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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 15, 2019 — 4 min read
Agent vs Agentless Backup: Why it Matters
January 15, 2019 — 4 min read
Agent vs Agentless Backup: Why it Matters
Agent-based backup is a proven technique for safeguarding physical servers.
January 09, 2019 — 7 min read
How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
January 09, 2019 — 7 min read
How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Modern computer systems are cheaper and more powerful than ever. In fact, many modern systems are so fast and powerful now that one machine can often run several other “virtual” machines – on the same box – simultaneously. Consequently, virtualization is a hot technology that is all the buzz these days.
December 28, 2018 — 6 min read
Do you know how the new data protection law impacts your company?
December 28, 2018 — 6 min read
Do you know how the new data protection law impacts your company?
The new regulations on data protection came into force on May 25, 2018 and affect all European citizens. Companies that have data on European citizens must comply with this regulation, from small and medium-sized companies to large companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and others. How does this data protection affect companies or businesses? Do you have all the requirements to comply with the regulations?
December 26, 2018 — 6 min read
Do you have the protection you need to be able to carry out a data recovery?
December 26, 2018 — 6 min read
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?
November 20, 2018 — 5 min read
The Five Tenets of the Most Secure Backup
November 20, 2018 — 5 min read
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.
November 20, 2018 — 15 min read
Tackling Hard Disk Corruption
November 20, 2018 — 15 min read
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.
November 02, 2018 — 7 min read
Why Third-Party Microsoft 365 Backup is Critical
November 02, 2018 — 7 min read
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?
October 30, 2018 — 9 min read
How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Windows VM
October 30, 2018 — 9 min read
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.
October 30, 2018 — 5 min read
Video Recovery Software: How to Recover Deleted Video Files
October 30, 2018 — 5 min read
Video Recovery Software: How to Recover Deleted Video Files
You sat in front of your computer for hours to score the best seats. Whether you were going to Coachella, the World Cup, or Hamilton, you knew it was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience – so you recorded a few special moments on your smartphone, recording some highlights that you could share with friends later.
October 17, 2018 — 7 min read
A Guide to Ransomware and How Acronis Active Protection Can Help
October 17, 2018 — 7 min read
A Guide to Ransomware and How Acronis Active Protection Can Help
Ransomware is one of the most pervasive and costly forms of malware afflicting businesses and consumers today.
September 26, 2018 — 11 min read
Effective Computer System Backup With Three Simple Tips
September 26, 2018 — 11 min read
Effective Computer System Backup With Three Simple Tips
Discover the power of effective system backup in just three simple tips with Acronis. protect your data with ease – read our guide now! #SystemBackup Tips
September 26, 2018 — 6 min read
Five Keys to Finding the Best Cloud Storage for You
September 26, 2018 — 6 min read
Five Keys to Finding the Best Cloud Storage for You
Whether it’s smartphones giving driving directions or business files housed on corporate servers, our reliance on data is constantly evolving and forever expanding. To put that growth into perspective, IDC estimates there will be a 10-fold rise in worldwide data by 2025.