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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 25, 2019  — 2 min read
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April 25, 2019  — 2 min read
Just Opened: Early Access to the Acronis Cyber Platform
Today we announced that we’re opening the Acronis Cyber Platform to give developers, ISVs, OEMs, service providers, and others access to our core platform. This early access is designed to encourage expanded functionality and application integrations by developers while giving them access to Acronis’ large ecosystem. The Acronis Cyber Platform, which is the foundation of the company’s existing services, features a series of APIs supported by software development kits (SDK) and sample code. With today’s early access, developers can have the kind of access was previously available only to Acronis and select integration partners such as ConnectWise, Microsoft and Google.
April 25, 2019  — 3 min read
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April 25, 2019  — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Platform: Handing the Keys to Developers
In today’s digital world, data is the most valuable asset that your organization has. The data economy and its key driver, the democratization of data, is changing the competitive landscape everywhere. New industries are being built while traditional industries and business models are being destroyed. In addition, the amount of data and the the number of data sources is exploding because there are more apps, more “things”, more analysis of data, and more places to store data. As a result, most organizations are falling way behind in their ability to manage and protect data. When transforming to be a “data-driven” digital transformation success story in your market space, it’s critical to remember –  your team, your partners, your investors and your customers depend on your organization to effectively protect data from loss, theft and manipulation.
April 18, 2019  — 3 min read
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April 18, 2019  — 3 min read
Subscriptions vs Perpetual Licenses: What's Right for You?
Everyone knows that change can be difficult. From minor things like always eating the same food to serious examples like staying at a bad job, our comfort zone makes it difficult to try new things – even when we know the change will be good for us in the long run. The same is true in the software industry, where companies increasingly are replacing the one-time-purchase license for their product with cloud-based subscriptions. And while some customers might prefer buying a box and keeping the installation CD on the shelf, the benefits users gain from subscriptions are driving the subscription revolution.  We thought we’d take a look at the differences between traditional one-time purchases (called perpetual licenses) and subscriptions, so you can decide which approach fits your company’s needs when looking at a solution.
April 10, 2019  — 2 min read
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April 10, 2019  — 2 min read
Five Simple Steps to Better Backups
We might only be a few days removed from World Backup Day 2019, but the idea that 65% of consumers confirmed they suffered data loss (as revealed in our annual survey of attitudes and habits about data protection) has been rolling around in my head ever since. After all, that’s nearly 30% more people who reported they or a family member lost data in 2018 – a significant jump. The fact we all use more data and we’re accessing that data on more devices makes it obvious that we’re also creating more opportunities to lose that data – so that increase is understandable. But we still can take steps to try to reduce the frequency of data loss despite the increase in volumes and devices. It seems now is a great time for a reminder about the steps needed to keep your data safe. The following five recommendations are designed to help you negotiate the modern risks to your data given today’s habits of data use and the ever-evolving threats that lurk online.
April 09, 2019  — 4 min read
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April 09, 2019  — 4 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Differentiate Their Cloud Business with the Cyber Protection Advantage
Today rising downtime costs, pressing data privacy concerns, crippling non-compliance penalties, and new, ever-evolving digital security threats have raised the stakes for business managers and service providers alike. Customers are rightfully concerned about modern data threats.
April 05, 2019  — 6 min read
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April 05, 2019  — 6 min read
10 Cloud Software SaaS Solutions You Need to Know
For organizations of all sizes, cloud software represents an astonishing opportunity to thrive and expand. So much so, in fact, that the RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud Survey finds 96 percent of survey respondents now use cloud-based software with 81 percent implementing a multi-cloud strategy.
April 04, 2019  — 3 min read
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April 04, 2019  — 3 min read
How to choose cloud storage for business
The recent proliferation of solutions offering cloud storage for business can make choosing the right one for your company difficult – but there are ways to make it easier.
April 04, 2019  — 4 min read
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April 04, 2019  — 4 min read
To Defend Infrastructure, Focus First on Obvious Vulnerabilities
In 1966, Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech that cited an ancient Chinese curse: “May [you] live in interesting times.” He continued, “Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty, but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.” That measured perspective, simultaneously seeing the glass as half-empty and half-full, is a useful one to adopt when considering infrastructure vulnerabilities in 2019.
April 03, 2019  — 2 min read
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April 03, 2019  — 2 min read
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star Award: Five Ways Acronis Puts Partners First
The Acronis Partner Program is a 2019 CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star winner – a tremendous endorsement of the key ways we work to put our partners first.
April 03, 2019  — 9 min read
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April 03, 2019  — 9 min read
How Can You Protect Yourself From Ransomware?
In 2015, online criminals used ransomware attacks to extort a mere $50M from victims.
March 27, 2019  — 5 min read
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March 27, 2019  — 5 min read
Exploring Recent Trends from Acronis’ World Backup Day Survey
Every year Acronis celebrates World Backup Day with special deals, discussions, and global surveys of data protection habits, experiences, and concerns. While these celebrations evolve year-to-year to reflect the changing landscape of cyber protection, Acronis’ World Backup Day Survey includes many points that are tracked each year. Responses to these annual questions offer a fascinating look into how consumers have valued and protected what matters on their devices over time.
March 26, 2019  — 6 min read
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March 26, 2019  — 6 min read
Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection
Given the evolving threats to today’s digital world, Acronis has been leading the charge to develop a new approach to safeguarding it – one that combines the safety of data protection with the threat counter-measures of cybersecurity. Acronis calls this next generation of digital defense “cyber protection.” Now Acronis is bringing together the world’s largest community of cyber protection professionals at a two-and-a-half-day conference committed to improving the protection of critical digital assets and systems. The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 will be held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort on October 13–16, 2019, and it promises to be the must-attend event for IT infrastructure managers, CIOs, service providers, value-added resellers, ISVs, and developers.