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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.
August 10, 2022  — 3 min read
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August 10, 2022  — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Protect stopped all the threats in the Advanced Protection Test commissioned by AV-Test.org
In their Advanced Protection tests, the famous German testing institute, AV-Test.org, wanted to accent how various products deal with ransomware in reality, and at what stage and how threats are actually detected and stopped. The test was commissioned in February 2022, but the results were published in June.
August 10, 2022  — 4 min read
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August 10, 2022  — 4 min read
Acronis earns accolades for its security in independent assessments
With the summer of 2022 in full swing, we can look back at a past year of significant growth, community-building and recognition from independent analysts — all of which speak to the importance of the cyber protection approach in the face of modern IT challenges and cyberthreats.
August 08, 2022  — 4 min read
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August 08, 2022  — 4 min read
Does Linux need antivirus software?
This article is intended for IT professionals who are either new to Linux or are looking to learn more about using third-party antivirus solutions with the Linux OS.
August 08, 2022  — 14 min read
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August 08, 2022  — 14 min read
Best Mac cybersecurity solutions and practices
For many years, many consumers and companies have believed that macOS devices are more secure than Windows operating systems (OSs). Unfortunately, this widespread misconception simply isn’t true.
August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
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August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
What is remote computer access?
Remote computer access lets you use a computer or network that is outside of your physical presence
August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
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August 03, 2022  — 5 min read
What is a whaling attack?
A whaling attack is a type of spear phishing attack targeting high-profile employees and C-suite executives.
July 29, 2022  — 4 min read
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July 29, 2022  — 4 min read
Automating manual and mundane tasks with brand-new Cyber Scripting
The Advanced Management pack’s Cyber Scripting feature increases your IT administrator’s efficiency by eliminating manual and mundane tasks and automating the process with community-driven, out-of-the-box or self-created scripts.
July 27, 2022  — 2 min read
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July 27, 2022  — 2 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud? — July, 2022
As the number of cyberattacks continue to increase and grow more sophisticated in nature, Acronis is committed to making it easy for MSPs to extend their offerings and effortlessly manage Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud to ensure their clients’ systems, applications and data are protected. Check out the numerous improvements in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud release 22.07 we've released this month.
July 26, 2022  — 8 min read
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July 26, 2022  — 8 min read
Symbiote: A new stealthy malware for Linux
Symbiote is a new Linux malware that steals users’ data and provides a backdoor to threat actors. It was discovered in June, 2022 and is characterized as a very stealthy malware. It uses a lot of evasion techniques, such as hooking functions, capturing TCP traffic and hiding its own files. It collects users' data and exfiltrates it on DNS servers.
July 22, 2022  — 12 min read
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July 22, 2022  — 12 min read
CloudMensis: a new macOS threat
In April 2022, ESET researchers found a yet-unknown backdoor on macOS. It was named CloudMensis due to the fact that it uses different public cloud storage for C2 communication. CloudMensis looks for different types of documents, captures keyboard input, searches local emails and can take screen captures.
July 15, 2022  — 4 min read
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July 15, 2022  — 4 min read
Cyber resilience vs cyber protection: What is the difference?
While these terms are often misunderstood or considered interchangeable, they actually represent two different cybersecurity concepts.
July 11, 2022  — 2 min read
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July 11, 2022  — 2 min read
Acronis Webinar: “Keeping DirectAdmin Servers and Websites Safe”
This webinar will cover many valuable best practices to keep DirectAdmin hosting environments and websites safe. It will also show how the latest integration from Acronis delivers enterprise-grade backup and file-based restoration specifically for DirectAdmin users. It will even provide a review of a real-world deployment in a hosting environment.