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October 10, 2024  — 6 min read
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October 10, 2024  — 6 min read
Survey reveals women in IT work harder to make slow progress
For women, progress in IT careers has proven to be both hard fought and slow, according to a global survey of female IT professionals conducted by Acronis.
February 12, 2018  — 2 min read
Acronis
February 12, 2018  — 2 min read
Connecting to NAS over AFP
Network-attached storage (NAS) devices are a critical part of IT infrastructure, used to meet increasing server storage demands.
February 03, 2018  — 9 min read
Acronis
February 03, 2018  — 9 min read
SpriteCoin is a New Ransomware, Not Cryptocurrency
The new SpriteCoin ransomware (also known as MoneroPay) leverages a novel social engineering technique – posing as a new cryptocurrency called SpriteCoin. It packs a one-two punch as well, combining a cryptolocker and password stealer in a single application. The link to the SpriteCoin homepage was published on the bitcointalk.org forum and spread among users interested in new cryptocurrencies. The topic was removed when its malicious nature was revealed, but let’s take a look at the details.
January 29, 2018  — 8 min read
Acronis
January 29, 2018  — 8 min read
Rapid Ransomware Keeps Encrypting New Files in Background
The Rapid ransomware variant began attacking victims at the end of December 2017, according to the ID ransomware service Malwarehunterteam. This ransomware strain is interesting and unique because it keeps running even after encryption is completed, and continues encrypting files once they are created. Our team analyzed a new sample that was compiled a week ago.
January 24, 2018  — 2 min read
Acronis
January 24, 2018  — 2 min read
Fighting the Good Fight: Acronis Launches Free Ransomware Protection
Given the explosion of ransomware – malicious code that infects your computer and denies you access unless you pay a ransom – Acronis is doing all it can to combat it and protect the data of businesses and home users. That’s why we’re excited to launch a free version of our anti-ransomware software today. Acronis Ransomware Protection, is a free, standalone version of our unique, artificial intelligence-based anti-ransomware technology, which stops ransomware attacks in real-time and helps users to recover data without paying the ransom.
January 23, 2018  — 3 min read
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January 23, 2018  — 3 min read
Acronis 2018 Data Protection Survey
In a January 2018 survey polling members of the internet population on topics including how they protect their valuable files, if they know about ransomware, and what factors influence their software purchases, nearly half of the population (46.4 percent) reported that they were not aware of ransomware as a threat. It proves once again that to combat the threat, we must ramp up awareness and spread the word.
January 22, 2018  — 6 min read
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January 22, 2018  — 6 min read
Paradise Ransomware strikes again
The Paradise ransomware that was seen in September 2017 is back, launching a new round of attacks in early January. This strain provides an unbreakable encryption scheme by using the RSA cipher for file encryption – an unusual cipher choice that makes fighting this strain even more challenging. Here’s a complete analysis of Paradise ransomware so you know what you’re facing, and how you can avoid it.
January 16, 2018  — 2 min read
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January 16, 2018  — 2 min read
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: CloudLinux Releases a More Robust Imunify360 Product with Help from Acronis
There’s strength in numbers, which is why so many techies enjoy working with collaborative, open-source systems like Linux. Bouncing a good idea between several people can usually improve it more quickly than if one person had to refine it on their own. The same can be true for a company that’s looking to enhance its offering. Sometimes getting to the next level means developing an alliance that will allow the company to leapfrog what they otherwise would have had to spend time and resources developing independently. Recently, CloudLinux found it was ready to take another big step to improve its offerings and determined that the right partner could add even more value. Let’s take a look.
January 15, 2018  — 13 min read
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January 15, 2018  — 13 min read
GlobeImposter ransomware: A holiday gift from the Necurs botnet
On December 26, 2017, the Necurs botnet delivered a late Christmas gift – the new version of GlobeImposter ransomware. Attached to spam messages as zip archives, the zip archive contains a JavaScript that downloads and installs ransomware on a victim’s computer.
January 14, 2018  — 2 min read
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January 14, 2018  — 2 min read
Microsoft’s Patch of Meltdown-Spectre Proves the Need for Backup
The ancient Greeks once warned about “the cure being worse than the disease.” Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened when Microsoft released its patches for the Meltdown-Spectre vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s fix is bricking some computers, proving once again that creating a backup before installing any system update is critical.
January 09, 2018  — 1 min read
Acronis
January 09, 2018  — 1 min read
Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown
New security research has been made public revealing the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerabilities in modern processors. These vulnerabilities allow programs to break the isolation between applications, which means malicious applications could access the memory of another program running on the same machine. (For a detailed attack description, please visit https://spectreattack.com/ or https://meltdownattack.com/.)
January 08, 2018  — 4 min read
Acronis
January 08, 2018  — 4 min read
Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted
Ransomware continues to threaten anyone using a Windows, macOS, or Android device, and individuals and business owners alike are paying ransoms because they don’t adequately protect their systems. While anti-ransomware solutions are available for devices like laptops, PCs and mobile phones, other Internet of Things (IoT) devices remain at risk. Our 2018 Ransomware Forecast looks at what threats we may soon face.
January 03, 2018  — 3 min read
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January 03, 2018  — 3 min read
How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 presents a great opportunity for Acronis value-added resellers (VARs) to offer GDPR-compliant products to companies and organizations affected by the new regulation.