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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.
May 24, 2022  — 6 min read
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May 24, 2022  — 6 min read
Cyber resilience: Software for business continuity
Today’s security service providers and IT professionals need to assume that data is constantly under attack. So, it’s essential that cyber resilience must include the ability to continue operations while under attack and to recover from attacks. Cyber resilience creates an end-to-end approach to threat management encompassing information security, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
May 19, 2022  — 5 min read
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May 19, 2022  — 5 min read
Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) for MSPs in a comprehensive cyber protection strategy
In the event of a sudden and unexpected disruption, from a power outage or natural disaster to equipment failure or system crash, the consequences can be catastrophic. This underlines the compelling case for MSPs to offer clients a way to maintain business continuity if the worst should happen. Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is a solution you can provide to your clients to do just that.
May 19, 2022  — 8 min read
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May 19, 2022  — 8 min read
How cyberthreats and cybersecurity are evolving in 2022
In planning for an uncertain future where cyberthreats are increasingly common and sophisticated, protecting your data from compromise requires a proactive approach to mitigate the effects of an attack on your systems and potentially save your business from ruin. Because data — your data — is a highly valued commodity, not because of the price it commands when sold on the dark web, but because of how important it is to you.
May 17, 2022  — 5 min read
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May 17, 2022  — 5 min read
What is hybrid cloud architecture? How does it work?
Modern business IT demands connections that are faster, more intricate, and constantly available. For managed service providers (MSPs), hybrid cloud architecture offers an easy, efficient, and secure means to meet these client demands – but, for all the benefits you and your clients gain from hybrid cloud storage solutions, many still find the hybrid cloud approach and hybrid cloud management unreasonably complicated.
April 29, 2022  — 5 min read
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April 29, 2022  — 5 min read
MSP vs MSSP: What is the Difference?
While managed service providers have been around for some time, there is another acronym for a different type of service provider . If you are confused by these terms and the types of services each provides, you will want to read on to discover the differences.
April 27, 2022  — 3 min read
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April 27, 2022  — 3 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud? – April 2022
The April 2022 release now delivers more capabilities, functionality, UI updates and proven integrations to simplify the way you work and provide better service to your clients.
April 27, 2022  — 5 min read
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April 27, 2022  — 5 min read
Cyber resilience vs cybersecurity
Cybercriminals moved quickly to exploit new vulnerabilities caused by the pandemic. For example, the vast majority of employees suddenly had to work from home; but in most cases, their security best practices were far inferior to the controls in place at the corporate office.
April 27, 2022  — 20 min read
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April 27, 2022  — 20 min read
The best cybersecurity software for Windows 11
Many at-home users wonder whether they need to purchase a cybersecurity solution for Windows 11. After all, doesn’t Microsoft include an anti-malware program in Windows 11 and if so, why would you need another solution? Read on and discover the answers to these nagging questions and discover how to best protect your Windows 11 computer from cyberattacks and any event that can cause data loss.
April 22, 2022  — 14 min read
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April 22, 2022  — 14 min read
HermeticWiper and HermeticRansom delivered via Active Directory GPO
On February 23, 2022, a new data wiper and ransomware were deployed on a large number of devices in the Ukraine, as ESET Research reported on Twitter. Just before this, a couple of Ukrainian government sites and services were subjected to DDoS attacks. Cybersecurity specialists discovered that the malware was deployed via Microsoft Active Directory GPO. In addition to the disk wiper and ransomware, a worm component was deploy
April 14, 2022  — 2 min read
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April 14, 2022  — 2 min read
Acronis named “Best Revenue Booster” at ChannelPro Network Summit
At this month’s ChannelPro Network Cybersecurity Online Summit Acronis was honored to receive a “Best Revenue Booster” award based on a poll of the summit’s attendees. In this particular category, Acronis beat out 28 other contenders to take home the top prize.
April 13, 2022  — 6 min read
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April 13, 2022  — 6 min read
Is negotiating with cybercriminals our new normal?
These days, companies are responding in different ways to ransomware attacks, and governments worldwide are seeking ways to apprehend these criminals. Unfortunately, despite protections and prosecutions, many companies end up facing the question of what to do when they are attacked. Is it sensible to hire a ransomware negotiator, report to the authorities, or give in to the attackers’ demands?
April 13, 2022  — 2 min read
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April 13, 2022  — 2 min read
A cordial invitation: Deploying DB protection with cPanel and MariaDB webinar
Acronis is delighted to announce it will be hosting an interactive webinar on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 to discuss the best practices for quick deployment of database protection on MariaDB using cPanel.