A major cyberattack on Manitoba-based school highlights the growing cyber risks facing the education sector and the need for stronger cyber resilience. Garden Valley School Division reported that phone systems were quickly restored, but disruptions to normal activities were expected to continue while teams worked to restore other systems.

A cyberattack at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disrupted clinical and academic operations, prompted ambulance diversions and canceled classes. The incident highlights how health care downtime can affect patients, students and faculty while raising questions about protected health information, HIPAA safeguards and cyber resilience.

Learn how to create secure passwords, enable multifactor authentication (MFA) and protect your accounts from stolen credentials and evolving cyberthreats.

We are proud to announce a strategic partnership with stc Bahrain, expanding access to advanced cybersecurity services for businesses across Bahrain.

Acronis is expanding the MDR service with capabilities that make this expertise easier to deliver and help partners address more risks. The developments build on a broader commitment to managed security: helping service providers protect the connected workspace while giving customers access to the expertise needed to investigate threats, respond effectively and maintain business continuity.

This year's Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme, “Don’t make it easy for them,” asks us to look beyond today’s cyber risks by building good habits into our everyday routines. Practicing those habits consistently can make life harder for cybercriminals.

Acronis Cyber Protect v17 Q3 2026 expands integrated cyber protection with new capabilities that strengthen security awareness, improve backup operations and extend protection across more virtual environments. The result is stronger cyber resilience, simplified operations and broader protection delivered through a single platform.

On September 24, 2026, AV-TEST published the results of its May / June 2026 Advanced Threat Protection test under Windows 11. Acronis Cyber Platform earned the maximum protection score of 35 out of 35 points. AV-TEST reported that Acronis detected and disabled the infostealers and ransomware in all 10 attack scenarios.

See what Microsoft Purview covers for AI security, where additional controls may help, and how Acronis GenAI Protection supports SMBs and MSPs.

Compare EDR vs SIEM, including detection, response, data sources, retention and use cases. See when security teams need one or both.

Learn how SMBs can protect sensitive data in AI prompts, pasted text and file uploads, and how these controls differ from AI security posture management.

Evaluate managed ITDR for MSPs and security teams. Compare MDR and XDR, assess Microsoft 365 identity coverage and plan detection, response and recovery.

Learn how AI security solutions help SMBs manage shadow AI, data leakage and prompt injection. Compare key controls, coverage and MSP delivery.

Compare MDR and XDR across staffing, telemetry, response and cost factors. Learn when your organization needs an XDR platform, an MDR service or both.

Learn how to protect HMI workstations from ransomware, unauthorized access and lateral movement with practical hardening, backup and recovery guidance.

Learn how to assess, prioritize and mitigate vulnerabilities on Windows and Linux OT workstations while accounting for OEM validation, safety and uptime.

A practical guide to SCADA security: threats, standards, the full defense stack, and where workstation backup and recovery fit in.

SCADA backup differs from IT backup. Learn what to capture, how to plan recovery, and how Acronis Cyber Protect for OT supports PC-based OT systems.

What OT security is, how it differs from IT security, the Purdue Model, 2025 incidents, NIST SP 800-82, IEC 62443, NIS2 and NIST CSF 2.0 mapping.

Learn how OT ransomware disrupts industrial operations, how to prepare isolated and immutable backups and how to restore PC-based OT systems to a validated state.