--- title: Latest stories from MSP Threats Security Team description: Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity and cyber protection news, research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/2/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) [Authors](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/) MSP Threats Security Team ![Image 1: MSP Threats Security Team](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/1578b8dff96325855c4525d865e7fc63.png) MSP Threats Security Team # Latest stories from MSP Threats Security Team [22 March 2024 — 6 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 2: Empowering MSPs: How Acronis uses AI in its products and our plans for the future](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/d7fb3c6d9bc04132ad5f8323017ca0d5.png) Empowering MSPs: How Acronis uses AI in its products and our plans for the future Acronis has a robust AI-enabled security stack, and new AI innovations are on the way. Read on to learn about how Acronis uses AI in our products and solutions, and what is coming in 2024.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/empowering-msps-how-acronis-uses-ai-in-its-products-and-our-plans-for-the-future/) [11 March 2024 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 3: Acronis Cyber Platform wins Best macOS Security for Corporate Users award from AV-Test](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f3870f3c8b8ee83ee3a8408244c7dc2d.png) Acronis Cyber Platform wins Best macOS Security for Corporate Users award from AV-Test Acronis Cyber Platform was named Best macOS Security for Corporate Users by AV-Test.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-receives-best-macos-security-for-corporate-users-award-from-av-test/) [25 January 2024 — 5 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 4: The indispensable role of MSPs in a rapidly evolving threat landscape](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/d84452f082024cf4124eb86b688a315f.png) The indispensable role of MSPs in a rapidly evolving threat landscape In the ever-evolving digital landscape, where technology advancements are both a boon and a bane, the significance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. Over the past 5–10 years, the cybersecurity paradigm has undergone a seismic shift, driven by technological advancements, an uptick in cyberthreats and a heightened awareness of the critical role played by managed service providers (MSPs).](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/the-indispensable-role-of-msps-in-a-rapidly-evolving-threat-landscape/) [10 August 2022 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 5: Acronis Cyber Protect stopped all the threats in the Advanced Protection Test commissioned by AV-Test.org](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/d14a39f5d985ba58c7b8c360e1d173ce.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-stopped-all-the-threats-in-the-advanced-protection-test-commissioned-by-av-testorg/) [14 October 2020 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 6: Acronis Cyber Platform certified by ICSA Labs](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Acronis antimalware in ICSA Labs September certification: 100% detection rate Being “good enough” is never enough when it comes to safeguarding your data, endpoints, and workloads. To stand up to ever-changing threats, the strategies and solutions you rely on for data protection and cybersecurity need to keep evolving too. Given the constantly changing cyberthreat landscape, Acronis is constantly enhancing our cybersecurity technologies to improve the detection rate and overall performance. The most recent efforts clearly paid off in the September round, as Acronis Cyber Protect scored a perfect 100% in all of the tests done by this respected certification laboratory. Let’s take a look at the latest results.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-antimalware-icsa-labs-september-certification-100-detection-rate/) [14 August 2020 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 7: Cyberattacks Target Remote Work Tools](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Targeted phishing takes aim at Acronis – and loses Phishing attacks, which involve criminals posing as legitimate contacts use emails and instant messaging to trick victims into providing valuable information like login credentials and banking or credit card details, is a major challenge for organizations ... and it’s on the rise. The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s (APWG) Phishing Activity Trends Report for Q1 2020 notes that phishing attacks rose to the highest level since 2016, with more than 60,000 phishing sites being reported in March alone. As a member of APWG, Acronis can confirm that we’ve seen an uptick as well and Acronis employees of all levels receive well-crafted phishing emails every day. Let’s look at one recent example that targeted one of our c-level executives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/targeted-phishing-takes-aim-acronis-and-loses/) [06 August 2020 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 8: Acronis Cyber Platform certified by ICSA Labs](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Acronis Cyber Platform certified by ICSA Labs This year, Acronis successfully took part in ICSA Labs’ assessment for Endpoint Product for Business, Anti-malware certification. Acronis Cyber Platform passed all of the tests to be certified and achieved the same excellent result it did with AV-Comparatives and VB100 – earning certification after its first test. As in evaluations by other testing laboratories, Acronis Cyber Platform showed zero false-positive reactions, a close to perfect (99.9%) on-demand detection rate, and a 98.2% real-world detection of new and unknown malware threats!](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-cloud-certified-icsa-labs/) [16 July 2020 — 5 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 9: Acronis Cyber Protect earns Approved Business Security product certification](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Acronis Cyber Protect earns Approved Business Security product certification With the release of Acronis Cyber Protect in Q2 2020, Acronis joined AV-Comparatives’ annual test of business security solutions. AV-Comparatives is a world-famous independent testing organization, which was established in Austria in 1999. Certification by AV-Comparatives provides an official, globally recognized seal of approval for software performance. The first half-year report by AV-Comparatives was just released, and Acronis received the prestigious Approved Business Security badge -- delivering a 98% detection rate and zero false positives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-earns-approved-business-security-product-certification/) [23 June 2020 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 10: Cyber Protection Includes Predicting Disk Drive Failures with Acronis AI](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Acronis Cyber Platform earns VB100 certification Launched in Britain almost two decades ago, Virus Bulletin is a world leader in security software testing. They award the VB100 certification to security products recognized by Virus Bulletin as legitimate and properly functioning anti-malware solutions. Acronis just joined the latest round of Virus Bulletin’s annual VB100 certification testing and achieved a perfect score—a 100% detection rate with zero false positives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-cloud-earns-vb100-certification/) [15 May 2020 — 5 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 11: Cyber Protection Includes Predicting Disk Drive Failures with Acronis AI](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Cyber Protection Includes Predicting Disk Drive Failures with Acronis AI While cyber protection is most frequently discussed in relation to managing and securing operating software, it can also involve managing the hardware that stores your valuable data – namely your disk drives. Because if your drive fails, any data stored on it can be lost forever. All hard drives will fail at some point. While this is particularly true of traditional, magnetic disk hard drives (a.k.a. hard disk drives or HDD), newer solid state drives (SSD) that use flash memory also face issues once their memory cells start to fail. Several factors can lead to errors in these data storage devices. For complete cyber protection, ensuring the stability and reliability of your drive is critical to safeguarding your data.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cyber-protection-includes-predicting-disk-drive-failures-acronis-ai/) [01 May 2020 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 12: Cyberattacks Target Remote Work Tools](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) ZOOM Security Plan and DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack New cyberattacks continue to roll in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including exploits of the most popular video conferencing service and doubling-down on the DoppelPaymer ransomware strain. Here’s a quick recap of the latest updates to these attacks and the planned responses.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/zoom-security-plan-and-doppelpaymer-ransomware-attack/) [28 April 2020 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 13: Cyberattacks Target Remote Work Tools](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Cyberattacks Target Remote Work Tools Remote access to business environments has become a vital part of everyday work during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the common ways an employee like a tech support staffer can connect to a remote employee’s work computer is the Remote Desktop service, which has some well-known security vulnerabilities.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cyberattacks-target-remote-work-tools/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/1/) [2](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/2/) [3](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/3/) [4](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/4/) [5](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis-security-team/page/5/)