--- title: Latest stories from Acronis Editorial 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/page/48/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) [Authors](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/) Acronis Editorial Team ![Image 1: Acronis Editorial Team](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/d85707ae91461544212d39836dc32b42.png) Acronis Editorial Team 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. # Latest stories from Acronis Editorial Team [22 November 2021 — 7 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 2: What is a hosting service provider (HSP)?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) What is a hosting service provider (HSP)? A hosting service provider (HSP) is an IT service company or partner that provides remote IT resources and/or services enabling individuals, companies or managed service providers (MSPs) to host websites, databases, applications and other critical systems.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/hosting-service-provider/) [22 November 2021 — 6 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 3: What is Cyber Resilience?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) What is Cyber Resilience? Cyber resilience is the term used to describe the quality of IT infrastructure that is pliable and robust enough to withstand changes and modifications and can rapidly return to a stable state. These changes and modifications can include a cyberattack, the onboarding of new employees, adding new endpoints or workloads to the network, hardware failures, or a merger or acquisition – in short, any activity that changes and “disturbs” the status quo. In some cases, a cyber resilient infrastructure can withstand a disturbance and quickly return to its normal or static state. In other cases, the infrastructure may withstand a disturbance and, as a result, create a new, dynamic state. Any disturbance introduces an opportunity for cybercriminals to attack your systems and data.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/what-is-cyber-resilience/) [22 November 2021 — 5 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 4: Switching from a VAR to an MSP](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Switching from a VAR to an MSP Today, the demand for hardware, specialized software and other technologies continues to grow, yet past profit margins have been razor thin. If the old saying is true — that every challenge is an opportunity in disguise — this is the chance for value-added resellers to rethink past approaches and focus on becoming a true MSP.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/switching-var-to-msp/) [22 November 2021 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 5: What is the difference between a VAR and an MSP?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) What is the difference between a VAR and an MSP? If you work in information technology, you have heard the terms value-added reseller or VAR, and managed service provider or MSP. This article discusses the differences between a VAR and MSP and the benefits and disadvantages of each.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/var-vs-msp/) [17 November 2021 — 6 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 6: Most Recent Cyberattacks of 2021](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Most Recent Cyberattacks of 2021 It’s not even over yet and 2021 has already had its share of cyberattacks, breaches, and cyberthreats. Let’s examine five of the top cybersecurity threats of 2021.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/recent-cyber-attacks-2021/) [17 November 2021 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 7: What is a RDDoS (Ransom Distributed Denial of Service) Attack?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) What is a RDDoS (Ransom Distributed Denial of Service) Attack? Ransom distributed denial of service attacks (RDDoS) are extortion-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattacks that are motivated by financial gain. With RDDoS, cybercriminals threaten to launch an extended DDoS attack unless the target pays a ransom before a specified deadline.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/ransom-denial-service/) [08 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 8: Summit Interview Series: Jamison West](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/42d6106bc727ec1a7d06e2ff342c08d7.png) Summit Interview Series: Jamison West The host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, recently interviewed Jamison West at Acronis #CyberFit Miami Summit to hear more about his experience selling his MSP practice and how he’s now helping other IT business owners.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-jamison-west/) [05 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 9: Summit Interview Series: ASCII Group's Jerry Koutavas](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/9c4224e7ffbdb289861e578428bb1a86.png) Summit Interview Series: ASCII Group's Jerry Koutavas The host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, interviewed the President of the ASCII Group Jerry Koutavas during the Acronis #CyberFit Miami Summit in October 2021 to discuss the challenges and opportunities MSPs face when it comes to cybersecurity insurance.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-ascii-groups-jerry-koutavas/) [04 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 10: Summit Interview Series: SMB Nation's Harry Brelsford](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/fe8ef916de996746b2d21c8db6d9083d.png) Summit Interview Series: SMB Nation's Harry Brelsford The host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, interviewed Harry Brelsford, the founder of SMBNation during the Acronis #CyberFit Miami Summit in October 2021 and talked about the opportunities and challenges the emerging legal cannabis sector can offer managed service partners (MSPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs).](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-smb-nations-harry-brelsford/) [03 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 11: Summit Interview Series: Compliancy Group's Paul Redding](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e804435de9b4f4f0dd9f3a8303eb851a.png) Summit Interview Series: Compliancy Group's Paul Redding The host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, interviewed VP of Partner Engagement and Cybersecurity at the Compliancy Group Paul Redding during the Acronis #CyberFit Miami Summit in October 2021 and discussed the opportunities and challenges IT providers face with compliance.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-compliancy-groups-paul-redding/) [02 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 12: Summit Interview Series: Erick Simpson](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/d918000c3a6eb1c4ef35fb59c908c9bf.png) Summit Interview Series: Erick Simpson During the Acronis #CyberFit Miami Summit in October 2021, the host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, interviewed Erick Simpson, MSP business channel growth expert, and discussed what the future looks like for the managed service provider (MSP) industry.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-erick-simpson/) [01 November 2021 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 13: Summit Interview Series: ChannelPro Network’s Rich Freeman](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/00729aeabffb2c1eb7a0df7e7ef332a4.png) Summit Interview Series: ChannelPro Network’s Rich Freeman During the Acronis #CyberFit Summit Miami in October 2021, the host of The Business of Tech podcast, Dave Sobel, interviewed ChannelPro Network’s Executive Editor Rich Freeman to discuss some of the key findings and conclusions resulting from the MSP-focused market research that Acronis and ChannelPro Network jointly published during the conference.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/summit-interview-series-channelpro-networks-rich-freeman/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/1/)...[46](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/46/) [47](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/47/) [48](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/48/) [49](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/49/) [50](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/50/)...[92](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/92/)