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April 19, 2018  — 5 min read
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April 19, 2018  — 5 min read
Acronis Backup is Stunning the Business World
Businesses are struggling to keep their digital assets safe because they are saddled with legacy backup solutions that cannot meet today’s data needs. The volume of data that companies must protect is growing at an exponential rate, while the risk from quickly evolving online threats like ransomware continues to explode. IT professionals looking for an alternative that can keep their data safe and evolve with their changing needs might consider the solution that’s earning awards and glowing reviews from industry observers, the media, and their peers.
April 12, 2018  — 4 min read
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April 12, 2018  — 4 min read
Leaving Facebook? Here’s How to Save Your Memories
While most people understood that they were giving up some privacy by being on the platform, few realized the digging went that deep. As a result, there’s been a groundswell of people – celebrities and non-celebrities – joining the #DeleteFacebook campaign. If you want to know how to delete your Facebook account – or are considering taking a break until you are satisfied the company has addressed users’ privacy concerns – there are a few things you should consider.
March 28, 2018  — 2 min read
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March 28, 2018  — 2 min read
World Backup Day: 2018 Survey Results
As the end of March approaches, it means World Backup Day is near – the annual reminder that if we don’t want to look the fool after data loss, we need to create secure backups. Acronis conducts a global consumer survey each year leading up to the World Backup Day celebration, to gauge the attitudes, habits and knowledge of the general public. The findings were both eye-opening and contradictory.
March 23, 2018  — 3 min read
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March 23, 2018  — 3 min read
Atlanta’s Ransomware Woes: How to Defend Your Organization
Late Thursday, Atlanta, Georgia was hit by a ransomware attack that ended up infecting multiple applications and devices, crippling the city’s municipal computer system. As city employees arrived at work on Friday, they were each handed a flyer telling them not to turn on their computer until the IT department had cleared their systems. In the meantime, cybercriminals were demanding $51,000 in bitcoin to return access to the ATL. The Atlanta attack is just the latest high-profile ransomware attack that should prompt everyone to review their data protection strategy – because given how fast the threat from ransomware is evolving, old defenses are proving less effective against the new threats.
February 23, 2018  — 2 min read
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February 23, 2018  — 2 min read
Acronis Named a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software
While we are always happy to see industry analysts and media praise our solutions, the real measure of success is earning the respect of IT pros who need to find the best data protection for their organizations. That’s why Acronis is honored to be named one of The Best Enterprise Data Server Recovery and Backup Software of 2018 in the 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software.
February 20, 2018  — 4 min read
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February 20, 2018  — 4 min read
Subscription Business Model: Logics and Behind-the-scenes Reasoning
For a long time, managed service providers (MSPs) who provided traditional business backup with on-premise servers and virtual machines were quite profitable. The vast majority of organizations embraced the need and invested willingly. But as the song goes, “the times they are a’changin’.” Traditional opportunities are declining as businesses look for data protection that includes reduced storage costs and increased convenience. Today’s business opportunities lie in hybrid cloud services, and as a result the best revenue sources for MSPs are evolving into the pay-as-you-go Subscription Business Model.
January 24, 2018  — 2 min read
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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 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.
November 30, 2017  — 2 min read
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November 30, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image 2018 Gets Update 2
Fans of Acronis True Image are getting an early holiday gift. That’s because we’ve just released Update 2, which is loaded with enhancements and new features that make the world’s number one personal backup software even better. With Update 2, Acronis enhances your control and user experience, expands the capabilities when creating boot media, and ensures mobile data is safe and secure.
November 21, 2017  — 3 min read
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November 21, 2017  — 3 min read
Did Black Friday or Cyber Monday Bring a New Device? Protect It.
The approaching discounts of Black Friday and Cyber Monday have a lot of people anxiously awaiting new laptops, smartphones and tablets. When setting up these devices, there are a few steps you should take as soon as it is out of the box to make sure your device and the data on it are safe and secure. Whether you receive one of these high-tech goodies as a holiday present or you’ve fought the crowds for your discounted device, here are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind.
September 19, 2017  — 2 min read
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September 19, 2017  — 2 min read
Backdoor Found in CCleaner: Reinforces the Need for Better Data Protection
Users of CCleaner for Windows, a maintenance and file clean-up tool developed by Avast Piriform, are being told to update their software immediately, since it’s been discovered that hackers had installed a backdoor in the official application that would allow additional malware to be added to the infected system. The ability of cybercriminals to access user systems by adding malware into official software builds of trusted vendors is a major red flag. Protecting your data just got even more critical, so here’s what you need to know.