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March 14, 2025  — 3 min read
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March 14, 2025  — 3 min read
Acronis True Image excels in AV-TEST certification: Unmatched protection and usability
In a recent independent evaluation by AV-TEST, Acronis True Image achieved exceptional scores in Protection and Usability. These results reaffirm our commitment to providing world-class security you can trust.
August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
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August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
What is a whaling attack?
A whaling attack is a type of spear phishing attack targeting high-profile employees and C-suite executives.
July 29, 2022  — 4 min read
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July 29, 2022  — 4 min read
Automating manual and mundane tasks with brand-new Cyber Scripting
The Advanced Management pack’s Cyber Scripting feature increases your IT administrator’s efficiency by eliminating manual and mundane tasks and automating the process with community-driven, out-of-the-box or self-created scripts.
July 27, 2022  — 2 min read
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July 27, 2022  — 2 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud? — July, 2022
As the number of cyberattacks continue to increase and grow more sophisticated in nature, Acronis is committed to making it easy for MSPs to extend their offerings and effortlessly manage Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud to ensure their clients’ systems, applications and data are protected. Check out the numerous improvements in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud release 22.07 we've released this month.
July 26, 2022  — 8 min read
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July 26, 2022  — 8 min read
Symbiote: A new stealthy malware for Linux
Symbiote is a new Linux malware that steals users’ data and provides a backdoor to threat actors. It was discovered in June, 2022 and is characterized as a very stealthy malware. It uses a lot of evasion techniques, such as hooking functions, capturing TCP traffic and hiding its own files. It collects users' data and exfiltrates it on DNS servers.
July 22, 2022  — 12 min read
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July 22, 2022  — 12 min read
CloudMensis: a new macOS threat
In April 2022, ESET researchers found a yet-unknown backdoor on macOS. It was named CloudMensis due to the fact that it uses different public cloud storage for C2 communication. CloudMensis looks for different types of documents, captures keyboard input, searches local emails and can take screen captures.
June 30, 2022  — 8 min read
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June 30, 2022  — 8 min read
Details about ZingoStealer: The new, free malware-as-a-service variant
On March 18, 2022, the Telegram public group published a post detailing the release of a new version of malware, a Windows data stealer called ZingoStealer. The group created a chat bot to field information requests, deliver more information, and even enable downloads of ZingoStealer. Later, the developer announced that cryptomining functionality was added to the stealer in order to maximize profits from its operations.
June 28, 2022  — 7 min read
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June 28, 2022  — 7 min read
Important details About BlackCat: The new version of the ALPHV ransomware-as-a-service
On March 16, 2022, security specialists identified a new version of BlackCat ransomware (so named because the software displays a black cat on the victim’s payment site). These experts also noted that some previous YARA rules no longer match, which will make it difficult to find malicious files.
June 27, 2022  — 5 min read
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June 27, 2022  — 5 min read
Your first steps to closing the cybersecurity talent gap
According to the 2021 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, while the cybersecurity workforce gap is closing globally, it is growing in North America. As of June, 2022, over 400,000 cybersecurity professionals are needed in this region. Read on to learn more about the reasons behind IT talent shortages and suggestions on how to close the gap.
June 24, 2022  — 10 min read
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June 24, 2022  — 10 min read
What is computer security? Everything You Need To Know
what is computer security definition? What are the different levels of computer security? Learn about the best practices for cyberattacks prevention and recovery and more about the best computer security software you can use.
June 24, 2022  — 16 min read
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June 24, 2022  — 16 min read
Do I need an antivirus software for my computer?
Do you really need a computer antivirus software? If so, what is the best computer antivirus or best computer security software available?
June 06, 2022  — 6 min read
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June 06, 2022  — 6 min read
Effective leadership and crisis management strategies for achieving cyber resilience
Effective leadership recognizes the importance of deploying robust modern cybersecurity technologies and of the highly skilled people working to solve difficult problems during a cyber event. These leaders encourage and facilitate cooperation between teams in order to ensure that brand reputation remains intact, and that cyber resilience is ultimately achieved.
June 06, 2022  — 4 min read
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June 06, 2022  — 4 min read
Kubernetes and cloud-native security threats
Kubernetes increases software scalability and availability while optimizing IT costs. It also offers flexibility in multicloud environments. However, Kubernetes is not secure by default — and it comes with various novel security risks. This blog will first discuss the cloud-native attack surface and its challenges. Then we will focus on Kubernetes security events and the latest attacks.