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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.
November 29, 2023  — 3 min read
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November 29, 2023  — 3 min read
Acronis named a growth and innovation leader in Frost Radar™: Endpoint Security, 2023 report
Acronis is proud to have been named a global leader in Frost Radar™: Endpoint Security, 2023 for our outstanding innovation and growth across EDR and other capabilities. The Frost Radar™: Endpoint Security, 2023 report recognizes vendors that demonstrate excellence in growth potential, best practices, competitive intensity, customer value and partner potential.
November 28, 2023  — 2 min read
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November 28, 2023  — 2 min read
Understanding WORM backup: Ensuring compliance and security
In the world of data protection and compliance, WORM (write once, read many) backup technology plays a crucial role. This approach ensures that once data is written to a storage medium, it cannot be altered or deleted for a specified period. Understanding WORM backup is essential for organizations to ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory standards.
November 22, 2023  — 2 min read
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November 22, 2023  — 2 min read
Fortify security and resilience for your clients with NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework provides “voluntary guidance, based on existing standards, guidelines and practices for organization to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.” Whether your MSP is helping clients to qualify for cyber insurance or satisfy regulatory compliance, shoring up cyber protection in alignment with NIST Cybersecurity Framework is still a good idea.
November 21, 2023  — 4 min read
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November 21, 2023  — 4 min read
Why EDR is fundamental to qualifying for cyber insurance
This article focuses on the crucial requirements that help companies build cyber resilience and thereby qualify for cyber insurance coverage. We uncover the common reasons for cyber insurance denials, the challenges that today’s businesses face when applying for coverage, the business outcomes of obtaining insurance and the key features of EDR needed to satisfy policy requirements.
November 21, 2023  — 5 min read
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November 21, 2023  — 5 min read
The best line of defense against AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats
The rise of tools like ChatGPT leave organizations more vulnerable than ever to AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats. In this article, we’ll break down everything executives need to know about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of cybersecurity attacks, and how solutions like endpoint detection and response have the speed and sophistication needed to thwart them.
November 15, 2023  — 10 min read
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November 15, 2023  — 10 min read
Ransomware diaries, part 1: QazLocker -Cyb3rK1dZ has more time than skills
This article is the first in the ransomware diaries series. We will provide an in-depth look at some active ransomware families, such as Mallox or encryptors from the Epsilon Gang, revealing the unique picture they occasionally paint, along with commonalities they maintain along the way. Every family will represent a different piece of the current ransomware landscape to showcase how diversified it has become over the years.
November 13, 2023  — 16 min read
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November 13, 2023  — 16 min read
What is Vulnerability Management?
Explore the essentials of vulnerability management in this insightful overview. Understand its importance in cybersecurity, learn about identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, and discover how to fortify your digital defenses effectively.
November 08, 2023  — 4 min read
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November 08, 2023  — 4 min read
Securing critical M365 collaboration applications
Providing security for organizations' critical cloud collaboration applications is now more important than ever before. Acronis’ Collaboration App Security for M365 is an advanced security solution that provides comprehensive protection against content-based attacks. Service providers can now have 360-degree advanced threat protection for content-based attacks, designed to replace or augment Microsoft's security services.
November 06, 2023  — 4 min read
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November 06, 2023  — 4 min read
Acronis Cyberthreats Update, November 2023
The Acronis Cyberthreats Update covers current cyberthreat activity and trends, as observed by Acronis analysts and sensors. Figures presented here were gathered in October of this year and reflect threats that we detected as well as news stories from the public domain. This report represents a global outlook and is based on more than one million unique endpoints distributed around the world.
November 02, 2023  — 2 min read
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November 02, 2023  — 2 min read
AV-Test results: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud scores 10/10 in Advanced Threat Protection
AV-Test unveiled their Advanced Threat Protection test results for 10 real-life scenarios they ran in July and August 2023 in Windows 10 Professional. Once again, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with Advanced Security received the best possible score, successfully detecting and blocking all 10 attacks in their early stages.
October 25, 2023  — 18 min read
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October 25, 2023  — 18 min read
Ursnif, the banking trojan
Ursnif, also known as Gozi or Dreambot, is a banking trojan. Ursnif is typically delivered via phishing emails that contain malicious attachments or links. There has been a surge of Ursnif campaigns led by different individuals with no relation to one another. These campaigns resulted in successful attacks on several Italian banks, stealing user credentials and gathering information from compromised networks.
October 20, 2023  — 3 min read
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October 20, 2023  — 3 min read
HIPAA-compliant disaster recovery: The future of health care data protection
In the health care sector, the margin for error is virtually nonexistent, especially when it comes to data management and protection. As digitization accelerates, data becomes the cornerstone of effective patient care. With that in mind, Acronis is proud to introduce Advanced Disaster Recovery, designed to support health care applications, that complements our other established, HIPAA-compliant backup solutions.