3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1013+ words) Author: Acronis Threat Research Unit Patch prioritization in SMB environments often starts with software vendor severity. Critical patches go first, then high-severity patches, then everything else. Severity answers only one question: How risky is it to leave a vulnerability unresolved?...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (573+ words) Effective ransomware resilience starts with knowing what you have and who is responsible for what happens next. Skipping this phase means hardening controls you have not actually inventoried and executing an incident response plan nobody has tested. 1. Inventory managed and…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (427+ words) Four shifts have changed what ransomware protection requires. Rollback, backup recovery and disaster recovery are related but distinct response paths, and treating them as interchangeable understates what each one requires. Attack rollback reverses specific malicious changes, typically using a protected…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1340+ words) Most modern EDR platforms include three broad functional layers: endpoint telemetry collection, centralized analytics and an investigation and response interface. The implementation may be cloud-based, on-premises or hybrid and varies substantially by vendor. The investigation and response interface is where…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (568+ words) Most EDR platforms were designed for enterprise SOC teams with tier-3 analysts on staff. For SMBs and the MSPs serving them, that complexity is a liability. For MSP and SMB environments, effective EDR should reduce the expertise and manual effort…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1231+ words) To detect and govern shadow AI, organizations need to discover which AI tools employees are using, understand who is using them and why, then turn that visibility into an enforceable AI app policy. The goal is not only to find…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (951+ words) These categories are not mutually exclusive. NGAV is typically a layer within EDR. EDR is the foundation that XDR extends. MDR is a delivery model that wraps any of the above with human expertise. NGAV is a category of endpoint…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) Power and energy organizations are a prime target of cyberattacks. They face cyberthreats that can disrupt generation, transmission and distribution. And as they introduce more connected digital technologies alongside legacy and connectivity-restricted OT systems, their cyberattack surface becomes more complex....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) Microsoft Entra ID: Identity Infrastructure and Risks Overview Acronis Explore how Microsoft Entra ID unifies identity across cloud platforms including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure, HR systems, and on-premises directories - enabling secure sign-in, lifecycle management, and access control This video explains why…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1537+ words) Backups are often the last line of defense when ransomware reaches business-critical systems. But modern ransomware attacks do not target production data alone. Attackers may also search for backup repositories, compromise backup administrator accounts, change retention policies or delete recovery…...