--- 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/80/ 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 [08 May 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 2: A Brief History of Data Storage](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Avoid Draconian Policies to Keep Employees Happy and Data Secure in the Cloud Cloud storage, BYOD and remote working have created a workforce that's increasingly mobile, whether that means toting a handful of mobile devices or keeping the majority of information in a place other than one’s hard drive.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/avoid-draconian-policies-keep-employees-happy-and-data-secure-cloud/) [07 May 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 3: Behind the Camera: How One Chicago Filmmaker Protects His Digital Stories](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) What Solid-State Drive Data Recovery Limitations Mean for IT Sleek and slim laptops and mobile devices are all the rage these days as users seek more computing power and better performance. Many devices available today fit the bill thanks in part to solid-state drives (SSDs), which store data on flash memory chips that don't have any moving parts.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/what-solid-state-drive-data-recovery-limitations-mean-it/) [05 May 2014 — 1 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 4: How MSPs Adapt to New Data Protection Buying Behavior: Q&A with Gigaom's Ashar Baig](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Maximize Collaboration for a Mobile Workforce Companies are awash in smartphones, tablets, Aircards and other mobile devices that promise to improve productivity and connect employees, whether they are across the office or across the world from each other.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/maximize-collaboration-mobile-workforce/) [02 May 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 5: Heartbleed Advice for MSPs and the IRS Misses Windows XP Deadline: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Avoiding Data Risk & IT Pet Peeves: Weekly Roundup Digital data storage has been around since 1951, but even today, businesses and consumers alike risk irreversible data loss if they fail to properly and consistently protect their data. The lesson? Don't tempt fate. Avoid learning that lesson the hard way by backing up before it's too late.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/avoiding-data-risk-it-pet-peeves-weekly-roundup/) [30 April 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 6: From Sledgehammers to Blowtorches, Gratifying Ways to Destroy a Hard Drive](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) From Sledgehammers to Blowtorches, Gratifying Ways to Destroy a Hard Drive Conventional wisdom and sound data protection practices suggest that you should keep old hard drives, just in case of emergency. But for those who can't resist the temptation, here are a few of the most exciting methods to destroy a hard drive. Be sure to check out BuzzFeed for more inspiration:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/sledgehammers-blowtorches-gratifying-ways-destroy-hard-drive/) [29 April 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 7: How Image Backup Helps Protect Data Against Hidden Threats: A Q&A With Joel Berman](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) How Image Backup Helps Protect Data Against Hidden Threats: A Q&A With Joel Berman No doubt you’ve heard about the Heartbleed bug and and how a simple coding error in OpenSSL, the Internet's most popular open source cryptographic library, has exposed countless passwords and security credentials to online hackers. Internet services have updated their systems and strengthened security in response to Heartbleed, which is used by more than two-thirds of web servers worldwide, but the vulnerability highlights the often hidden threats to data security. Here, Joel Berman, Acronis fellow and longtime IT professional, explains the implications of surreptitious malware threats such as Heartbleed and explains how image backup could help IT pros prevent data loss in the first place.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-image-backup-helps-protect-data-against-hidden-threats-qa-joel-berman/) [25 April 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 8: Samsung's Data Center Fire & The Evolving Role of the CIO: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Samsung's Data Center Fire & The Evolving Role of the CIO: Weekly Roundup Data center fires are no joking matter. They can happen to any organization, big or small, as Samsung found this week when its South Korean data center caught fire. The damage caused a global service outage for Samsung customers. Here's the latest on data disaster prevention methods, and other data protection news from around the Web this week:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/samsungs-data-center-fire-evolving-role-cio-weekly-roundup/) [24 April 2014 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 9: A Brief History of Data Storage](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) A Brief History of Data Storage Did you know that all of "Toy Story 2" was nearly wiped out? Or that Kurt Vonnegut predicted the future of storage? From punch cards to clouds, here's a look at man's quest to protect our greatest asset: data.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/brief-history-data-storage/) [23 April 2014 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 10: Behind the Camera: How One Chicago Filmmaker Protects His Digital Stories](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Behind the Camera: How One Chicago Filmmaker Protects His Digital Stories Filmmaking has come a long way since the VHS tapes and bulky cameras of the ‘90s. But along with new technology comes the need for increased data storage capacity — and a higher risk of data loss.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/behind-camera-how-one-chicago-filmmaker-protects-his-digital-stories/) [22 April 2014 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 11: How MSPs Adapt to New Data Protection Buying Behavior: Q&A with Gigaom's Ashar Baig](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) How MSPs Adapt to New Data Protection Buying Behavior: Q&A with Gigaom's Ashar Baig As the channel landscape grows increasingly complex, vendors must truly understand the market — and their partners' customers — to provide value. That's true for data protection and backup services alike, though changes in buying behavior have altered the definition of a strategic relationship between vendors and their managed service provider (MSP) partners. Here, Ashar Baig, research director at Gigaom Research and a channel expert, explains the data protection challenges MSPs' customers face, how vendors can help their partners help themselves and what MSPs look for in a vendor partner.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-msps-adapt-new-data-protection-buying-behavior-qa-gigaoms-ashar-baig/) [18 April 2014 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 12: Heartbleed Advice for MSPs and the IRS Misses Windows XP Deadline: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Heartbleed Advice for MSPs and the IRS Misses Windows XP Deadline: Weekly Roundup Unless you've been living underneath a rock for the past two weeks, you've no doubt heard about the panic that the Heartbleed bug has caused among Internet users. MSPs can assuage their customers' concerns by providing them the information they need. Here's the latest on Heartbleed and more data protection news from around the Web this week:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/heartbleed-advice-msps-and-irs-misses-windows-xp-deadline-weekly-roundup/) [17 April 2014 — 2 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 13: Cloud Vendor Buyer's Guide: 4 Ways to Make the Choice a Breeze](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Cloud Vendor Buyer's Guide: 4 Ways to Make the Choice a Breeze A dedicated IT team can help a small business scale and grow quickly, but it's not a luxury all SMBs can afford. But the ever-present threat of a computer crash or other data disasters mean that businesses can't afford not to invest in some kind of IT solution. For many, this means outsourcing at least a portion of IT infrastructure to cloud and other third-party vendors.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cloud-vendor-buyers-guide-4-ways-make-choice-breeze/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/1/)...[78](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/78/) [79](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/79/) [80](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/80/) [81](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/81/) [82](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/82/)...[92](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/page/92/)