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October 15, 2026 — 2 min read
Introducing New Acronis CEO: Prakash Panjwani
October 15, 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.
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 20, 2020 — 5 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit 2020: What to expect from Day 1
October 20, 2020 — 5 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit 2020: What to expect from Day 1
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 is finally underway, and our Training Day was a lot of fun. Thousands of IT channel professionals joined for a day of training, workshops, and exciting panel discussions with world-class athletes about excelling at the intersection of training and technology. The official Summit is about to kick off and there’s still space to join us for keynote speeches, networking opportunities, and explorations of new opportunities in cyber protection. Let’s take a look at what you can expect from some of today’s sessions:
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 19, 2020 — 4 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Pre-Summit Training Day Top Highlights
October 19, 2020 — 4 min read
#AcronisCyberSummit: Pre-Summit Training Day Top Highlights
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 Training Day is in the books! We rolled out our virtual Summit this year with a day dedicated to training partners on how to deliver cyber protection solutions to their clients, develop their next innovation with the Acronis Cyber Platform, and achieve more by following the example of some of the world’s top athletes.
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
Building a better UX: How Acronis designs for success
October 15, 2020 — 5 min read
Building a better UX: How Acronis designs for success
Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer, famously said that good design embodied firmitas, utilitas, and venustas — strength, utility, and beauty. In designing a good user experience, software companies need an interface that operates reliably, solves users’ problems, and is aesthetically pleasing.
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 05, 2020 — 5 min read
How to build your custom #AcronisCyberSummit experience
October 05, 2020 — 5 min read
How to build your custom #AcronisCyberSummit experience
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit site is now live! With just two weeks left until the 2020 Summit and limited space in some of our most exciting workshops and sessions, now’s the time to register and start building your custom agenda. In this quick guide, we’ll take a look at everything you can do today to make sure your experience at this year’s free virtual conference is full of the networking opportunities, expert insights, and actionable takeaways you’re looking for.
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.
September 30, 2020 — 5 min read
Acronis partners share what they’re looking forward to at the #AcronisCyberSummit
September 30, 2020 — 5 min read
Acronis partners share what they’re looking forward to at the #AcronisCyberSummit
The Acronis Cyber Global Summit 2020 is quickly approaching. As the excitement builds for what is sure to be an informative and inspiring three days, we asked a few of the sports and cyber protection leaders who will be joining us what they’re most looking forward to this year, why they’re participating, and how Acronis cyber protection solutions have helped their organizations get through the pandemic successfully.