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October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
Secure, scalable cloud storage with a recovery commitment backed by Acronis. The Anti-Ransomware Recovery Warranty that helps MSPs make recovery a visible part of the service they deliver.
April 28, 2020 — 4 min read
Cyberattacks Target Remote Work Tools
April 28, 2020 — 4 min read
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.
April 28, 2020 — 4 min read
Digital CoronaVirus: Yet Another Ransomware Combined with Infostealer
April 28, 2020 — 4 min read
Digital CoronaVirus: Yet Another Ransomware Combined with Infostealer
At the moment, scammers are trying to cash in by sending out emails that promise pandemic relief money. The emails impersonate official entities such as the U.S. Federal Reserve or other official institutions. With subject lines like “Receive Payment” or “Relief Payment Form”, anxious users are motivated to click on a link that redirects to a phishing website, which tries to steal personal information or online banking credentials. Other email variants use these stimulus bills as bait to deliver a password protected “COVID 19 Relief.doc” document that contains a financial trojan or ransomware. And we still see waves of classic COVID-19 themed malware threats making the rounds. One such threat example that we came across recently dropped a combination of ransomware and infostealer malware.
April 27, 2020 — 3 min read
Importance of self-defense in cybersecurity software proven yet again
April 27, 2020 — 3 min read
Importance of self-defense in cybersecurity software proven yet again
At Acronis, we’ve taken the ability for security software to defend itself seriously right from the start. In 2017 and 2018, our solutions were tested for self-defense capabilities by independent labs, and their research revealed Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions delivered excellent results. Of course, we continue to improve our technologies with every release and constantly research what we can improve in all aspects of cyber protection. Given our mission of delivering cyber protection solutions that ensure the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) of data, in preparing for our upcoming Acronis Cyber Platform launch, we improved the self-defense capabilities even further.
April 24, 2020 — 3 min read
COVID-19 Themed Cyberattacks Taking Hold
April 24, 2020 — 3 min read
COVID-19 Themed Cyberattacks Taking Hold
Cybercriminals continue to exploit the COVID-19 theme in their cyberattacks, trying to trick user into entering their credentials or personal information on a phishing web page or loading malicious documents that pretend to contain essential information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a quick roundup of examples that show how scammers and hackers are leveraging the crisis.
April 22, 2020 — 10 min read
StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud
April 22, 2020 — 10 min read
StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud
If you are a managed service provider (MSP) or an IT solutions reseller reading this article, then you are likely researching new data protection and disaster recovery solutions to enhance your client offerings. You are either considering both Acronis and StorageCraft, or you’re already using StorageCraft and looking for alternatives.
April 20, 2020 — 6 min read
What is VMware Cloud? Benefits for service providers
April 20, 2020 — 6 min read
What is VMware Cloud? Benefits for service providers
VMware Cloud lets you run, manage, connect and protect all of your apps on any cloud, letting you choose the cloud or clouds that best meets your app and business needs for the ultimate in cloud computing flexibility.
April 16, 2020 — 4 min read
Intriguing COVID-19 Prevention Being Researched By Two Nobel Prize Winners
April 16, 2020 — 4 min read
Intriguing COVID-19 Prevention Being Researched By Two Nobel Prize Winners
As someone who has led his life on the cutting-edge of technology and science, Acronis Founder and CEO Serg “SB” Bell has made a lot of connections in the different scientific fields.
April 16, 2020 — 3 min read
Energy Sector Giant Struck by $11M Ransomware Demand
April 16, 2020 — 3 min read
Energy Sector Giant Struck by $11M Ransomware Demand
In a move that’s becoming all too familiar, cybercriminals have encrypted the systems of Energias de Portugal (EDP), one of the largest energy sector operators. The organization faces an $11 million ransom to have these systems unlocked so that they can hope to return to normal operations. Like all of the ransomware that have filled headlines in recent years, the Ragnar Locker ransomware strain used in this attack would have been detected and eliminated if EDP had Acronis Cyber Protection solutions deployed. Learn how our innovative AI-based cybersecurity technology can help prevent ransomware fallout like this from striking your organization.
April 15, 2020 — 3 min read
100% Detection Rate, Zero False Alarms: Independent Lab Tests Acronis Cyber Platform
April 15, 2020 — 3 min read
100% Detection Rate, Zero False Alarms: Independent Lab Tests Acronis Cyber Platform
AV-Test, the leading security institute known for putting anti-malware solutions through their paces, recently completed its examination of Acronis Cyber Platform – our new cyber protection product being released later this month, which delivers a unique integration of backup with full-stack next-generation anti-malware protection and comprehensive endpoint management tools. The results are in from AV-Test and Acronis Cyber Platform performed tremendously well.
April 13, 2020 — 4 min read
Demystifying the CARES Act for MSPs
April 13, 2020 — 4 min read
Demystifying the CARES Act for MSPs
The U.S. Government pulled together the largest economic stimulus package in our nation’s history and they did it in one week. This is an incredible accomplishment and a testament to our country’s ability to work together when faced with a crisis the likes of which we have not seen before. Acronis' Amy Luby just spoke to the CEO of Lendio, Brock Blake, and two MSP business owners, Amy Babinchak and Lori Tisinai, about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, who it is for, and what the best strategies are for accessing those funds. Brock explained who’s eligible for the CARES Act and how Lendio is making it easy for small business owners to apply for and find the right banks.
April 11, 2020 — 3 min read
The COVID-19 Outbreak: What to Expect and How to Stay #CyberFit
April 11, 2020 — 3 min read
The COVID-19 Outbreak: What to Expect and How to Stay #CyberFit
While most of the world is responding to the coronavirus crisis with compassion, cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of the emergency. Not only do we need to take precautions to maintain our physical well-being, but we also need to safeguard our digital lives as well against these immoral opportunists. In both instances, people have a lot of questions. On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 13:00-15:00 CET, Acronis is holding an online event with experts who will address the latest updates on the spread of COVID-19, how we can protect ourselves from infection, and what steps we should be taking to counter the cyberattacks that are increasing in the pandemic’s wake.
April 10, 2020 — 3 min read
Four Partner Videos Show MSPs Excited for Acronis Cyber Platform Launch
April 10, 2020 — 3 min read
Four Partner Videos Show MSPs Excited for Acronis Cyber Platform Launch
At last year’s Acronis Global Cyber Summit, a highpoint was launching the beta program for Acronis Cyber Platform. This solution integrates backup with full-stack next-generation anti-malware protection and comprehensive endpoint management tools for comprehensive, AI-enhanced cyber protection. With endpoint protection, patch management, vulnerability assessments, and AI-based hard drive failure detection – all delivered through single product and a single console – it is poised to be a game-changer. Now Acronis Cyber Platform is set to launch later this month, so we thought we’d share the reactions several of our MSP partners had of the new solution.