--- 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/data-protection/page/31/ 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/) Data protection # All stories in Data protection [![Image 1: Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/6a693ef2012c6324f65b0b452c11b3d6.png) 12 October 2026 — 4 min read Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty Secure, scalable cloud storage with a recovery commitment backed by Acronis. The Anti-Ransomware Recovery Warranty that helps MSPs make recovery a visible part of the service they deliver.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cloud-storage-adds-a-recovery-warranty/) [26 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 2: How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Windows VM](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Do you have the protection you need to be able to carry out a data recovery? New technologies have come into our lives to stay. Today, in the digital age, we have a lot of private and professional information on computers, mobile phones, tablets, and all kinds of devices. But are we really doing the right thing to protect all the private, personal, and professional information that we store on them? What can we do if we lose data? Is data recovery possible?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-protection-and-recovery/) [26 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 3: The Five Tenets of the Most Secure Backup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Cybersecurity for SMBs, do you know how to protect yourself? Small and medium-sized businesses are targets of cybercrime. It may sound rigorous and scary, but it is a reality. Many think that their businesses are not going to be of interest and overlook the cybersecurity of the SMB, but in the long run, they discover that this is a mistake. Not only large companies and banks are victims of hackers. More and more SMBs regret not having made a greater effort to improve their protection and make more backups, and thus be less vulnerable to cybercriminals. How should the cybersecurity of an SMB be?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cyber-security-for-small-businesses/) [25 December 2018 — 23 min read ![Image 4: Tackling Hard Disk Corruption](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO – learn the basics The use of gold as money began thousands of years ago – as gold was the most resistant to aging and elements. During the early and high Middle Ages, Byzantine gold Solidus was the de-facto standard through the Europe and Mediterranean. As the Byzantine empire declined, its importance diminished together with the supply of gold, and European territories adopted silver to expand the money supply and extend their economies.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/blockchain/) [25 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 5: How to get rid of junk mail](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) How to get rid of junk mail Who has never received spam in their email? It is inevitable, we cannot avoid being bombarded with emails that we do not want, but perhaps, we can find a way to automatically detect and eliminate them without the risk of losing communications that are really important. Shall we get to work?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/antispam/) [25 December 2018 — 5 min read ![Image 6: Tackling Hard Disk Corruption](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Choose a backup provider Eventually, everyone needs to make a backup, but how to do it? What software to use? Choosing the backup provider that best suits our needs is important, so we do not waste time or money, and especially, so we are sure that, if necessary, our data is actually there and there is no problem when we recover our information, restore the system or servers. What should we consider?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/backup-provider/) [21 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 7: Avoid a phishing attack](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Avoid a phishing attack Cyberattacks occur daily and you need to have information on them to be able to defend yourself, both by preventing the attack from happening and by knowing how to solve the damage they may have caused, because they cannot always be avoided. With this method, cybercriminals obtain very valuable data and personal information with which they can steal the identity of the victim. But they can be avoided, do you want to know how?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/phishing/) [20 December 2018 — 10 min read ![Image 8: How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Windows VM](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Showdown: Encrypted Cloud Storage vs. External Hard Drives Gone are the days when people used personal computers just to write letters or work on spreadsheets. No, these days, computers (and even our smartphones) help us do everything from booking reservations and conversing with friends and family to filing our taxes and everything in between. Also, let us not forget how many of us use our systems as entertainment sources with social media and video streaming. Consequently, we store and keep more data on our devices than ever before. And, if you’re like most people, a lot of that data is stuff you don’t want to lose. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss backing up your data to external hard drives and encrypted cloud storage, as well as the pros and cons of each.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/encrypted-cloud-storage/) [20 November 2018 — 5 min read ![Image 9: The Five Tenets of the Most Secure Backup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) The Five Tenets of the Most Secure Backup When you consider that 93 percent of companies file for bankruptcy within 12 months of a disaster that blocked access to their data for 10 days or more, planning for the worst is just smart business. But keeping systems running without interruption is ongoing and often resource draining.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/secure-backup/) [20 November 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 10: Blockchain: Five leading-edge applications of the ledger](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Blockchain: Five leading-edge applications of the ledger The recent explosion of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is finally bringing the idea of blockchain and the distributed ledger to the general public’s attention.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/blockchain-ledger/) [20 November 2018 — 15 min read ![Image 11: Tackling Hard Disk Corruption](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Tackling Hard Disk Corruption A How To on using Windows chkdsk utility to address storage disk corruption. The Windows DISKPART utility is also discussed here in part.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/chkdsk/) [02 November 2018 — 7 min read ![Image 12: Why Third-Party Microsoft 365 Backup is Critical](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Why Third-Party Microsoft 365 Backup is Critical Consumers and professionals alike are largely familiar with Microsoft 365 considering there are 135 million commercial users of Microsoft 365 today, and the number of business mailboxes worldwide is expected to grow to over 1.4 billion by year-end 2022. But is all of that data protected?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/office365-backup/) [30 October 2018 — 9 min read ![Image 13: How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Windows VM](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Windows VM Assuming that you already created your Windows VM on Microsoft Azure and opened the required ports (“endpoints”), you’re ready to log in and install Acronis Backup 12.5.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-to-install-acronis-backup-advanced-on-windows-vm/) [1](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/1/)...[28](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/28/) [29](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/29/) [30](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/30/) [31](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/31/) [32](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/32/) [33](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/33/) [34](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/page/34/)