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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.
July 15, 2017 — 3 min read
Scuderia Toro Rosso Deploys Acronis Access Advanced for Secure Data Sharing
July 15, 2017 — 3 min read
Scuderia Toro Rosso Deploys Acronis Access Advanced for Secure Data Sharing
Formula 1 teams share large amounts of data between racing locations, home base, and partners. Scuderia Toro Rosso is no exception. With a small army of trackside engineers and hundreds of devices following the racing calendar around the globe, the data flow never stops. Some data, like telemetry, pumps through the standard channels for a live feed at the factory. Other information, race-specific calculations and sensitive data, may fall outside of the always-on telemetry stream and require extra attention. While there’s always been sufficient security in place, secure data exchange required manual setup, which prompted Scuderia Toro Rosso to deploy Acronis Access Advanced to streamline the process.
July 12, 2017 — 2 min read
The Ransomware Attack That Wasn’t
July 12, 2017 — 2 min read
The Ransomware Attack That Wasn’t
Remember that fast-moving cyberattack that slashed its way across the globe in late June? Turns out it wasn’t really ransomware but an even more malicious piece of malware called a “wiper” that left victims with no hope of getting back their data.
July 12, 2017 — 7 min read
Undetected PowerShell Ransomware Easily Blocked by Acronis Active Protection
July 12, 2017 — 7 min read
Undetected PowerShell Ransomware Easily Blocked by Acronis Active Protection
A new ransomware variant avoided detection by being spread through a spear phishing email campaign as an obfuscated PowerShell script. Many traditional anti-malware solutions are not ready for the next generation of ransomware attacks. Acronis, however, has been very successful.
July 06, 2017 — 2 min read
Acronis Protects Critical Infrastructure From Zero-Day Malware Attacks
July 06, 2017 — 2 min read
Acronis Protects Critical Infrastructure From Zero-Day Malware Attacks
If you are interested in cybersecurity, you may remember Stuxnet, an infamous worm which stopped uranium enrichment plants in Iran back in 2010. It’s no longer a secret that it was an Israeli-American cyberweapon. Since that time there were a lot of cases where critical infrastructure was attacked without any political motivation. One recent case is Industroyer — a mix of cyber weapon and ransomware-like products. We were contacted by our big OEM partners running process control systems who asked about this threat, wondering if our newest anti-ransomware technology, namely Acronis Active Protection™ could help. And guess what? Acronis Active Protection does help!
June 28, 2017 — 7 min read
Dissecting Petya Ransomware — What Can You Do to Protect Your Computer?
June 28, 2017 — 7 min read
Dissecting Petya Ransomware — What Can You Do to Protect Your Computer?
The new Petya-like ransomware just served a big blow to hundreds of banks, corporations, government organizations, post offices and shopping outlets around the world, spreading like fire, taking advantage of the EternalBlue exploit used by WannaCry ransomware only a few weeks before. Petya, Petrwrap, EternalPetya — let’s pull it apart and see what it’s made of.
June 26, 2017 — 4 min read
General Data Protection Regulation Explained
June 26, 2017 — 4 min read
General Data Protection Regulation Explained
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25, 2018 and it’s going to affect every business operating in the EU or dealing with EU customers. The new regulation replaces the outdated European Data Protection Directive that was adopted in 1995, and is designed to harmonize data privacy laws across the EU member states, protecting EU citizens’ personal data. Acronis is committed to full GDPR compliance — both as a company dealing with EU customers and as a vendor providing data protection technology to other businesses that are subject to GDPR regulation. Acronis Products and Services provide everything needed to perform personal data processing in accordance with the new regulations.
June 19, 2017 — 3 min read
Proving Backup Authenticity with Acronis Notary™ and Blockchain
June 19, 2017 — 3 min read
Proving Backup Authenticity with Acronis Notary™ and Blockchain
Acronis Notary™ creates digital certificates, based on checksums of your files, and then stores these certificates in the blockchain database, Ethereum, to ensure they can never be modified.
June 13, 2017 — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — June 12
June 13, 2017 — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — June 12
Ransomware that can infect Mac computers, PowerPoint malware without macro scripts, and hackers that are hiding espionage malware in famous social media accounts — these are some of the new threats facing your data this week. What else is on the technological horizon?
May 31, 2017 — 6 min read
Acronis Backup 12.5 Is Here!
May 31, 2017 — 6 min read
Acronis Backup 12.5 Is Here!
Data protection is never going to be the same with the latest release of Acronis Backup 12.5 — the world’s most innovative backup solution suitable for companies of all sizes. It comes in two editions: Standard and Advanced, with an easy in-place upgrade. It means you can start small with a few physical, virtual, or cloud systems, and then easily scale out to protect your entire business on-premises, remote location, in private and public clouds, and even mobile devices. Best of all, with a unified touch-friendly web-based console you won’t spend much time or effort to protect small or large environments.
May 25, 2017 — 3 min read
Backing up Multiple Hypervisors with Acronis Backup 12.5
May 25, 2017 — 3 min read
Backing up Multiple Hypervisors with Acronis Backup 12.5
Acronis Backup 12.5 protects your entire multi-hypervisor environment from a single touch-friendly web-based console. You will see all your VMs and hosts in the same place, allowing you to schedule your backups, test them, and recover when needed even to a different hypervisor, physical system, or the cloud.
May 23, 2017 — 3 min read
Thoughts on New Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
May 23, 2017 — 3 min read
Thoughts on New Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
Competition for Microsoft Windows backup customers is tough, forcing backup vendors to come up with new solutions to win more business. Well, competitors are not sleeping, and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.0 has just hit the market. Another vendor, another solution — but how does it compare to the small business’ favorite Acronis Backup 12.5? Well, let’s find it out!
May 22, 2017 — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 22
May 22, 2017 — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 22
The world is still reeling after last week’s worldwide ransomware attack. For days after, the timer continued to run out on encrypted computers and new variants started popping up. What’s next for data protection after an attack like this? Find out in this week’s tech roundup.