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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.
December 22, 2020 — 4 min read
2020 in review: Latest cyber threats that emerged and how to stay protected
December 22, 2020 — 4 min read
2020 in review: Latest cyber threats that emerged and how to stay protected
Amid all the horrible news that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals saw opportunity. New cyber threats emerged throughout the global lockdown, exploiting desperate people looking for news and assistance and attacking employees as they adjusted to remote work.
December 11, 2020 — 41 min read
What is Cyber Security?
December 11, 2020 — 41 min read
What is Cyber Security?
Cyber Security is the practice of defending your networks, systems, and applications from cyber threats.
December 03, 2020 — 8 min read
What is Cyber Protection?
December 03, 2020 — 8 min read
What is Cyber Protection?
Cyber protection is ­­the integration of data protection and cybersecurity — a necessity for safe business operations in the current cyberthreat landscape.
October 26, 2020 — 8 min read
The Best Moments of #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
October 26, 2020 — 8 min read
The Best Moments of #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 is officially over but the opportunities to learn, protect, and grow your organization with cyber protection are here to stay. In our first-ever hybrid-virtual Summit, which ran from October 19-21, the Acronis team hosted the world’s large gather of cyber protection professionals from around the world to engage in three days dedicated to insights, innovation, and actionable advice from some of the foremost leaders in the community. If you weren’t able to join the #AcronisCyberSummit this year, or if you missed out on any of the sessions or segments, here’s a quick recap of the best moments from the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020.
October 22, 2020 — 11 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Day Two Top Highlights
October 22, 2020 — 11 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Day Two Top Highlights
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 is officially over! Our first hybrid-virtual conference attracted more than 9,000 registrants from around the globe, all eager to learn about the benefits of cyber protection from more than 70 industry experts and thought leaders. At the closing day of the 2020 Summit these insights and discussions extended to a wide range of topics – touching on everything from challenges that professional sports teams face when it comes to cybersecurity to the best practices service providers should employ to boost their efficiency and profitability. If you weren’t able to catch all of today’s sessions, you’re in luck: we’ve collected some of today’s key highlights to give you an at-a-glance view of Day Two at the #AcronisCyberSummit. Plus, as part of our effort to share the cyber protection approach to everyone in IT, all of the Summit content will be available on-demand for attendees to revisit and share following the event.
October 21, 2020 — 8 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Day One Top Highlights
October 21, 2020 — 8 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Day One Top Highlights
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 kicked off its main program today with thousands of attendees connecting with a line-up of experts and thought leaders from around the world to gain exclusive access to insights, advice, and networking opportunities. If you weren’t able to catch all of today’s sessions, you’re in luck: we’ve collected some of today’s key highlights below to give you an at-a-glance view of Day One of the #AcronisCyberSummit. Plus, as part of our effort to share the cyber protection approach to everyone in IT, all of the Summit content will be available on-demand for attendees to revisit and share following the event.
October 20, 2020 — 5 min read
Meet the 2020 winners of the Acronis #CyberFit Partners Awards
October 20, 2020 — 5 min read
Meet the 2020 winners of the Acronis #CyberFit Partners Awards
The Acronis community really is something special, as anyone who is attending the Acronis Global Cyber Summit this week can attest. And while we love sharing useful information, practical strategies, and great solutions, we also know our success is based on the success of our partners. So for the second year, we’re recognizing the top distributors, service providers, value-added resellers, ISVs, and OEM companies from around the world for their excellence and outstanding work in spreading the message of cyber protection.
October 19, 2020 — 3 min read
What to expect during the #AcronisCyberSummit Pre-Summit Training Day
October 19, 2020 — 3 min read
What to expect during the #AcronisCyberSummit Pre-Summit Training Day
The day that the cyber protection community has been waiting for is finally here! The Acronis Global Cyber Summit officially kicks off today with a day of training, workshops, and an exciting panel discussion featuring some of the world’s most famous professional athletes. Each session is devoted to equipping attendees with the knowledge needed to leverage today’s most effective cyber protection solutions. Let’s take a more in-depth look at what you can expect at today’s sessions:
October 17, 2020 — 4 min read
Welcome to the #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
October 17, 2020 — 4 min read
Welcome to the #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
It’s finally here! Explore all of the sessions, workshops, events, and surprises in store at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 before it begins this Monday. We’re highlighting all the top moments, best speakers, and biggest opportunities for our IT channel, developer and ISV, enterprise IT, and sales and marketing attendees. Before you finalize your custom agenda or finish blocking off your calendar check out this guide to everything at the #AcronisCyberSummit to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the excitement, insights, and inside looks that will be unveiled at this year’s biggest cyber protection event.
October 15, 2020 — 5 min read
6 Special #AcronisCyberSummit Events You Won't Want to Miss
October 15, 2020 — 5 min read
6 Special #AcronisCyberSummit Events You Won't Want to Miss
We’re less than a week away from the can’t-miss cyber protection event of 2020: the Acronis Global Cyber Summit! And at this year’s completely free virtual conference, we’re pulling out all the stops and filling October 19-21 with events that designed to inform, entertain, and inspire. Still deciding which sessions to block your calendar off for? Here are six of the fun social activities that you won’t want to slide off your radar. Take a sneak peek and reserve your spot today to make sure you don’t miss out!
October 08, 2020 — 3 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit Preview with Marketing Guru Louis Gudema
October 08, 2020 — 3 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit Preview with Marketing Guru Louis Gudema
Acronis Channel Chief Evangelist Amy Luby sat down with tech marketing guru Louis Gudema to discuss his marketing consulting services, his book Bullseye Marketing, and what he’s doing with and for Acronis partners at this year’s Acronis Global Cyber Summit to help them raise their marketing game in this post-pandemic world. Check out this quick pre-Summit interview for a sneak peek at some of the marketing insights your organization can look forward to at this year's Acronis Global Cyber Summit.
October 02, 2020 — 8 min read
Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks
October 02, 2020 — 8 min read
Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks
Maze ransomware has been seen executing targeted attacks since at least May 2019 and was supposedly responsible for the attack on Canon on July 30, 2020, resulting in the outage of the image canon cloud storage service. Moreover, the Maze ransomware operator claimed they stole 10 TB of private data as part of the attack on Canon.