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October 13, 2026 — 6 min read
Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection
October 13, 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.
May 18, 2020 — 5 min read
Identifying Data Threats Early
May 18, 2020 — 5 min read
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.
May 07, 2020 — 5 min read
Secure Your Work-From-Home Employees and Use Zoom More Safely with Acronis Cyber Protect
May 07, 2020 — 5 min read
Secure Your Work-From-Home Employees and Use Zoom More Safely with Acronis Cyber Protect
Barely a year ago, less than four percent of US workers operated mostly from home (per a Global Workspace Analytics survey, March 2019). Today, the swift global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses overnight to transform to support a majority or near-entirety of remote work environments. Few companies were prepared to address the many new security risks arising from this sudden forced migration.
April 22, 2020 — 10 min read
StorageCraft MSP Solutions vs Acronis Cyber Cloud
April 22, 2020 — 10 min read
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.
April 20, 2020 — 11 min read
Top 10 Server and Application Monitoring Tools
April 20, 2020 — 11 min read
Top 10 Server and Application Monitoring Tools
Today’s businesses and organizations are increasingly relying on web applications and corresponding IT infrastructures to streamline their operations, and engage their customers. However, the complex digital environment, comprising of a diversity of networks, devices and technologies may prevent delivery of a meaningful user experience.   by Alexey Sotnikov
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Agentless vs Agent-Based Antivirus Software: Making The Right Choice
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Agentless vs Agent-Based Antivirus Software: Making The Right Choice
An ever-present challenge in business virtualization is keeping setups secure from intrusion. In a conventional architecture, antivirus and anti-malware solutions are essential for safeguarding and hardening against malicious attacks. The problem is that antivirus programs can be quite resource-intensive, diverting substantial computing resources away to handle malware scans. On a physical machine, this may only use a modest percentage of total computing performance capacity. On agent-based virtual machine configurations, however, this computing resource drain is often multiplied.
January 13, 2020 — 7 min read
The top 5 ransomware attacks in the UK and their hidden costs on business
January 13, 2020 — 7 min read
The top 5 ransomware attacks in the UK and their hidden costs on business
Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing malware hazards of the 21st century, threatens businesses and public institutions around the world. A particularly virulent and fast-evolving species of malicious software, it infects computers and mobile devices, often spreading across networks to other devices. Once it compromises a system, it quietly encrypts every data file it finds, then displays a ransom note to the user demanding an online payment of hundreds or thousands of pounds (to be paid in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin) in return for the decryption keys needed to restore the user’s locked files.
June 26, 2019 — 6 min read
Why Delivering Managed IT Services is Advantageous – and How to Sell Them with Ease
June 26, 2019 — 6 min read
Why Delivering Managed IT Services is Advantageous – and How to Sell Them with Ease
Making money is the number one business objective no matter who you are or what you do. And with the global managed services market expected to hit $282 billion by 2021, it’s no surprise IT consultants and technology resellers are wondering: What are managed IT services really? Could it be a way to expand my business and get a piece of that pie?
April 25, 2019 — 5 min read
10 MSPs in the USA You Should Keep an Eye On
April 25, 2019 — 5 min read
10 MSPs in the USA You Should Keep an Eye On
To stay competitive and agile in an increasingly digital world, businesses are relying more and more on managed service providers (MSPs) in the USA, primarily, for IT support. In fact two years ago, 64 percent of organizations reported using MSPs in one form or another — and that growth shows no sign of slowing.
April 09, 2019 — 4 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Differentiate Their Cloud Business with the Cyber Protection Advantage
April 09, 2019 — 4 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Differentiate Their Cloud Business with the Cyber Protection Advantage
Today rising downtime costs, pressing data privacy concerns, crippling non-compliance penalties, and new, ever-evolving digital security threats have raised the stakes for business managers and service providers alike. Customers are rightfully concerned about modern data threats.
November 20, 2018 — 3 min read
How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser
November 20, 2018 — 3 min read
How To Block Cryptomining Scripts In Your Web Browser
As the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero skyrocketed last year, a more sinister trend came with it. Cybercriminals saw the opportunity to hijack unprotected computers to use their processing power to mine cryptocurrency – an activity that involves calculating extremely complex mathematical problems.