October 14, 2019
Press release

Acronis Global Cyber Summit Kicks Off the Cyber Protection Revolution

Traditional backup and data protection are obsolete; the future demands modern cyber protection solutions that will address safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity and security (SAPAS) for data, applications and systems

Miami, FL- 14 October 2019 - Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection today welcomed attendees to its Acronis Global Cyber Summit taking place at the famed Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort. The inaugural event includes exciting announcements of new solutions, customer showcases, exclusive networking opportunities and more than 30 educational sessions focused on the rapidly-growing need for cyber protection.

Over the next two and a half days, world-renowned experts and business leaders, including the CEO of Herjavec group Robert Herjavec, Security Analyst and Researcher at Tel Aviv University Keren Elazari, and American former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative Eric O'Neill, along with Acronis Founder and CEO, Serg Bell will share insights on the industry's need for easy, efficient and secure cyber protection solutions.

"The digital world is providing forward-thinking cloud service providers, resellers, and software developers an opportunity for business growth," said Serg Bell (SB), Acronis Founder and CEO. "Acronis is at the forefront of the cyber protection revolution, and the Acronis Cyber Summit is the ultimate destination for those who want to understand and capitalize on the emerging digital world trends".

This evening the Acronis Cyber Foundation will host a charity reception that will focus on the initiative to build schools in developing countries. Founded in 2018 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the company, the Acronis Cyber Foundation's mission is to create, spread and protect knowledge. The Foundation's school initiative is to open 15 schools by 2021. To date, the Foundation has opened six schools with three others planned for 2019, including the opening of a school in San Antonio, Sololá, Guatemala on October 18.

During the summit, the Acronis Cyber Fit Partner Awards will be given out to recognize the outstanding work of Acronis' partners and their contribution to making Acronis a global presence in cyber protection.

Our Diamond and Gold sponsors at the Acronis Cyber Summit who are helping businesses get #CyberFit include: Ingram Micro, ConnectWise, Vuzion, Cobweb Solutions, Pax8, Scale Computing, Lifeboat, SherWeb, ExaGrid, Bitdefender and Eze Castle Integration.




About Acronis:

Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.
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