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COVID-19 Opens Pandora’s Box of Cybercrime

The Lesser Known Side Effect No one needs a reminder of the enormous toll that the COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting on lives around the globe. It is affecting our physical and mental health, our economic prospects, and our connections to our loved ones. But as

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Coronavirus Puts Government’s Remote Work Security to the Test

Putting Remote Work to the Test As officials across the country work to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus, stay-at-home orders have become the new norm. Rather than take the risk of heading into offices, the majority of US public sector organizations are turning

New Hardened Backup Solution Protects Critical Infrastructure

Acronis SCS’ newest solution, Acronis SCS Cyber Backup 12.5 Hardened Edition, is a hardened full-disk image backup and disaster recovery software purpose built for air gapped environments. That includes many of the SCADA systems and mission critical assets running America’s power grids, water treatment facilities,

America’s Critical Infrastructure in the Crosshairs Whitepaper

America’s Critical Infrastructure In The Crosshairs Whitepaper While critical infrastructure faces vulnerabilities that expand far beyond the cyber sphere, including technical failure and natural disaster, in recent years cyber threats have grown from “potential”and “future” problems to imminent concerns. In 2018, for example, one security

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Top 2020 Cyber Predictions: The Good, Bad, and Downright Ugly

Keepin’ It CyberFit in 2020 CyberFit Chip, your friendly cyber advice guru, is getting back in the list game – this time with his top 2020 cyber trend predictions. So now that you’ve recovered from your New Year’s Eve celebrations, what better time to dive

The Year in Review: 2019 Highlights

Looking Inward Instilling Core Values As we usher in a new decade – along with all the excitement and growth that will undoubtedly come with it – there’s no better time for reflection. And 2019 has been quite the year for Acronis SCS. When 2019

The Upshot: CactusCon 2019

Why Go? Last weekend, a fellow colleague of mine at Acronis SCS and I had the opportunity to attend Arizona’s premier security conference, CactusCon, in neighboring Mesa. The annual event, which began in 2012 and is now the largest conference of its kind in the

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Let’s Face It – America’s Critical Infrastructure Is Vulnerable

A Troubling Reality There’s no denying it. In today’s increasingly complex digital landscape, America’s critical infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever to cyber exploitation and attack. It doesn’t help that many of the organizations (both public and private) under the critical infrastructure umbrella lack the

Newly Launched Software Changes the Backup & Disaster Recovery Game

Purpose Built for Air Gapped Environments In the backup and recovery software market, there is a troubling gap for US public sector customers operating in ‘no internet’ environments, including Department of Defense weapons testing sites, development labs / centers, training simulators, deployed tactical elements and

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National Security Demands Stronger Cybersecurity

A Thanksgiving State-of-Mind As families across America prepare to gather around the dinner table and nurse some turkey and pumpkin pie-induced food comas in the coming days, our country has much to appreciate. This time of year provides a welcome opportunity to remember the unique

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