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August 24, 2026 — 5 min read
Acronis Cyber Platform earns 18/18 score in AV-TEST's business Windows evaluation
August 24, 2026 — 5 min read
Acronis Cyber Platform earns 18/18 score in AV-TEST's business Windows evaluation
Acronis Cyber Platform has once again earned the highest possible score in AV-TEST’s business Windows endpoint protection evaluation, achieving 18 out of 18 points in the May–June 2026 test. The latest result also extends a consistent record in AV-TEST’s business Windows evaluations.
April 20, 2020 — 6 min read
What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Hardening Your Home Router
April 20, 2020 — 6 min read
What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Hardening Your Home Router
If you’re a user, you always have access to the internet in the office – it’s a given that you don’t have to think about too much. At home, however, each of us usually plays the role of an admin, where your task is to set up the system that your family can use properly. Now that we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic and a lot of people are working from home, it is more important than ever to double-check the security of your router, since it is now not only the gateway to your personal data, but also to the valuable company data you are accessing remotely.
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Agentless vs Agent-Based Antivirus Software: Making The Right Choice
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Agentless vs Agent-Based Antivirus Software: Making The Right Choice
An ever-present challenge in business virtualization is keeping setups secure from intrusion. In a conventional architecture, antivirus and anti-malware solutions are essential for safeguarding and hardening against malicious attacks. The problem is that antivirus programs can be quite resource-intensive, diverting substantial computing resources away to handle malware scans. On a physical machine, this may only use a modest percentage of total computing performance capacity. On agent-based virtual machine configurations, however, this computing resource drain is often multiplied.
February 07, 2020 — 6 min read
The NHS cyber attack
February 07, 2020 — 6 min read
The NHS cyber attack
What type of cyber-attack was used?   How ransomware attacks health care providers and other industries   For many, ransomware became known, when WannaCry tore across the globe, infecting a quarter million machines in more than 150 countries in 2017. The largest ransomware attack ever, it affected a diverse collection of entities, including the NHS, Spain-based Telefonica, America’s FedEx, German railway company Deutsche Bahn, and LATAM Airlines.
January 13, 2020 — 6 min read
Ransomware: The digital doom we all want to avoid
January 13, 2020 — 6 min read
Ransomware: The digital doom we all want to avoid
How many articles have you read that highlight the devastation of a ransomware attack? Convinced a ransomware attack won’t happen to you? Are you willing to bet your business on it? Projected to attack one business every 14 seconds by the end of this year, ransomware attacks are not just heavy on the purse but can have a devastating impact on lost sales, customer relationships, brand reputation and overall compliance.
July 03, 2019 — 16 min read
Taking a deep dive into Sodinokibi ransomware
July 03, 2019 — 16 min read
Taking a deep dive into Sodinokibi ransomware
While Sodinokibi ransomware has been in the news recently, technical details for that particular strain have been far less visible. In this article, we’ll dissect Sodinokibi, shine a light on how it works, and review how you can protect your system from this threat.
October 22, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the automotive industry
October 22, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the automotive industry
Ransomware, widely considered to be the fastest-growing malware hazard of the 21st century, continues to threaten the uptime, profits and brand reputation of the automotive industry.
August 17, 2018 — 22 min read
Evolution of GandCrab Ransomware
August 17, 2018 — 22 min read
Evolution of GandCrab Ransomware
GandCrab ransomware was discovered near the end of January 2018 as a part of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) and soon became the most popular and widespread ransomware of the year. By Ravikant Tiwari
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the transportation & logistics industry
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the transportation & logistics industry
Ransomware, widely considered to be the fastest-growing malware hazard of the 21st century, continues to threaten the uptime, profits and brand reputation of the transportation & logistics industry.
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens educational institutions
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens educational institutions
Ransomware, widely considered to be the fastest-growing malware hazard of the 21st century, continues to threaten the uptime, budgets and brand reputation of the education sector. by James R. Slaby
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the healthcare industry
July 09, 2018 — 5 min read
Ransomware still threatens the healthcare industry
Ransomware, widely considered to be the fastest-growing malware hazard of the 21st century, continues to threaten the uptime, profits and brand reputation of the healthcare industry.
July 09, 2018 — 6 min read
Understanding the true, hidden costs of ransomware attacks on the business
July 09, 2018 — 6 min read
Understanding the true, hidden costs of ransomware attacks on the business
In planning defensive strategies, IT security professionals must recognize that the cost of a ransomware attack goes far beyond the extortion payment.
June 26, 2018 — 8 min read
SAMSAM ransomware is attacking backups again: Can your backup software stop it?
June 26, 2018 — 8 min read
SAMSAM ransomware is attacking backups again: Can your backup software stop it?
On March 22, 2018, the City of Atlanta, Georgia was struck by a ransomware attack that crippled municipals systems and forced the city’s IT team to verify every machine’s integrity.