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November 09, 2026 — 4 min read
Beyond data, inside the attacks: Introducing Acronis TRU Cyber Pulse 2026
November 09, 2026 — 4 min read
Beyond data, inside the attacks: Introducing Acronis TRU Cyber Pulse 2026
Acronis TRU Cyber Pulse 2026 takes readers inside threat investigations to reveal how threat actors operate, the patterns connecting their campaigns and what defenders can learn from them.
October 20, 2020 — 5 min read
Meet the 2020 winners of the Acronis #CyberFit Partners Awards
October 20, 2020 — 5 min read
Meet the 2020 winners of the Acronis #CyberFit Partners Awards
The Acronis community really is something special, as anyone who is attending the Acronis Global Cyber Summit this week can attest. And while we love sharing useful information, practical strategies, and great solutions, we also know our success is based on the success of our partners. So for the second year, we’re recognizing the top distributors, service providers, value-added resellers, ISVs, and OEM companies from around the world for their excellence and outstanding work in spreading the message of cyber protection.
October 19, 2020 — 3 min read
What to expect during the #AcronisCyberSummit Pre-Summit Training Day
October 19, 2020 — 3 min read
What to expect during the #AcronisCyberSummit Pre-Summit Training Day
The day that the cyber protection community has been waiting for is finally here! The Acronis Global Cyber Summit officially kicks off today with a day of training, workshops, and an exciting panel discussion featuring some of the world’s most famous professional athletes. Each session is devoted to equipping attendees with the knowledge needed to leverage today’s most effective cyber protection solutions. Let’s take a more in-depth look at what you can expect at today’s sessions:
October 17, 2020 — 4 min read
Welcome to the #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
October 17, 2020 — 4 min read
Welcome to the #AcronisCyberSummit 2020
It’s finally here! Explore all of the sessions, workshops, events, and surprises in store at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 before it begins this Monday. We’re highlighting all the top moments, best speakers, and biggest opportunities for our IT channel, developer and ISV, enterprise IT, and sales and marketing attendees. Before you finalize your custom agenda or finish blocking off your calendar check out this guide to everything at the #AcronisCyberSummit to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the excitement, insights, and inside looks that will be unveiled at this year’s biggest cyber protection event.
October 16, 2020 — 3 min read
Acronis Academy Is Getting an Expanded and Revamped Curriculum
October 16, 2020 — 3 min read
Acronis Academy Is Getting an Expanded and Revamped Curriculum
The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 kicks off on Monday, October 19, and among its many exciting announcements is an expanded mission and curriculum for the Acronis #CyberFit Academy, formerly known as the Acronis Academy, which delivers online technical and sales training and certification to our MSP, VAR, and distributor partners. I sat down with Jonathan McCarrick, Global Head of Partner Evangelism at Acronis, to get the highlights of this major upgrade of our educational operations. If you're interested in joining these training sessions and earning certifications on the latest Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions, there's still time to reserve your seat - but space is limited so be sure to register soon.
October 15, 2020 — 3 min read
MSPs, step back from your day-to-day and take time to work on your business
October 15, 2020 — 3 min read
MSPs, step back from your day-to-day and take time to work on your business
At next week's Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020, the service provider track is focusing on sharing of the best practices for building a security-first services organization. To do this, we’ve assembled some of the best in the business to share their tips, tricks, and secrets to building a modern, agile, and profitable security services organization. Amy Luby, our Channel Chief Evangelist, is hosting that track and recently sat down with these channel all-stars to talk about why MSPs will want to step back from their daily routine to join this year's Summit.
October 15, 2020 — 5 min read
6 Special #AcronisCyberSummit Events You Won't Want to Miss
October 15, 2020 — 5 min read
6 Special #AcronisCyberSummit Events You Won't Want to Miss
We’re less than a week away from the can’t-miss cyber protection event of 2020: the Acronis Global Cyber Summit! And at this year’s completely free virtual conference, we’re pulling out all the stops and filling October 19-21 with events that designed to inform, entertain, and inspire. Still deciding which sessions to block your calendar off for? Here are six of the fun social activities that you won’t want to slide off your radar. Take a sneak peek and reserve your spot today to make sure you don’t miss out!
October 07, 2020 — 3 min read
How MSPs can talk to clients about Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 07, 2020 — 3 min read
How MSPs can talk to clients about Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity is a pressing concern for every organization, and many rely on an MSP to deliver the expertise and experience that their business lacks. The ability to talk knowledgeably and confidently about security issues is no longer limited to managed security service providers (MSSPs) – it is an absolute must for any MSP that wants to remain in business. Armed with the free Acronis Cybersecurity Assessment Questionnaire, this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month can be a great opportunity for you to help your clients while nurturing your MSP business.
October 07, 2020 — 9 min read
Avaddon ransomware cleans the bin for you
October 07, 2020 — 9 min read
Avaddon ransomware cleans the bin for you
Avaddon is a new Maze-like ransomware that not only encrypts the user’s data but also steals it and threatens to make it public. To do that, the Avaddon operator recently launched their own data leak site, where they have already published data from Liberty Linehaul and U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. What makes this ransomware unique is the way it tries to delete backups. In addition to traditional removal of shadow copies of the user’s files, Avaddon also deletes system backups, disables automatic repair and recovery, and cleans the bin. To do that, it escalates privileges with UAC bypassing through CMSTPLUA COM interface exploitation.
October 02, 2020 — 8 min read
Evasive Maze ransomware encrypts and steals terabytes of private data in targeted attacks
October 02, 2020 — 8 min read
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.
September 30, 2020 — 5 min read
Acronis partners share what they’re looking forward to at the #AcronisCyberSummit
September 30, 2020 — 5 min read
Acronis partners share what they’re looking forward to at the #AcronisCyberSummit
The Acronis Cyber Global Summit 2020 is quickly approaching. As the excitement builds for what is sure to be an informative and inspiring three days, we asked a few of the sports and cyber protection leaders who will be joining us what they’re most looking forward to this year, why they’re participating, and how Acronis cyber protection solutions have helped their organizations get through the pandemic successfully.
September 24, 2020 — 3 min read
Enhancing IT productivity: The secret to fast-tracking MSP success
September 24, 2020 — 3 min read
Enhancing IT productivity: The secret to fast-tracking MSP success
Even when world-class systems are in place and teams are communicating and working toward the same goal, mistakes can happen. In 2019, the Starliner spacecraft missed its rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS), despite having teams and technologies from NASA, SpaceX, and Boeing working together in an environment of cooperation and openness – and Boeing having spent $1.5 billion to get it right. Complexity can cause serious issues. That’s true for space exploration and the efficient use of software. So if things can go bad for teams working together, imagine the costly miscommunications that can happen in an environment that’s developed not by partners but by competitors. Unfortunately, that’s the kind of environment most MSPs rely on today since they’ve built their services on solutions that communicate (often poorly) via APIs.
September 24, 2020 — 5 min read
Selling cyber protection: Embracing the opportunity at #AcronisCyberSummit
September 24, 2020 — 5 min read
Selling cyber protection: Embracing the opportunity at #AcronisCyberSummit
The need for organizations to modernize their data protection and cybersecurity has become clear, which is why 72% of global organizations have seen their IT costs ramp up. There is a tremendous business opportunity in getting organizations #CyberFit – but how can those with the technical skills take advantage of it if they are not a natural marketer or salesperson. A new track of sessions at the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020 will deliver the help they need to crack the code of that opportunity – enabling them to sell cyber protection so they can grow and strengthen their business.