--- title: Latest stories from Peter Hale 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/peter-hale/page/4/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) [Authors](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/) Peter Hale ![Image 1: Peter Hale](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4ebd2c6ab90855a20d45286557169382.png) Peter Hale # Latest stories from Peter Hale [25 October 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 2: Dorian Shows Why Cyber Protection is Vital for Disaster Preparedness](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Visit Acronis at Next Week’s IT Nation Connect in Orlando We’re looking forward to spending an engaging and exciting three days at next week’s IT Nation Connect. ConnectWise’s annual conference (which is happening Wednesday, October 30 through Friday, November 1 in Orlando, FL) is always a great opportunity to catch-up with industry peers. With more than 3,500 attendees expected, there will be plenty of fellow industry pros to connect with – whether they sell, support or service technology. We’re proud to be Gold Sponsors for this year’s event and are hoping to meet as many of the attendees as possible – especially since we have a lot to talk about with anyone looking to build and expand their business.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/visit-acronis-next-weeks-it-nation-connect-orlando/) [16 October 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 3: Acronis’ Accelerated Growth Gets an Added Boost from Goldman Sachs’ $147 Million Investment](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Acronis Global Cyber Summit Day 3: Boot Camp for Cyber Protection Revolution Following the partner awards last night, the main program of the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 is officially over. No more celebrity keynotes. No more insightful panels. No more wining and dining at the luxurious Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort. Yet the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and insight continues on Day 3, as IT pros, salespeople and engineers roll up their sleeves and get formal training on the strategies and solutions that will make the cyber protection revolution a success. Attendees who can stay another day have the opportunity to join a series of training and certification sessions that will help them put the knowledge that they gained during the Summit into practice.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-global-cyber-summit-day-3-boot-camp-cyber-protection-revolution/) [14 October 2019 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 4: Dorian Shows Why Cyber Protection is Vital for Disaster Preparedness](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Acronis Unveils Three New Solutions at Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 Acronis Founder and Executive Officer Serg “SB” Bell delivered his keynote address to the Acronis Global Cyber Summit and after getting the crowd energized with his vision of cyber protection, showing how it is revolutionizing the IT industry, Acronis announced three new cyber protection solutions: Acronis Cyber Protect, which integrates seven key protection needs into one easy-to-use solution](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-unveils-three-new-solutions-acronis-global-cyber-summit-2019/) [14 October 2019 — 5 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 5: Acronis SDI Update Available to Counter the MDS Vulnerabilities in Intel Processors](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Welcome to The Cyber Protection Revolution The largest gathering of cyber protection professionals officially gets underway today at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort in Florida, as the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 kicks off. After months of anticipation, the cyber protection revolution starts in earnest with more than 1,000 registrants – including cybersecurity experts, CIOs, IT pros, MSPs, value-added resellers, and ISVs and developers – joining the two-and-a-half-day conference in order to explore modern approaches to protecting critical data assets and systems. The next couple of days promise to be highly educational and entertaining, so let’s look at some of the anticipated highlights that will happen between now and Wednesday.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-global-cyber-summit-2019-welcome-cyber-protection-revolution/) [20 September 2019 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 6: Acronis’ Accelerated Growth Gets an Added Boost from Goldman Sachs’ $147 Million Investment](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Acronis’ Accelerated Growth Gets an Added Boost from Goldman Sachs’ $147 Million Investment This week marked an exciting milestone, as Acronis announced that Goldman Sachs was investing $147 million in our future. That funding brings Acronis’ valuation to more than $1 billion, making us the world’s newest unicorn – a designation given to private companies that reach that valuation level – and the first B2B software company founded in Singapore to reach that valuation mark. As a result, there will be a lot for industry observers to watch in the coming few years.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-accelerated-growth-gets-added-boost-goldman-sachs-147-million-investment/) [13 September 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 7: What to Expect: Enterprise IT Pros at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) What to Expect: Enterprise IT Pros at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit The Acronis Global Cyber Summit will kick off in just a few short weeks, and there’s a lot that IT professionals in enterprises can gain by attending. Here’s what the world’s largest gathering of cyber protection experts has to offer your business and how to register today!](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/what-expect-enterprise-it-pros-acronis-global-cyber-summit/) [05 September 2019 — 4 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 8: Dorian Shows Why Cyber Protection is Vital for Disaster Preparedness](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Dorian Shows Why Cyber Protection is Vital for Disaster Preparedness Faced with cyberthreats like ransomware and cryptojacking, it’s no surprise modern organizations have focused on their cybersecurity posture. Yet Hurricane Dorian shows that storms, floods, and fires still threaten a company’s digital assets just as seriously as hackers do.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/dorian-shows-why-cyber-protection-vital-disaster-preparedness/) [22 August 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 9: Top Business and Data Protection Strategies for Gulf Coast Flooding and More](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Acronis Professional Services Democratizes Enterprise-grade Cybersecurity Every modern organization relies on data to compete and survive, so it is critical that they are #CyberFit so they are prepared to handle any threat to their data that may come along. Given how fast the digital landscape is changing and ever-evolving nature of cyberthreats, protecting your people, technology and processes is an ongoing challenge.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-services-democratizes-enterprise-grade-cybersecurity/) [12 July 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 10: Top Business and Data Protection Strategies for Gulf Coast Flooding and More](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Top Business and Data Protection Strategies for Gulf Coast Flooding and More For businesses, preparing for a flood (or any natural disaster) is not something that should be left to the last minute. Fortunately, there are a few established business and data protection strategies that companies should take to protect their businesses and their businesses precious data from this flood and those that will follow:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/top-business-and-data-protection-strategies-gulf-coast-flooding-and-more/) [25 May 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 11: Acronis SDI Update Available to Counter the MDS Vulnerabilities in Intel Processors](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis SDI Update Available to Counter the MDS Vulnerabilities in Intel Processors Last week it was revealed that certain Intel processors contain a new set of hardware vulnerabilities that enables “speculative execution attacks”. In these attacks, a malicious app or guest virtual machine gains access to the data stored inside CPU buffers – allowing hackers to bypass the security restrictions on the system. The bad news: The researchers who found the MDS bug say it likely affects all Intel CPUs released since 2011 – and as a result, Acronis Software-Defined Infrastructure could be exposed to an attack. The good news: As soon as the problem was identified, Acronis immediately developed a fix so your data won’t be at risk once you’ve installed the update.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-sdi-update-available-counter-mds-vulnerabilities-intel-processors/) [18 April 2019 — 3 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 12: Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Subscriptions vs Perpetual Licenses: What's Right for You? Everyone knows that change can be difficult. From minor things like always eating the same food to serious examples like staying at a bad job, our comfort zone makes it difficult to try new things – even when we know the change will be good for us in the long run. The same is true in the software industry, where companies increasingly are replacing the one-time-purchase license for their product with cloud-based subscriptions. And while some customers might prefer buying a box and keeping the installation CD on the shelf, the benefits users gain from subscriptions are driving the subscription revolution. We thought we’d take a look at the differences between traditional one-time purchases (called perpetual licenses) and subscriptions, so you can decide which approach fits your company’s needs when looking at a solution.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/subscriptions-vs-perpetual-licenses-whats-right-you/) [26 March 2019 — 6 min read Acronis Blog ![Image 13: Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection Given the evolving threats to today’s digital world, Acronis has been leading the charge to develop a new approach to safeguarding it – one that combines the safety of data protection with the threat counter-measures of cybersecurity. Acronis calls this next generation of digital defense “cyber protection.” Now Acronis is bringing together the world’s largest community of cyber protection professionals at a two-and-a-half-day conference committed to improving the protection of critical digital assets and systems. The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 will be held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort on October 13–16, 2019, and it promises to be the must-attend event for IT infrastructure managers, CIOs, service providers, value-added resellers, ISVs, and developers.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/announcing-acronis-global-cyber-summit-2019-mobilizing-future-cyber-protection/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/1/) [2](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/2/) [3](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/3/) [4](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/4/) [5](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/5/) [6](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/peter-hale/page/6/)