Acronis Cyber Protect – The All-In-One Cybersecurity Solution
Grant Ackerman • Jul 06, 2021
EV Consultech is proud to announce that we are now official partners with Acronis!
Having a robust backup system is more important than ever with the recent rise in cyberattacks and specifically ransomware. When researching backup services for small to medium-sized businesses we were extremely impressed with the abilities of Acronis’ software that extends beyond just basic computer backups. The services they offer are extremely comprehensive and dwarfs the feature sets of their competitors.
Intuitive, and convenient backups
Acronis goes beyond basic backup services offering the ability to simultaneously backup to the cloud and to a local device ensuring your data is safe in case of a cyberattack, natural disaster, or even a network outage. Additionally, these backups are extremely customizable with the ability to self-update in the background as often as every five minutes without affecting the computer’s performance by using CPU load balancing. If backups every 5 minutes are not often enough, Acronis also offers continuous data protection so that even the smallest changes in specific applications or folders will be saved as soon as they are made.
Once your files have been uploaded to the cloud, Acronis gives its users the ability to access their backed-up files from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. If a computer ever needs to be restored, Acronis will detect the fastest way to restore the data either using the cloud or a local backup if it is available. For businesses that cannot afford for their work to be interrupted, Acronis allows their users to run a virtual machine of the most recent backup, so you can get back to your work within minutes and have zero data loss.
Protection from all modern threats
In addition to providing comprehensive backup solutions, Acronis is extremely focused on ensuring that their software is secure, and their users’ data is safe; utilizing end-to-end enterprise-grade AES-256 encryption meaning not even Acronis themselves can read your encrypted files. Acronis Cyber Protect also offers a full suite of antimalware services including scheduled and on-demand antivirus scans, web filtering, computer vulnerability assessments, crypto mining process detection, and even real-time monitoring of every file you interact with.
Secure, forensic backups protected by the blockchain
Malware protection and frequent backups will keep your business running in case of an attack, but what happens after systems have been recovered? Most importantly the vulnerability that was exploited must be discovered and remediated so a similar situation won’t happen again. Acronis will greatly assist with this task since they offer secure forensic backups that include raw memory dumps, and backups of all storage space on the computer including unallocated partitions. These forensic backups help cybersecurity investigators and the authorities determine the cause of the breach and who was behind the attack. For even more added security these forensic backups are notarized on the Ethereum blockchain making it impossible for hackers to cover their tracks by deleting or modifying this data. After recovery, the company should file a cyber insurance claim, and report the incident and any data breaches to the proper authorities.
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Pandemic Impact
When an employee decides to leave a company, there is an offboarding process that needs to happen. This process “decouples” the employee from the company’s technological assets and is vital to cybersecurity.
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