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Cyberthreats Report . We also release content and article weekly on Acronis blog as well as send weekly updates on new threats and vulnerabilities through a newsletter educating customers , partners , businesses and general public .
Acronis had also conducted external information security awareness , training programs and cybersecurity clinics . The Acronis # CyberFit Academy was established to help equip our partners with online training and certification programs to build and reinforce cyber protection technical competencies and the latest cyberthreats – so that our partners are able to protect customers better .
With the rising prominence of remote work and the increasing reliance on cloud-based solutions , what are some of the major cybersecurity challenges that organizations face ?
Remote work and cloud solutions finally made perimeter-based approaches to security obsolete . On top of it , employees and contractors often rely on untrusted endpoints for accessing organization properties remotely . So , endpoint security , authentication issues and exposure of vulnerable services remain challenging .
How is your company leveraging AI / Machine Learning to enhance threat detection and response capabilities and what potential challenges or ethical considerations do you foresee in the application of these technologies ?
Acronis ’ solutions use next-generation cyber protection to stop ransomware in its tracks – even variants that have never been seen before .
A combination of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is used to detect and block ransomware attacks while providing recovery options in the event of an attack . the CPOC to provide vital information to our partners and customers about threats and risk assessment and the results are also published publicly to assist the general ecosystem on threat detection .
We work closely with the external ecosystem , including partnerships with local government bodies , Institutes of Higher Learning and Research Institutes on various initiatives providing recommendation on topics such as cybersecurity , research and policies . Threat research reports based on CPOC findings are published and shared publicly , the latest one is the Mid-Year
The Acronis Cyber Protect is an integrated cyber protection solution that helps defend businesses against all types of ransomware .
The solution uses Artificial Intelligence to monitor behavior changes that could indicate an impending attack .
Heuristics and signature-based detection identify known ransomware threats , while behavioral analysis and Machine Learning technologies can detect even never-before-seen threats . p
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