--- 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/cyberthreats/page/14/ 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/) Cyberthreats # All stories in Cyberthreats [![Image 1: Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18e90e89f5ec4ef0901f19008d4ccbf2.png) 13 October 2026 — 6 min read Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection Acronis is expanding the MDR service with capabilities that make this expertise easier to deliver and help partners address more risks. The developments build on a broader commitment to managed security: helping service providers protect the connected workspace while giving customers access to the expertise needed to investigate threats, respond effectively and maintain business continuity.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-expands-mdr-toward-broader-workspace-protection/) [11 February 2021 — 3 min read ![Image 2: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Acronis cybersecurity expert predicts 2021's top threats for Security Boulevard Attendees of a recent webinar hosted by tech news site Security Boulevard got a preview of the universe of cyberthreats that businesses will face this year based on the analysis of Candid Wüest, Acronis VP of Cyber Protection Research, and his team.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cybersecurity-expert-predicts-2021s-top-threats-security-boulevard/) [06 January 2021 — 4 min read ![Image 3: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) How to remove ransomware encryption from your computer According to the Acronis Cyberthreats Report 2020, 31 percent of companies worldwide reported being attacked during 2020. Ransomware encryption looms as one of the most prominent and dangerous of cyberthreats and with remote working dominating the landscape in 2021, it is expected that cyber-attacks will only increase. As a comparison, our experts at the Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) discovered that more than 1,000 organizations around the world had their data leaked following a ransomware attack in 2020.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-to-remove-ransomware/) [22 December 2020 — 4 min read ![Image 4: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/latest-cyber-threats-2020/) [17 December 2020 — 6 min read ![Image 5: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) The most malicious cyber security threats of 2021 It would be impossible to discuss the top cyberthreats of 2021 without mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from the obvious dangers to human health and the economic impact, the pandemic fundamentally altered the digital world this year, including how we work and how we spend our free time online.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/malicious-cyber-threats-2020/) [02 October 2020 — 8 min read ![Image 6: Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/maze-ransomware/) [01 October 2020 — 3 min read ![Image 7: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) How are you celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month? It’s no exaggeration to say that digital disruption has reshaped and reinvented nearly every major industry over the last couple of decades. From finance to healthcare, from manufacturing to transportation — the modern world is more dependent than ever on data. Naturally, safeguarding that data — and the organizations that rely on it — is absolutely vital. Now in its 17th year, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an initiative led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, intended to raise awareness about cyberthreats and the strategies we can take to protect our systems and sensitive data. October 2020 also marks the ninth year of European Cybersecurity Month — the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity and sharing best practices around the topic of staying protected online.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-are-you-celebrating-cybersecurity-awareness-month/) [14 August 2020 — 4 min read ![Image 8: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Targeted phishing takes aim at Acronis – and loses Phishing attacks, which involve criminals posing as legitimate contacts use emails and instant messaging to trick victims into providing valuable information like login credentials and banking or credit card details, is a major challenge for organizations ... and it’s on the rise. The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s (APWG) Phishing Activity Trends Report for Q1 2020 notes that phishing attacks rose to the highest level since 2016, with more than 60,000 phishing sites being reported in March alone. As a member of APWG, Acronis can confirm that we’ve seen an uptick as well and Acronis employees of all levels receive well-crafted phishing emails every day. Let’s look at one recent example that targeted one of our c-level executives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/targeted-phishing-takes-aim-acronis-and-loses/) [05 August 2020 — 3 min read ![Image 9: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Phishing is back in the news, but it never really went away The recent embarrassing hack of Twitter that led to the compromise of some very famous accounts (Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, et. al.) for use in a bitcoin-stealing scam grabbed global headlines for a few days. The story started winding down with the arrests of three young men in the UK and Florida. Twitter should feel lucky today that the thieves only set their sights on a small payday (netting less than $120K before they got caught) rather than broadcasting false headlines that might have shaken global financial markets. It’s a useful reminder that phishing remains among the most popular and successful attack vectors for a variety of cybercrimes, accounting for some 30% of all breaches.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/phishing-back-news-it-never-really-went-away/) [18 May 2020 — 5 min read ![Image 10: Identifying Data Threats Early](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Identifying Data Threats Early If you work in the information security field long enough, eventually you come to the understanding that you have a job that means – at some point in your career – you will make a mistake or overlook something that will lead to data being compromised. The failure could be a small, fleeting moment with little to no harm done, or it might be catastrophic and lead to public scrutiny and lawsuits.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cyber-threats/) [22 April 2020 — 10 min read ![Image 11: StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud If you are a managed service provider (MSP) or an IT solutions reseller reading this article, then you are likely researching new data protection and disaster recovery solutions to enhance your client offerings. You are either considering both Acronis and StorageCraft, or you’re already using StorageCraft and looking for alternatives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/storagecraft-msp-alternative/) [20 April 2020 — 4 min read ![Image 12: What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) What You Need to Know About Remote Work: Activating Your OS Firewall Many of us have most likely heard the term “firewall” even if we’re not interested in IT security. But what is it? Basically it is a network security system that controls all incoming and outgoing traffic on connected machines, acting as the first line of defense against all internet threats that target local networks or particular machines.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/activate-firewall/) [31 March 2020 — 9 min read ![Image 13: Unified Microsoft Azure Cloud Security Platform](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Unified Microsoft Azure Cloud Security Platform The only security suite specifically designed and optimized for Azure](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cloud-security-azure/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/1/)...[10](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/10/) [11](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/11/) [12](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/12/) [13](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/13/) [14](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/14/) [15](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/15/) [16](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyberthreats/page/16/)