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November 08, 2026 — 3 min read
Acronis researchers uncover AI attack mesh targeting emergency services
November 08, 2026 — 3 min read
Acronis researchers uncover AI attack mesh targeting emergency services
A new Acronis TRU investigation exposes BOSSAI, an attack operation in which one person coordinated 12 AI agents against targets across 11 countries. Learn what the campaign reveals about AI-assisted intrusions, commercial model safeguards and the risks of trusting automated findings.
August 08, 2022 — 14 min read
Best Mac cybersecurity solutions and practices
August 08, 2022 — 14 min read
Best Mac cybersecurity solutions and practices
For many years, many consumers and companies have believed that macOS devices are more secure than Windows operating systems (OSs). Unfortunately, this widespread misconception simply isn’t true.
August 03, 2022 — 5 min read
What is a whaling attack?
August 03, 2022 — 5 min read
What is a whaling attack?
A whaling attack is a type of spear phishing attack targeting high-profile employees and C-suite executives.
July 29, 2022 — 4 min read
Automating manual and mundane tasks with brand-new Cyber Scripting
July 29, 2022 — 4 min read
Automating manual and mundane tasks with brand-new Cyber Scripting
The Advanced Management pack’s Cyber Scripting feature increases your IT administrator’s efficiency by eliminating manual and mundane tasks and automating the process with community-driven, out-of-the-box or self-created scripts.
July 27, 2022 — 2 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Platform? — July, 2022
July 27, 2022 — 2 min read
What’s new in Acronis Cyber Platform? — July, 2022
As the number of cyberattacks continue to increase and grow more sophisticated in nature, Acronis is committed to making it easy for MSPs to extend their offerings and effortlessly manage Acronis Cyber Platform to ensure their clients’ systems, applications and data are protected. Check out the numerous improvements in Acronis Cyber Platform release 22.07 we've released this month.
July 11, 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis Webinar: “Keeping DirectAdmin Servers and Websites Safe”
July 11, 2022 — 2 min read
Acronis Webinar: “Keeping DirectAdmin Servers and Websites Safe”
This webinar will cover many valuable best practices to keep DirectAdmin hosting environments and websites safe. It will also show how the latest integration from Acronis delivers enterprise-grade backup and file-based restoration specifically for DirectAdmin users. It will even provide a review of a real-world deployment in a hosting environment.
June 30, 2022 — 4 min read
Exciting new features available in Acronis Cyber Platform 22.06
June 30, 2022 — 4 min read
Exciting new features available in Acronis Cyber Platform 22.06
This June release of Acronis Cyber Platform 22.06 is particularly exciting. It not only introduces new features that will help MSPs deliver better service and value to their clients, but also enables them to automate routine tasks via brand-new, out-of-the-box scripting. Here is a synopsis of all the new features included in this release.
June 28, 2022 — 7 min read
Cybersecurity and the metaverse
June 28, 2022 — 7 min read
Cybersecurity and the metaverse
While there’s still some debate about precisely what the metaverse is, more and more people are participating in metaverses both on the blockchain and on existing web interfaces. Unfortunately, today’s metaverses are being developed with security as an afterthought. The lack of built-in security in the metaverse means companies and individuals alike must be highly vigilant in protecting their businesses and employees.
June 27, 2022 — 5 min read
Your first steps to closing the cybersecurity talent gap
June 27, 2022 — 5 min read
Your first steps to closing the cybersecurity talent gap
According to the 2021 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, while the cybersecurity workforce gap is closing globally, it is growing in North America. As of June, 2022, over 400,000 cybersecurity professionals are needed in this region. Read on to learn more about the reasons behind IT talent shortages and suggestions on how to close the gap.
June 24, 2022 — 10 min read
What is computer security? Everything You Need To Know
June 24, 2022 — 10 min read
What is computer security? Everything You Need To Know
what is computer security definition? What are the different levels of computer security? Learn about the best practices for cyberattacks prevention and recovery and more about the best computer security software you can use.
June 14, 2022 — 6 min read
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance considerations for backup and storage
June 14, 2022 — 6 min read
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance considerations for backup and storage
Businesses and public institutions based in the European Union (EU) have doubtless heard by now about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new body of privacy regulations that goes into effect on 25 May 2018.
June 06, 2022 — 6 min read
Effective leadership and crisis management strategies for achieving cyber resilience
June 06, 2022 — 6 min read
Effective leadership and crisis management strategies for achieving cyber resilience
Effective leadership recognizes the importance of deploying robust modern cybersecurity technologies and of the highly skilled people working to solve difficult problems during a cyber event. These leaders encourage and facilitate cooperation between teams in order to ensure that brand reputation remains intact, and that cyber resilience is ultimately achieved.
June 06, 2022 — 4 min read
Kubernetes and cloud-native security threats
June 06, 2022 — 4 min read
Kubernetes and cloud-native security threats
Kubernetes increases software scalability and availability while optimizing IT costs. It also offers flexibility in multicloud environments. However, Kubernetes is not secure by default — and it comes with various novel security risks. This blog will first discuss the cloud-native attack surface and its challenges. Then we will focus on Kubernetes security events and the latest attacks.