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# Acronis Blog

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Executive vision

# Most recent on Executive vision

[![Image 1: Introducing New Acronis CEO: Prakash Panjwani](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30cb571f6f1aaa131733e5727a4a250c.png) 15 October 2026 — 2 min read Introducing New Acronis CEO: Prakash Panjwani We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer, Prakash Panjwani. A veteran cybersecurity CEO, Panjwani previously served as CEO of WatchGuard Technologies and SafeNet.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/introducing-new-acronis-ceo-prakash-panjwani/)

[22 February 2018 — 4 min read ![Image 2: Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Backups and the GDPR “right to be forgotten”: What to expect (Part 1 of 2) The arrival of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is imminent: the official cutover date is 25 May 2018. In previous blog posts, we’ve explained the majority of its new obligations and roles, but one question requires special attention: the so-called “right to be forgotten”. We'll take a look at what that means for your backup files.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/backups-and-gdpr-right-be-forgotten-what-expect/)

[20 February 2018 — 4 min read ![Image 3: Subscription Business Model: Logics and Behind-the-scenes Reasoning](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Subscription Business Model: Logics and Behind-the-scenes Reasoning For a long time, managed service providers (MSPs) who provided traditional business backup with on-premise servers and virtual machines were quite profitable. The vast majority of organizations embraced the need and invested willingly. But as the song goes, “the times they are a’changin’.” Traditional opportunities are declining as businesses look for data protection that includes reduced storage costs and increased convenience. Today’s business opportunities lie in hybrid cloud services, and as a result the best revenue sources for MSPs are evolving into the pay-as-you-go Subscription Business Model.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/subscription-business-model-logics-and-behind-scenes-reasoning/)

[16 February 2018 — 3 min read ![Image 4: 5 Keys to Getting More from Your IT Budget](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) 5 Keys to Getting More from Your IT Budget Big Data has helped companies ‘do more with less’, but it has also put a strain on infrastructure. How can you cope when your budget remains flat? With help from Acronis. Discover the top five reasons why businesses rely on Acronis Backup Advanced.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/5-keys-getting-more-your-it-budget/)

[13 February 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 5: How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Partnership Announcement: Acronis and Williams Martini Racing Continuing its involvement in one of the most data-driven sports in the world, Acronis recently announced a new strategic technology partnership with Williams Martini Racing – the fifth place finisher in last year’s Formula One Constructors’ Championship. Announced on Tuesday, February 13, the new agreement means Acronis will deliver innovative data protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, software-defined storage, and file sync and share.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/partnership-announcement-acronis-and-williams-martini-racing/)

[03 February 2018 — 9 min read ![Image 6: Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) SpriteCoin is a New Ransomware, Not Cryptocurrency The new SpriteCoin ransomware (also known as MoneroPay) leverages a novel social engineering technique – posing as a new cryptocurrency called SpriteCoin. It packs a one-two punch as well, combining a cryptolocker and password stealer in a single application. The link to the SpriteCoin homepage was published on the bitcointalk.org forum and spread among users interested in new cryptocurrencies. The topic was removed when its malicious nature was revealed, but let’s take a look at the details.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/spritecoin-new-ransomware-not-cryptocurrency/)

[24 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 7: Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Fighting the Good Fight: Acronis Launches Free Ransomware Protection Given the explosion of ransomware – malicious code that infects your computer and denies you access unless you pay a ransom – Acronis is doing all it can to combat it and protect the data of businesses and home users. That’s why we’re excited to launch a free version of our anti-ransomware software today. Acronis Ransomware Protection, is a free, standalone version of our unique, artificial intelligence-based anti-ransomware technology, which stops ransomware attacks in real-time and helps users to recover data without paying the ransom.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/fighting-good-fight-acronis-launches-free-ransomware-protection/)

[16 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 8: How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: CloudLinux Releases a More Robust Imunify360 Product with Help from Acronis There’s strength in numbers, which is why so many techies enjoy working with collaborative, open-source systems like Linux. Bouncing a good idea between several people can usually improve it more quickly than if one person had to refine it on their own. The same can be true for a company that’s looking to enhance its offering. Sometimes getting to the next level means developing an alliance that will allow the company to leapfrog what they otherwise would have had to spend time and resources developing independently. Recently, CloudLinux found it was ready to take another big step to improve its offerings and determined that the right partner could add even more value. Let’s take a look.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/partner-spotlight-cloudlinux-releases-more-robust-imunify360-product-help-acronis/)

[15 January 2018 — 13 min read ![Image 9: GlobeImposter ransomware: A holiday gift from the Necurs botnet](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) GlobeImposter ransomware: A holiday gift from the Necurs botnet On December 26, 2017, the Necurs botnet delivered a late Christmas gift – the new version of GlobeImposter ransomware. Attached to spam messages as zip archives, the zip archive contains a JavaScript that downloads and installs ransomware on a victim’s computer.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/globeimposter-ransomware-holiday-gift-necurs-botnet/)

[14 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 10: Microsoft’s Patch of Meltdown-Spectre Proves the Need for Backup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Microsoft’s Patch of Meltdown-Spectre Proves the Need for Backup The ancient Greeks once warned about “the cure being worse than the disease.” Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened when Microsoft released its patches for the Meltdown-Spectre vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s fix is bricking some computers, proving once again that creating a backup before installing any system update is critical.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/microsofts-patch-meltdown-spectre-proves-need-backup/)

[09 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 11: Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown New security research has been made public revealing the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerabilities in modern processors. These vulnerabilities allow programs to break the isolation between applications, which means malicious applications could access the memory of another program running on the same machine. (For a detailed attack description, please visit https://spectreattack.com/ or https://meltdownattack.com/.)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-responds-protects-users-spectre-and-meltdown/)

[08 January 2018 — 4 min read ![Image 12: Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted Ransomware continues to threaten anyone using a Windows, macOS, or Android device, and individuals and business owners alike are paying ransoms because they don’t adequately protect their systems. While anti-ransomware solutions are available for devices like laptops, PCs and mobile phones, other Internet of Things (IoT) devices remain at risk. Our 2018 Ransomware Forecast looks at what threats we may soon face.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/ransomware-forecast-2018-expect-cars-homes-medical-equipment-and-wearables-be-targeted/)

[03 January 2018 — 3 min read ![Image 13: How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 presents a great opportunity for Acronis value-added resellers (VARs) to offer GDPR-compliant products to companies and organizations affected by the new regulation.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-acronis-vars-can-package-market-and-sell-gdpr-compliant-data-protection-products/)

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