--- title: Acronis Blog description: Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity and cyber protection news, research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/56/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- # Acronis Blog [TRU Security → Updates from Acronis Threat Research Unit](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/) [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) Cyber protection # All stories in Cyber protection [![Image 1: stc Bahrain and Acronis partner to bring advanced endpoint security to businesses in Bahrain](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/9600f3eea83b8f4e168ea6c1409c8c26.png) 26 October 2026 — 3 min read stc Bahrain and Acronis partner to bring advanced endpoint security to businesses in Bahrain We are proud to announce a strategic partnership with stc Bahrain, expanding access to advanced cybersecurity services for businesses across Bahrain.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/stc-bahrain-and-acronis-partner-to-bring-endpoint-security-to-businesses/) [09 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 2: A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis Responds, Protects Users from Spectre and Meltdown New security research has been made public revealing the Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715) vulnerabilities in modern processors. These vulnerabilities allow programs to break the isolation between applications, which means malicious applications could access the memory of another program running on the same machine. (For a detailed attack description, please visit https://spectreattack.com/ or https://meltdownattack.com/.)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-responds-protects-users-spectre-and-meltdown/) [08 January 2018 — 4 min read ![Image 3: Apple File System and the Best Way to Connect to Remote File Shares](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Ransomware Forecast 2018: Expect Cars, Homes, Medical Equipment and Wearables to be Targeted Ransomware continues to threaten anyone using a Windows, macOS, or Android device, and individuals and business owners alike are paying ransoms because they don’t adequately protect their systems. While anti-ransomware solutions are available for devices like laptops, PCs and mobile phones, other Internet of Things (IoT) devices remain at risk. Our 2018 Ransomware Forecast looks at what threats we may soon face.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/ransomware-forecast-2018-expect-cars-homes-medical-equipment-and-wearables-be-targeted/) [03 January 2018 — 3 min read ![Image 4: Five Things to Consider When Comparing Cloud Backup Services](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 presents a great opportunity for Acronis value-added resellers (VARs) to offer GDPR-compliant products to companies and organizations affected by the new regulation.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-acronis-vars-can-package-market-and-sell-gdpr-compliant-data-protection-products/) [02 January 2018 — 2 min read ![Image 5: 3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) 3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018 If your New Year’s Resolutions list includes “reduce stress,” “make smart investments” and “over-deliver,” you’re not alone. Dreaming big at the beginning of the year is easy to do. Certainly those who look to the previous year for key lessons to learn from are probably at an advantage.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/3-steps-reduce-work-stress-and-grow-2018/) [29 December 2017 — 1 min read ![Image 6: Eggnog Reflections](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Eggnog Reflections As I’m sitting here sipping on my eggnog, I’m thinking about how much changes in a year. These words were not even a common part of my vocabulary 12 months ago: ransomware, Bitcoin, ICO, digital identity, GDPR, blockchain, AI and machine learning.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/eggnog-reflections/) [27 December 2017 — 2 min read ![Image 7: Apple File System and the Best Way to Connect to Remote File Shares](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users Today’s internet speeds worldwide are 30 percent faster on average than last year, according to the recently published November 2017 Speedtest Global Index from Ookla, a global broadband speed test company that operates the famous speedtest.net website.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/faster-global-internet-speeds-good-news-cloud-users/) [24 December 2017 — 7 min read ![Image 8: Acronis Storage Accelerated by Intel Library](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Digital Evolution: The Trends to Watch in 2018 The only constant in the world is change, and that is especially true in the field of technology. So what changes can we expect in 2018?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/digital-evolution-trends-watch-2018/) [21 December 2017 — 2 min read ![Image 9: Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX)](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and for many companies, the challenges presented by this new regulation may be reminiscent of the USA’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) from the early 2000s. Just like GDPR, SOX was designed to increase data transparency, and just like GDPR, it had a global effect, including on many companies outside of U.S. jurisdiction.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/understanding-gdpr-through-lens-sarbannes-oxley-sox/) [21 December 2017 — 7 min read ![Image 10: A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review Here we are at the end of another year, and what a year it was. Twelve months ago we made predictions for the year ahead – let’s see how we did.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/look-back-we-look-ahead-2017-review/) [20 December 2017 — 3 min read ![Image 11: Acronis Storage Accelerated by Intel Library](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Acronis Storage Accelerated by Intel Library Every piece of data is required to be stored somewhere. We all know about hard drives, optical discs, tapes and other means of storage. But cloud storage and software-defined storage are the two modern methods of storing data, especially when we talk about large volumes. Acronis entered Software-Defined Storage (SDS) market in 2016, pioneering it with Blockchain based data verification. Acronis Storage is an SDS solution that allows service providers and end-users to quickly and easily transform heterogeneous hardware into protected, enterprise-grade, scalable storage to improve your total cost of ownership.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-storage-accelerated-intel-library/) [16 December 2017 — 4 min read ![Image 12: Five Things to Consider When Comparing Cloud Backup Services](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Five Things to Consider When Comparing Cloud Backup Services Considering the sheer volume of data in our daily lives, individuals and businesses are increasingly challenged by how to safely store all of their digital assets – from financial records to treasured family photos.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cloud-backup-services/) [15 December 2017 — 3 min read ![Image 13: Apple File System and the Best Way to Connect to Remote File Shares](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Apple File System and the Best Way to Connect to Remote File Shares Recent changes in the file systems used by macOS have brought about some questions about how they might affect Macs being used with Windows networks and file servers. Luckily for the Mac / Windows mixed environment community, these changes have no impact on the users of Acronis Files Connect, who continue to have instant access to all available files shares and DFS resources and enjoy lighting fast search across remote folders.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/apple-file-system-and-best-way-connect-remote-file-shares/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/1/)...[54](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/54/) [55](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/55/) [56](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/56/) [57](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/57/) [58](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/58/)...[96](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/page/96/)