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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.
February 03, 2017  — 2 min read
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February 03, 2017  — 2 min read
How to Find out If Your Computer Is Protected Against Ransomware
Ransomware is on the hunt for your precious photos and important documents. Is your computer protected? Are you sure that your protection actually works? There is an easy way to check. Find out how!
February 02, 2017  — 3 min read
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February 02, 2017  — 3 min read
A Series of Unfortunate Backup Events
Gitlab.com is a very popular Software as Service (SaaS) platform for software developers. Recently, they suffered a series of unfortunate events due to incomplete backup practices that resulted in customer data loss and service down time. They are back up and running now (minus some essential client data) and there are a few important lessons we can learn from their backup approach and resulting experience.
January 31, 2017  — 10 min read
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January 31, 2017  — 10 min read
Osiris Ransomware: New Addition to the Locky Family
Locky ransomware has undergone another facelift, as cyber criminals roll out updates to one of the most common and damaging families of file-encrypting malware. The new ransomware is named Osiris, after the Egyptian god of the afterlife, and comes with improved features designed to attack backups and avoid being detected. It appends the .orisis extension to the end of the encrypted files and follows the standard pattern of ransomware infection: Invade, Encrypt, Extort. Riding on the back of Locky’s success, Osiris is one of the most serious cyber security treats computer users are facing today.
January 30, 2017  — 5 min read
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January 30, 2017  — 5 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup: January 30
In a world of increasing cyber attacks and data vulnerability, it’s our responsibility to take action and protect ourselves—even though, at times, it seems ever more difficult. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are flooding the market, becoming a major part of our daily lives; ransomware is preying upon innocent individuals and institutions in the hopes of making a quick buck; and dormant threats are coming out of the cracks, striking fear into those looking towards the future. But even with all of these threats, we continue to innovate, finding new and imaginative ways to protect ourselves and our devices. This week in tech saw new ways of thinking about security to combat old yet increasingly devious threats. What did you miss?
January 24, 2017  — 4 min read
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January 24, 2017  — 4 min read
The Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation NYC Launch Event — Blockchain, Ransomware, and the Race Toward the Future
The Acronis team landed in NYC last week to discuss the global threat of ransomware and present groundbreaking technology that lifts the concept of data protection to a brand new level. The event was packed to capacity with standing room only — hundreds of professionals and media representatives came to hear about the latest developments in the world of cyber security and personal data safety. It was the launch of Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation. Acronis CMO John Zanni and Acronis VP and GM of Consumer Business Gaidar Magdanurov were joined by a former FBI cyber security expert Eric O’Neill  and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott to launch the new product and talk about the ever-evolving technical landscape and our responsibilities in keeping data protected.
January 24, 2017  — 3 min read
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January 24, 2017  — 3 min read
5 Reasons to Back Up Your Employees’ PCs
IT Infrastructure in your small business is becoming complex. Before you only had servers and generic desktops to deal with, but the world has changed. Now you have virtualization, cloud VMs in IaaS clouds, data in SaaS clouds, and even mobile devices to worry about.
January 23, 2017  — 5 min read
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January 23, 2017  — 5 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup: January 23
With much of the news revolving around the inauguration of President Donald Trump, it might have been easy to miss the revelations in the world of cybersecurity. A number of new, and old, malware variants were exposed, and the tech world began doing more to protect themselves against attack. With these revelations came new products ready to fight against ransomware, putting data protection at the forefront of cybersecurity. The headlines were endless, but we made it our mission to gather the most relevant and most intriguing, topics of discussion. What did you miss?
January 20, 2017  — 3 min read
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January 20, 2017  — 3 min read
INDEPENDENT TEST: Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation Outperforms Competitors
The threat of ransomware (a type of malware that hijacks computer systems and demands ransom) is so great that it became paramount for backup vendors to introduce technology to protect backups from such attacks.
January 18, 2017  — 2 min read
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January 18, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation: Your Ultimate Backup Destination and Protection Against Ransomware
The wait is over! We are excited to announce the immediate availability of Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, a powerful personal backup software packed with new ground-breaking features designed to pull the world out of the multi-billion-dollar ransomware nightmare. It also has the capacity to certify and verify the data through blockchain technology.
January 18, 2017  — 4 min read
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January 18, 2017  — 4 min read
Acronis Consumer Survey Exposed the Need for Effective Defense Against Ransomware
A survey conducted by Acronis in December 2016 exposed the lack of awareness and understanding of the imminent danger presented by ransomware  — an increasingly-pervasive form of malware that encrypts the victim’s files, denying access to them until the user pays an online ransom of hundreds or thousands of dollars. Respondents placed high value on personal data, but were not prepared to pay any ransom in case of an attack. The survey revealed that while 71 percent of the respondents worry about the safety of their personal data and 41 percent say they cannot afford to lose any of it, 56 percent have no plan for recovering that data if it is lost or held hostage by cyber criminals.
January 18, 2017  — 6 min read
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January 18, 2017  — 6 min read
DeriaLock Demands Victims to Pay Ransom by Skype
Recently, BleepingComputers discovered DeriaLock ransomware, and Acronis analysts took a close look at the latest version. DeriaLock ransomware consists of three functional parts: screenlocker, cryptolocker, and a file eraser. This article reviews the cryptolocker and file eraser parts of the ransomware and provides information on how to unlock the affected system.
January 17, 2017  — 3 min read
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January 17, 2017  — 3 min read
Leveraging Hyper-V 2016 Resilient Change Tracking for Backup
Resilient Change Tracking (RCT) technology simplifies and speeds up the backup and recovery of Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VMs. Best of all, it is transparent and does not require any additional configuration or management.