التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة الإمارات لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud: a “Vaccine” Option for Cyber Threats
announced today the global launch of Acronis Cyber Protect
Cloud, the first and unique cyber protection solution that
integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-generation anti-
malware, anti-virus, cybersecurity and management tools
all in one single console. It delivers AI-powered integration
of data protection and cybersecurity, and empowers users
to address modern cyber threats. This the result of an effort
from Acronis R&D centers (Schaffhausen, Sofia and
Singapore): 500 developers and analysts.
Backup is Dead And we Cannot Survive Without Computers
Anymore
“Traditional backup is dead because it is not secure enough,
and traditional anti-viruses do not protect data from
modern cyberthreats. Legacy solutions are no longer able
to counteract the dangers businesses face,” said Acronis
Founder and CEO Serguei “SB” Beloussov. Over the past
decades, technology has developed and progressed at an
incredible pace. What was impossible just ten years ago is
now commonplace. Cyber Protect Cloud allows
organisations to share highly sensitive data, and to protect
conference call applications; a critical resource for most
organisations worldwide these days. Technology,
traditionally an enabler of industry competition and growth,
is now key in the fight against the pandemic. It is also
critical for organisations, in particular health systems, to
secure their technology applications to minimize the risk
posed by cyber threats such as ransomware and the
associated human, data and financial losses. Following an
exponential growth in cyber threats in the UK, Acronis’
Cyber Protection Research Center (CPO) in Europe based
in its Swiss headquarters stopped 12% more cyber threats
to its users in April 2020 compared to March 2020.
How is Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud helpful against cyber
threats?
It is a demonstration of the power of integration. It
features one unified licensing model, one agent and
backend, one management console, one user interface, and
a high level of integration among services – sharing data
and automating actions to greatly improve the security for
endpoint and edge devices.
• For MSPs: the tool eliminates complexity and enables
them to efficiently make security a focal point of their
portfolios, and meet their clients’ expectations. It brings
vendor consolidation and frees up time to focus on other
business operations
“The spike in remote workers is also creating an increased
need for new, secure workloads,” explains Indresh Yadav,
CEO VMotion IT. “Leveraging Acronis Cyber Cloud, we are
also working with customers to offer secure file sharing
options. Access control and permissions and the ability to
set specific terms around URL sharing is key.”
• For enterprises and individuals: it allows them to monitor
devices and automatically stop threats
Features
• Protection of videoconferencing (examples: WebEx and
Zoom)
The system runs an automatic check, and notifies the user
that the call is secured
• URL filtering / phishing protection
The system notifies of the danger and stops the malicious
site from accessing the device
• Remote Desktop connection
IT administrators can access devices remotely via the web-
based management console
• Patch Management
Software patches can be applied remotely from the web
based management console
AV-Test.org, the respected German security institute known
for putting malware security solutions through rigorous
testing, ran a pre-release version of Acronis Cyber Protect
Cloud in March 2020 on a computer running Windows 10
Professional English 64-bit. AV-Test tested both the status
and dynamic detection rates of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud,
scanning a set of 6932 malicious Windows executable (PE)
files, and Acronis scored perfectly with a verified 100%
detection rate, while in the false-positive test, Acronis
again delivered a perfect result, causing zero false
positives: more information here.
• Acronis recognizes that even with these test results, it is
impossible to achieve 100% security at every moment in
time, and that is why, as of today, Acronis Cyber Protect
Cloud provides the best business continuity.
• If a threat does slip through your security, you are able to
restore affected data, applications, and systems quickly and
effectively.
“The unique integration of AI-powered data protection and
cybersecurity in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud enables
Ingram Micro Cloud to satisfy the cyber protection needs of
service providers, small and medium businesses, and
enterprise-edge workloads,” said Tim Fitzgerald, Vice
President, Cloud Channel Sales, Ingram Micro.
