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December 06, 2024  — 4 min read
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December 06, 2024  — 4 min read
MSP cybersecurity news digest, December 5, 2024
RansomHub gang claims it breached municipal agencies in Texas and Minneapolis, APT-K-47 delivers advanced Asyncshell malware with Hajj-themed lures, and more. Here are the latest threats to MSP security.
May 14, 2021  — 5 min read
Acronis
May 14, 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of May 10, 2021
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.
May 10, 2021  — 3 min read
Acronis
May 10, 2021  — 3 min read
DarkSide ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline cripples energy infrastructure
In the latest incident that illustrates the overlap of the traditional economy and infrastructure with the digital realities of modern business, one of the largest pipelines in the U.S. was forced to shut down this past weekend after being hit by a ransomware group. Managed by Colonial Pipeline Co., the 5,500-mile pipeline runs across 14 states between Houston, TX and New York Harbor, and provides around 45% of all fuel for the U.S. East Coast.
May 08, 2021  — 4 min read
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May 08, 2021  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of May 3, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as large-scale strikes against major organizations and the emergence of new malware threats. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
May 01, 2021  — 5 min read
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May 01, 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of April 26, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as a surge in remote access Trojan attacks and new techniques for malware delivery. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
April 23, 2021  — 5 min read
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April 23, 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of April 19, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as shifting cybercrime tactics and ransomware strikes against major corporations. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
April 22, 2021  — 3 min read
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April 22, 2021  — 3 min read
Continuous data protection: What you need to know
Today’s business users are more reliant on data than ever before, so any downtime or data loss can devastate an organization. Since data loss can happen at any moment, as a service provider you need to restore your clients’ business-critical data as quickly as possible.  How quickly they get back to normal depends on when you last backed up their data. Poor data protection can set them back hours, days, or perhaps weeks – severely impact their employees’ productivity and the organization’s long-term viability.
April 21, 2021  — 5 min read
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April 21, 2021  — 5 min read
How to prepare for a cyber security audit?
If your organization is preparing for a cyber security audit, you will want to read on to learn about best practices to optimize the value of the audit. External audits performed by third parties, can be expensive so it is best to be as prepared as possible by following these best practices.
April 21, 2021  — 4 min read
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April 21, 2021  — 4 min read
What is advanced malware protection?
While traditional malware protection relies on a classical signature-based approach, advanced malware protection utilizes a multi-layered approach that incorporates artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and behavioral detection. Behavioral detection is a technique that determines whether an entity will attack by observing its behavior. Advanced malware protection solutions also use whitelisting or allowlisting – a technique that allows approved entities – and blocklisting – a list of entities that should be blocked.
April 17, 2021  — 5 min read
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April 17, 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of April 12, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as new cyberthreat campaigns and ransomware strikes against major organizations. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
April 13, 2021  — 1 min read
Acronis
April 13, 2021  — 1 min read
Canalys adds Acronis to Endpoint Security Performance Index
With the launch of Acronis Cyber Protect in 2020, we began to compete in other sectors above and beyond backup and recovery. With integrated anti-malware, vulnerability assessments, and URL filtering, Acronis started looking more like an endpoint protection solution – and it seems the analyst community took notice. Most notably, the market research firm Canalys recently began including Acronis in their Endpoint Security Vendor Performance Index, and our unified solutions performed very well.
April 09, 2021  — 4 min read
Acronis
April 09, 2021  — 4 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of April 5, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as ransomware strikes against major corporations and the emergence of novel cyberthreats. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:
April 02, 2021  — 5 min read
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April 02, 2021  — 5 min read
Cyberthreat update from Acronis CPOCs: Week of March 29, 2021
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 modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as major vulnerabilities in popular business software and new spins on classic cyberthreats. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses: