industry leader in many of G2’s Winter 2022 Grid Reports. Highlighting both Acronis Cyber Protect (formerly Acronis Cyber Backup) for businesses and Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud for service providers, these newest accolades position Acronis’ cyber protection solutions at the forefront of security and more.
19 January 2022  — 3 min read
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19 January 2022  — 3 min read
New Acronis Hybrid Disaster Recovery empowers service providers to meet all DR use cases
When disaster strikes, Acronis service provider partners are ready. And with today’s launch of Acronis Hybrid Disaster Recovery, service providers are empowered to protect their clients with more flexibility, agility, and security than ever before. Service providers are now able to select which environment best suits the needs of their individual clients without having to compromise on any features or functionalities.
22 December 2021  — 2 min read
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22 December 2021  — 2 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud? — December 2021
The December 2021 release of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud gives MSPs yet another boost to their cyber protection service offerings and includes tools that tick key boxes on client ‘wish lists’ too. Read on for a preview of this month’s highlights and to find links to more details.