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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.
April 14, 2023  — 4 min read
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April 14, 2023  — 4 min read
10 trends that will shape cybersecurity in 2023
Our world is more digitally dependent than ever before, while IT environments are only getting more complex — and the potential for cyberthreat-related disasters is severe. Here are 10 trends that are likely to shape the cybersecurity landscape this year.
April 04, 2023  — 3 min read
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April 04, 2023  — 3 min read
The top five security vulnerabilities of SMBs
Cyberattacks can cost small and medium businesses (SMBs) thousands if not millions in damages, with ransomware being one of the most aggressive and commonly used forms of digital extortion. To protect yourself against these attacks and continue as unscathed as possible in event of one, it’s important to know the most common security vulnerabilities of SMBs and how to avoid them.
April 04, 2023  — 3 min read
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April 04, 2023  — 3 min read
The critical importance of creating secure passwords
In additional recognition of last week’s Acronis’ Cyber Protection Week, this blog will touch upon passwords, and in particular, how to create secure passwords for all your accounts and keep them safe from unwanted parties.
March 31, 2023  — 5 min read
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March 31, 2023  — 5 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud – March 2023
This month, we are proud to announce that Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud has been enhanced with a range of new features in release 23.03, aimed at improving the overall security of your clients’ organization, streamlining your operations and staying one step ahead of cybercriminals. Our team has been hard at work on these new features, and we're confident that they will further strengthen our position as a cybersecurity leader.
March 31, 2023  — 5 min read
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March 31, 2023  — 5 min read
Acronis Cyber Protection Week: Five essential steps to achieve cyber protection
On this fifth and final day of Cyber Protection Week 2023, we go in depth on five essential steps for safeguarding your data and ensuring your cyber protection is at peak efficiency.
March 30, 2023  — 2 min read
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March 30, 2023  — 2 min read
End of life for Acronis Disk Director
End of life for Acronis Disk Director 12.5 (Home, Workstation, Server) is April 3, 2023.
March 30, 2023  — 4 min read
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March 30, 2023  — 4 min read
Acronis Cyber Protection Week: Anti-ransomware, blockchain-based capabilities
On this fourth day of Cyber Protection Week, we're exploring the topic of ransomware, the inadequacy of current solutions to counter it, and how, ironically, blockchain has emerged as the best hope for organizations to ensure data authenticity and combat cybercrime.
March 29, 2023  — 9 min read
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March 29, 2023  — 9 min read
SwiftSlicer: A simple yet dangerous data wiper
On January 25, 2023, ESET Research found a new data wiper in the network of Ukrinform, Ukraine’s national news agency. Later, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) added that as of January 27, five additional, different malware samples were spotted in the network.
March 29, 2023  — 3 min read
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March 29, 2023  — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Protection Week: Cloud and hybrid cloud data protection
On this third day of Cyber Protection Week, we explore aspects of cloud security, which refers to the set of policies, technologies, and controls deployed to protect cloud resources, applications, and data from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security threats. For MSPs, this means greater control over data safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security for their clients.
March 28, 2023  — 6 min read
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March 28, 2023  — 6 min read
Acronis Cyber Protection Week: Disaster Recovery
On this second day of Cyber Protection Week, we examine how recovery from cyber disasters is as important as cybersecurity. Disaster recovery enables organizations to restore operations after a disruptive event. It involves a set of procedures, policies, and technologies that aid in the swift resuscitation of activities after an attack, to prevent financially devastating downtime.
March 13, 2023  — 2 min read
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March 13, 2023  — 2 min read
Acronis security incident analysis
On March 9, a post on BreachedForums mentioned that Acronis had been hacked. As this is a very serious matter, we immediately opened an investigation and found that this post was unfounded and no Acronis products had been hacked or compromised.
March 06, 2023  — 9 min read
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March 06, 2023  — 9 min read
Cloud backup and cloud storage: what is the difference?
The cloud hype has blurred the lines between cloud storage and cloud backup. Many providers like it that way because it gives them a broader appeal in capturing potential customers. But clouding up cloud definitions confuses the market. In reality, they are very different solutions for different business challenges.