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May 20, 2025  — 22 min read
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May 20, 2025  — 22 min read
From banks to battalions: SideWinder’s attacks on South Asia’s public sector
Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) uncovered a new SideWinder APT campaign targeting high-level government institutions in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
October 19, 2020  — 3 min read
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October 19, 2020  — 3 min read
What to expect during the #AcronisCyberSummit Pre-Summit Training Day
The day that the cyber protection community has been waiting for is finally here! The Acronis Global Cyber Summit officially kicks off today with a day of training, workshops, and an exciting panel discussion featuring some of the world’s most famous professional athletes. Each session is devoted to equipping attendees with the knowledge needed to leverage today’s most effective cyber protection solutions. Let’s take a more in-depth look at what you can expect at today’s sessions:
October 19, 2020  — 4 min read
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October 19, 2020  — 4 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Pre-Summit Training Day Top Highlights
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 Training Day is in the books! We rolled out our virtual Summit this year with a day dedicated to training partners on how to deliver cyber protection solutions to their clients, develop their next innovation with the Acronis Cyber Platform, and achieve more by following the example of some of the world’s top athletes. Simply put, the year’s biggest cyber protection event is off to an amazing start. If you weren’t able to make it to the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 Training Day, or you missed out on an event or two, here are the top highlights and takeaways.
October 17, 2020  — 4 min read
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October 17, 2020  — 4 min read
Welcome to the #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
It’s finally here! Explore all of the sessions, workshops, events, and surprises in store at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 before it begins this Monday. We’re highlighting all the top moments, best speakers, and biggest opportunities for our IT channel, developer and ISV, enterprise IT, and sales and marketing attendees. Before you finalize your custom agenda or finish blocking off your calendar check out this guide to everything at the #AcronisCyberSummit to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the excitement, insights, and inside looks that will be unveiled at this year’s biggest cyber protection event.
October 15, 2020  — 5 min read
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October 15, 2020  — 5 min read
Building a better UX: How Acronis designs for success
Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer, famously said that good design embodied firmitas, utilitas, and venustas — strength, utility, and beauty. In designing a good user experience, software companies need an interface that operates reliably, solves users’ problems, and is aesthetically pleasing.
October 15, 2020  — 5 min read
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October 15, 2020  — 5 min read
6 Special #AcronisCyberSummit Events You Won't Want to Miss
We’re less than a week away from the can’t-miss cyber protection event of 2020: the Acronis Global Cyber Summit! And at this year’s completely free virtual conference, we’re pulling out all the stops and filling October 19-21 with events that designed to inform, entertain, and inspire. Still deciding which sessions to block your calendar off for? Here are six of the fun social activities that you won’t want to slide off your radar. Take a sneak peek and reserve your spot today to make sure you don’t miss out!
October 08, 2020  — 3 min read
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October 08, 2020  — 3 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit Preview with Marketing Guru Louis Gudema
Acronis Channel Chief Evangelist Amy Luby sat down with tech marketing guru Louis Gudema to discuss his marketing consulting services, his book Bullseye Marketing, and what he’s doing with and for Acronis partners at this year’s Acronis Global Cyber Summit to help them raise their marketing game in this post-pandemic world. Check out this quick pre-Summit interview for a sneak peek at some of the marketing insights your organization can look forward to at this year's Acronis Global Cyber Summit.
October 05, 2020  — 5 min read
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October 05, 2020  — 5 min read
How to build your custom #AcronisCyberSummit experience
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit site is now live! With just two weeks left until the 2020 Summit and limited space in some of our most exciting workshops and sessions, now’s the time to register and start building your custom agenda. In this quick guide, we’ll take a look at everything you can do today to make sure your experience at this year’s free virtual conference is full of the networking opportunities, expert insights, and actionable takeaways you’re looking for.
October 02, 2020  — 8 min read
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October 02, 2020  — 8 min read
Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks
Maze ransomware has been seen executing targeted attacks since at least May 2019 and was supposedly responsible for the attack on Canon on July 30, 2020, resulting in the outage of the image canon cloud storage service. Moreover, the Maze ransomware operator claimed they stole 10 TB of private data as part of the attack on Canon.
September 30, 2020  — 5 min read
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September 30, 2020  — 5 min read
Acronis partners share what they’re looking forward to at the #AcronisCyberSummit
The Acronis Cyber Global Summit 2020 is quickly approaching. As the excitement builds for what is sure to be an informative and inspiring three days, we asked a few of the sports and cyber protection leaders who will be joining us what they’re most looking forward to this year, why they’re participating, and how Acronis cyber protection solutions have helped their organizations get through the pandemic successfully.
September 28, 2020  — 3 min read
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September 28, 2020  — 3 min read
Antimalware Scans of Backups: Creating More Security Without Harming Performance or Usability
Backup and antimalware are two essentials parts of the typical endpoint security posture. While scanning for malware is usually performed before backing up, it is still possible for malware to make its way to a backup image – either because the detection capabilities of the average antimalware solution are lacking or the backup was created before doing an antimalware scan.
September 25, 2020  — 3 min read
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September 25, 2020  — 3 min read
Develop new cyber protection solutions at #AcronisCyberSummit
The modern threat landscape demands cyber protection — the intersection of data protection and cybersecurity. And with so many of us working and learning from home, the need is higher than ever for effective cyber protection that integrates with the tools and applications we rely on. So how does one get started with developing new cyber protection solutions? And what sorts of challenges can be expected along the way? Today, we'll take a deep dive into the developer and ISV track at Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020, which takes place October 19-21, to learn the answers to these questions and more.
September 24, 2020  — 5 min read
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September 24, 2020  — 5 min read
Selling cyber protection: Embracing the opportunity at #AcronisCyberSummit
The need for organizations to modernize their data protection and cybersecurity has become clear, which is why 72% of global organizations have seen their IT costs ramp up. There is a tremendous business opportunity in getting organizations #CyberFit – but how can those with the technical skills take advantage of it if they are not a natural marketer or salesperson. A new track of sessions at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 will deliver the help they need to crack the code of that opportunity – enabling them to sell cyber protection so they can grow and strengthen their business.