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19 November 2024  — 5 min read
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19 November 2024  — 5 min read
The insurance and compliance game: Why MSPs are getting sidelined
Security gaps not only elevate your clients’ cyber risk but also prevent them from qualifying for cyber insurance and adhering to compliance. This blog covers commonly overlooked protection measures that cause clients to pass on your MSP services.
24 June 2021  — 5 min read
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24 June 2021  — 5 min read
Does your business (or do your clients) need a cybersecurity solution?
Whether you are a business or a managed service provider (MSP), you know the answer to this question. It does not matter whether your organization is a small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) or enterprise company, you need a cybersecurity solution. Read on and discover why making an investment in cybersecurity now is more important than ever.
10 June 2021  — 3 min read
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10 June 2021  — 3 min read
Stop email cyberthreats with Advanced Email Security
94% of all malware and 96% of all social engineering attacks today are delivered through email. For managed service providers (MSPs), that makes email security a top priority but responding to this threat takes more than just adding a new cybersecurity tool to build services on top of. To help service providers defend their clients' email systems, Acronis has partnered with Perception Point to release the new Advanced Email Security pack for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.
09 June 2021  — 3 min read
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09 June 2021  — 3 min read
What is data integrity?
Data integrity refers to the information stored in any type of database or data center that is accurate, complete, consistent, and reliable, no matter how long it is stored or how often it is accessed. Maintaining data integrity means ensuring data remains intact, searchable, and recoverable over the course of its lifecycle. It is the job of data protection solutions to ensure data integrity by protecting sensitive and business-critical information from external and internal threats.
01 June 2021  — 4 min read
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01 June 2021  — 4 min read
What is an email cyberattack?
It is another workday, and one of your client’s users is perusing through their inbox and sees an email from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Her first thought is, “Why would the IRS be contacting me?” Without thinking further, she quickly opens the email, clicks on the link and BAM! Next thing she sees on her screen is a message telling her that her files have been encrypted and she must pay a ransom to get the key to decrypt them.
26 May 2021  — 3 min read
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26 May 2021  — 3 min read
Cyber protection of champions: four European football teams win with Acronis
As a proud cyber protection partner of Manchester City F.C., FC Internazionale Milano, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, and Club Atlético de Madrid, Acronis is proud to have supported four world-renowned teams as they earned historic championships in the 2020/21 season! Acronis #CyberFit sports partners take advantage of the innovative features of Acronis Cyber Protection Solutions to achieve proactive, active, and reactive protection for all of their data, applications, and systems – keeping these champions secure and focused on optimizing their performance on the field.
20 May 2021  — 6 min read
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20 May 2021  — 6 min read
3 Ways to avoid malware infection in software patches
The objective of a software patch is to eliminate a vulnerability or fix a software flaw that is identified after the software is released, add new functionality or improve performance. Timely installation of newly released patches is an important maintenance step. It keeps your systems current and stable, optimizes performance, and mitigates the threat of new malware infection.
20 May 2021  — 6 min read
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20 May 2021  — 6 min read
How much can data loss really cost your business?
Data can be lost for a variety of reasons and the cost of data loss varies depending on the event type, the industry, and the location
22 April 2021  — 3 min read
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22 April 2021  — 3 min read
Continuous data protection: What you need to know
Today’s business users are more reliant on data than ever before, so any downtime or data loss can devastate an organization. Since data loss can happen at any moment, as a service provider you need to restore your clients’ business-critical data as quickly as possible.  How quickly they get back to normal depends on when you last backed up their data. Poor data protection can set them back hours, days, or perhaps weeks – severely impact their employees’ productivity and the organization’s long-term viability.
21 April 2021  — 5 min read
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21 April 2021  — 5 min read
How to prepare for a cyber security audit?
If your organization is preparing for a cyber security audit, you will want to read on to learn about best practices to optimize the value of the audit. External audits performed by third parties, can be expensive so it is best to be as prepared as possible by following these best practices.
19 April 2021  — 3 min read
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19 April 2021  — 3 min read
Ensure IT productivity when provisioning machines
Time is money…so to optimize your limited IT resources you should be able to provision all the machines you need at once – as quickly as you can provision one – is a much better approach. Acronis Snap Deploy makes that easy, but new capabilities will improve your IT team’s productivity and efficiency even more. Let’s take a look.
02 April 2021  — 4 min read
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02 April 2021  — 4 min read
5 steps to take for better cyber protection in 2021
While leaving legacy IT solutions and approached behind can be daunting it’s essential to modern cyber protection. To help individuals, organizations, and service providers looking to modernize their cyber protection after this year’s Cyber Protection Week, we’re recommending five initial steps to help make the transition to modern cyber protection easier and more affordable.
01 April 2021  — 2 min read
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01 April 2021  — 2 min read
Cyber Protection Week 2021: If it ain't broke, it still might need fixing
Traditional backup and cybersecurity solutions can’t fully protect modern data and devices. Data loss is on the rise for individual IT users and IT professionals because outdated solutions are being applied to today’s cyberthreats. It’s time to rethink how you approach cyber protection. Check out how to get started with this infographic.