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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.
November 20, 2018 — 3 min read
How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser
November 20, 2018 — 3 min read
How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser
As the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero skyrocketed last year, a more sinister trend came with it. Cybercriminals saw the opportunity to hijack unprotected computers to use their processing power to mine cryptocurrency – an activity that involves calculating extremely complex mathematical problems.
November 06, 2018 — 4 min read
Acronis Cyber Cloud 7.8 Enhances Cyber Protection with 80+ New Features and Improvements
November 06, 2018 — 4 min read
Acronis Cyber Cloud 7.8 Enhances Cyber Protection with 80+ New Features and Improvements
When they first set out to build Acronis Data Cloud our engineers asked themselves: What if MSPs could work with a single data protection platform that’s easy to use, efficient and secure, which evolves with technological advances and threats to data safety alike?
November 05, 2018 — 4 min read
GUEST BLOG: Gain Multi-Cloud Interoperability Overcoming Challenges
November 05, 2018 — 4 min read
GUEST BLOG: Gain Multi-Cloud Interoperability Overcoming Challenges
Multi-cloud is defined as an approach that combines more than one cloud (public or private), from more than a single cloud vendor. However, this is not an aggregation of various services from different vendors, it requires a mandatory glue - cloud-agnostic approach with interoperability across all providers. In this guest blog from Jelastic, we look at what challenges can be faced while multi-cloud implementation, and how to achieve the required interoperability.
October 31, 2018 — 1 min read
The 7 Worst Nightmares of a Sysadmin
October 31, 2018 — 1 min read
The 7 Worst Nightmares of a Sysadmin
It doesn’t need to be a dark and stormy night for a ghoulish incident to destroy the data that keeps yo ur company alive. Every day the stability and security of your system faces nightmares from cybercriminals, system errors, human errors, and more. If you can’t recover quickly, your data doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance. Fear not! To defend your business’ IT systems we’re going to shine a light on the seven most sinister terrors that haunt sysadmins. That way you can be sure there’s nothing in your stack waiting to go bump in the night.
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.
October 19, 2018 — 2 min read
First Graduates Complete the Yellow Ribbon Fund-Acronis IT Skills Programme in Singapore
October 19, 2018 — 2 min read
First Graduates Complete the Yellow Ribbon Fund-Acronis IT Skills Programme in Singapore
One of the first initiatives of the recently established Acronis Foundation was the creation of the Yellow Ribbon Fund-Acronis IT Skills Programme in Singapore, which taught valuable IT and life skills to inmates as a way to help them build a new life after release and reduce the odds that they would reoffend. This week, Acronis is happy to congratulate the first 15 participants on successfully completing the first training course.
October 16, 2018 — 4 min read
Acronis Opens New R&D Center for Cyber Protection, AI and Blockchain Projects in Bulgaria
October 16, 2018 — 4 min read
Acronis Opens New R&D Center for Cyber Protection, AI and Blockchain Projects in Bulgaria
With technology, things are always changing. So as a global leader in cyber protection and hybrid cloud solutions, Acronis has to continuously invest in research and development (R&D) to ensure we’re providing customers with the best protection for their data, apps and systems using cutting-edge technologies. That innovative philosophy pays tremendous dividends in the effectiveness of our solutions. Developing those technologies also requires us to find the best and brightest software engineers, scientists and security experts wherever they may be. That is why we have a network of R&D centers located around the world, operating in Asia, Europe and America. Such a global presence not only allows us to develop cyber protection, artificial intelligence, and blockchain-based technologies around the clock, it puts us closer to the best talent around the world. Now that R&D network is even larger since we just opened our new European office and R&D center in Sofia, Bulgaria. The strategic location will not only help us better serve our European-based customers, but the central location enables us to more easily draw on the well-educated and dedicated technical talent pool the continent offers.
October 03, 2018 — 11 min read
​Cloud storage services: The good and the bad
October 03, 2018 — 11 min read
​Cloud storage services: The good and the bad
Being responsible for running a business, you may not give much thought to how much data your employees store on their computers and other devices?
September 28, 2018 — 3 min read
Ransomware Attacks Sail Into San Diego and Barcelona
September 28, 2018 — 3 min read
Ransomware Attacks Sail Into San Diego and Barcelona
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/cyber-protection/ The bustling Port of San Diego is recovering from a ransomware attack that hit on Tuesday, September 25, striking the administrative computer systems. The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security are currently on-site investigating the ransomware further. And while the Port remains open to the public and shipping traffic is unaffected, certain systems are being shut down as a precaution while Port officials develop and implement their recovery plan. The incident marks the second cyberattack on an international port this week, as the Port of Barcelona was forced to fall back on contingency plans in response to an attack on their servers. Yet these are just two of the latest examples in a troubling epidemic of cybercrimes that target transportation, municipal, and governmental infrastructure.
September 27, 2018 — 3 min read
Finding Greater Security with Artificial Intelligence
September 27, 2018 — 3 min read
Finding Greater Security with Artificial Intelligence
How well protected is your company’s data? If you’re like the majority of IT professionals, probably not well enough. That’s not our opinion, but rather the honest answer from 62 percent of IT professionals from around the globe who reported that their security infrastructure has gaps that would allow attackers to penetrate their defenses. That revelation is just one of the troubling findings from the Ponemon Institute’s recent report on the modern IT security gap and how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) could help.
August 29, 2018 — 3 min read
Acronis Votes to Adopt AMTSO’s Testing Protocol Standard
August 29, 2018 — 3 min read
Acronis Votes to Adopt AMTSO’s Testing Protocol Standard
Acronis joined the Anti-Malware Testing Standard Organization (AMTSO) earlier this year to ensure its solutions adhere to the highest standards of security and help shape the evaluation criteria of future technologies. Acronis is happy to take part in establishing these protocols and procedures for the next generation of cyber protection and to help improve security testing practices overall within the industry. One important step towards this collaboration was to approve and adopt AMTSO’s Testing Protocol Standard, a process that demanded years of development, trials, and consultation before final approval. It was finally adopted at the end of May, marking a major step for the industry. Here’s why it matters.
August 24, 2018 — 3 min read
GUEST BLOG: 9 Questions to Ask When Creating Your Backup and Recovery Strategy
August 24, 2018 — 3 min read
GUEST BLOG: 9 Questions to Ask When Creating Your Backup and Recovery Strategy
Today’s businesses are in a constant state of alert when protecting their data. Whether it’s an employee’s careless accident, wildfires in California or cybercriminals at their laptops, the threat of data loss can cause sleepless nights for IT professionals. To compound this threat, the volume of data that must be protected is growing exponentially. Every day, an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is generated from an increasingly vast and diverse array of sources, from digital photos and videos to IoT sensors and business-critical systems. According to the Enterprise Strategy Group, backup and recovery capabilities consistently rank among the top IT priorities for organizations of all sizes. The result is increased demand for business continuity (BC) solutions that help businesses keep operations running in the face of disaster.