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November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
A cyberattack at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disrupted clinical and academic operations, prompted ambulance diversions and canceled classes. The incident highlights how health care downtime can affect patients, students and faculty while raising questions about protected health information, HIPAA safeguards and cyber resilience.
January 19, 2024 — 2 min read
Acronis Geo-Redundant Storage: Complete, secure and hassle-free cyber protection
January 19, 2024 — 2 min read
Acronis Geo-Redundant Storage: Complete, secure and hassle-free cyber protection
In our digital age data is not just an asset — it’s the backbone of business continuity. Understanding this, Acronis is proud to present its latest innovation in data protection: Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS).
January 17, 2024 — 7 min read
What is Bare-Metal Restore and How does it work?
January 17, 2024 — 7 min read
What is Bare-Metal Restore and How does it work?
Google Drive is a personal cloud storage service from Google that lets you store and synchronize digital content across computers, laptops, and mobile devices, including Android tablets and smartphone devices. It’s a great product – it currently offers 15 GB of cloud storage for free, which can be increased to 100 GB with a monthly subscription.
January 17, 2024 — 21 min read
What is a managed online backup (MOB) service?
January 17, 2024 — 21 min read
What is a managed online backup (MOB) service?
The managed service provider (MSP) market is at a record high, and that growth shows no sign of slowing. The market is expected to reach a global value of 372.6 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 6.2% for the forecast period.
January 01, 2024 — 9 min read
The Benefits of DRaaS: Protecting Your Business from the Unexpected
January 01, 2024 — 9 min read
The Benefits of DRaaS: Protecting Your Business from the Unexpected
Disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) is a dedicated solution that third-party providers offer to small and large businesses to ensure data protection, limit downtime, and shorten Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) when a disaster happens.
December 18, 2023 — 7 min read
What is Cloud DR (Disaster Recovery)?
December 18, 2023 — 7 min read
What is Cloud DR (Disaster Recovery)?
Before your organization makes an investment to support your disaster recovery (DR) strategy, be sure you understand the pros and cons of each choice. For some organizations, on-premises DR may be the right solution, while other organizations can save money and achieve the best DR protection with a cloud-based DR solution.
November 30, 2023 — 37 min read
How to Backup a MySQL Database?
November 30, 2023 — 37 min read
How to Backup a MySQL Database?
Since 1995, MySQL has been the relational database management system of choice for millions of businesses around the globe.
November 28, 2023 — 2 min read
Understanding WORM backup: Ensuring compliance and security
November 28, 2023 — 2 min read
Understanding WORM backup: Ensuring compliance and security
In the world of data protection and compliance, WORM (write once, read many) backup technology plays a crucial role. This approach ensures that once data is written to a storage medium, it cannot be altered or deleted for a specified period. Understanding WORM backup is essential for organizations to ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory standards.
November 22, 2023 — 2 min read
Fortify security and resilience for your clients with NIST
November 22, 2023 — 2 min read
Fortify security and resilience for your clients with NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework provides “voluntary guidance, based on existing standards, guidelines and practices for organization to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.” Whether your MSP is helping clients to qualify for cyber insurance or satisfy regulatory compliance, shoring up cyber protection in alignment with NIST Cybersecurity Framework is still a good idea.
November 21, 2023 — 5 min read
The best line of defense against AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats
November 21, 2023 — 5 min read
The best line of defense against AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats
The rise of tools like ChatGPT leave organizations more vulnerable than ever to AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats. In this article, we’ll break down everything executives need to know about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of cybersecurity attacks, and how solutions like endpoint detection and response have the speed and sophistication needed to thwart them.
November 08, 2023 — 6 min read
6 benefits of cloud disaster recovery in health care
November 08, 2023 — 6 min read
6 benefits of cloud disaster recovery in health care
Uncover common challenges in health care data protection, disambiguate cloud adoption and identify six key benefits of cloud disaster recovery.
November 08, 2023 — 4 min read
Securing critical M365 collaboration applications
November 08, 2023 — 4 min read
Securing critical M365 collaboration applications
Providing security for organizations' critical cloud collaboration applications is now more important than ever before. Acronis’ Collaboration App Security for M365 is an advanced security solution that provides comprehensive protection against content-based attacks. Service providers can now have 360-degree advanced threat protection for content-based attacks, designed to replace or augment Microsoft's security services.
October 20, 2023 — 3 min read
HIPAA-compliant disaster recovery: The future of health care data protection
October 20, 2023 — 3 min read
HIPAA-compliant disaster recovery: The future of health care data protection
In the health care sector, the margin for error is virtually nonexistent, especially when it comes to data management and protection. As digitization accelerates, data becomes the cornerstone of effective patient care. With that in mind, Acronis is proud to introduce Advanced Disaster Recovery, designed to support health care applications, that complements our other established, HIPAA-compliant backup solutions.