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May 23, 2025  — 3 min read
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May 23, 2025  — 3 min read
Acronis champions ENISA’s EU Vulnerability Database for enhanced cybersecurity in Europe
Acronis is integrating EUVD into our operations to support the EU’s cybersecurity priorities and enhance digital resilience for businesses and organizations.
June 01, 2021  — 4 min read
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June 01, 2021  — 4 min read
What is an email cyberattack?
It is another workday, and one of your client’s users is perusing through their inbox and sees an email from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Her first thought is, “Why would the IRS be contacting me?” Without thinking further, she quickly opens the email, clicks on the link and BAM! Next thing she sees on her screen is a message telling her that her files have been encrypted and she must pay a ransom to get the key to decrypt them.
May 26, 2021  — 4 min read
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May 26, 2021  — 4 min read
Cyber protection of champions: four European football teams win with Acronis
As a proud cyber protection partner of Manchester City F.C., FC Internazionale Milano, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, and Club Atlético de Madrid, Acronis is proud to have supported four world-renowned teams as they earned historic championships in the 2020/21 season! Acronis #CyberFit sports partners take advantage of the innovative features of Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions to achieve proactive, active, and reactive protection for all of their data, applications, and systems – keeping these champions secure and focused on optimizing their performance on the field.
May 20, 2021  — 6 min read
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May 20, 2021  — 6 min read
3 Ways to avoid malware infection in software patches
The objective of a software patch is to eliminate a vulnerability or fix a software flaw that is identified after the software is released, add new functionality or improve performance. Timely installation of newly released patches is an important maintenance step. It keeps your systems current and stable, optimizes performance, and mitigates the threat of new malware infection.
May 20, 2021  — 6 min read
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May 20, 2021  — 6 min read
How much can data loss really cost your business?
Data can be lost for a variety of reasons and the cost of data loss varies depending on the event type, the industry, and the location
April 22, 2021  — 4 min read
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April 22, 2021  — 4 min read
Continuous data protection: What you need to know
Today’s business users are more reliant on data than ever before, so any downtime or data loss can devastate an organization. Since data loss can happen at any moment, as a service provider you need to restore your clients’ business-critical data as quickly as possible.  How quickly they get back to normal depends on when you last backed up their data. Poor data protection can set them back hours, days, or perhaps weeks – severely impact their employees’ productivity and the organization’s long-term viability.
April 21, 2021  — 5 min read
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April 21, 2021  — 5 min read
How to prepare for a cyber security audit?
If your organization is preparing for a cyber security audit, you will want to read on to learn about best practices to optimize the value of the audit. External audits performed by third parties, can be expensive so it is best to be as prepared as possible by following these best practices.
April 19, 2021  — 3 min read
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April 19, 2021  — 3 min read
Ensure IT productivity when provisioning machines
Time is money…so to optimize your limited IT resources you should be able to provision all the machines you need at once – as quickly as you can provision one – is a much better approach. Acronis Snap Deploy makes that easy, but new capabilities will improve your IT team’s productivity and efficiency even more. Let’s take a look.
April 02, 2021  — 4 min read
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April 02, 2021  — 4 min read
5 steps to take for better cyber protection in 2021
While leaving legacy IT solutions and approached behind can be daunting it’s essential to modern cyber protection. To help individuals, organizations, and service providers looking to modernize their cyber protection after this year’s Cyber Protection Week, we’re recommending five initial steps to help make the transition to modern cyber protection easier and more affordable.
April 01, 2021  — 2 min read
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April 01, 2021  — 2 min read
Cyber Protection Week 2021: If it ain't broke, it still might need fixing
Traditional backup and cybersecurity solutions can’t fully protect modern data and devices. Data loss is on the rise for individual IT users and IT professionals because outdated solutions are being applied to today’s cyberthreats. It’s time to rethink how you approach cyber protection. Check out how to get started with this infographic.
March 30, 2021  — 3 min read
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March 30, 2021  — 3 min read
Acronis True Image now supports Apple Silicon Macs
If you are following the IT news and especially if you're a Mac user, you surely are aware of the introduction of the first Macs with the M1 chip last November. The M1 chip is the culmination of more than a decade of Apple's work creating chips for the iPhone and the iPad. Today, we are happy to announce that Acronis True Image, the only personal cyber protection solution, now supports Apple Silicon.
March 30, 2021  — 4 min read
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March 30, 2021  — 4 min read
5 ways to protect your home network
Before we discuss what you need to do to protect your home network, computer, Wi-Fi connection, and data, let’s discuss why it is important. You may be surprised to understand the full repercussions of a cyberattack to you and to your company.
March 30, 2021  — 4 min read
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March 30, 2021  — 4 min read
How to detect spyware?
Spyware can be a user’s nemesis. Once a user’s device is infected, spyware can collect a variety of personal and sensitive information, depending on the type of spyware. Here is what you need to know about spyware and how to detect it.