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Acronis has earned a spot on CRN’s 2026 Security 100 list in the Identity, Access And Data Security category, marking its fifth consecutive year on the annual ranking. The program highlights channel focused security vendors that help organizations address a rapidly evolving threat landscape across categories such as endpoint and managed security, identity and data security, network security, security operations, and web and application security.

Valentine’s Day is all about perfect pairs, and in cybersecurity, nothing creates more operational harmony than natively integrated services working together. That’s where unified cyber protection shines. Whether it’s the synergy of RMM and EDR, RMM and backup or email security and security awareness training, natively integrated cyber protection delivers efficiency and resilience that standalone tools can’t match.

In 2026, an antivirus solution may seem old-fashioned at first glance, like something from the era of floppy disks and dial-up. But that thought couldn’t be further from the truth. Today’s threats to your home network have evolved beyond classic malware.

As the threat landscape evolves and client environments grow more complex, managed service providers (MSPs) are rethinking how their technology stacks work together. According to the new Acronis MSP integration trends 2025 report, this past year marked a decisive shift toward security‑first, automation‑centric and platform‑driven operations.

Deepfake technology is now a legitimate enterprise level threat. What started as a potentially disturbing AI capability has rapidly become a powerful tool for cybercriminals and one that exploits the most fundamental element of business communication: trust. A new report from Info‑Tech Research Group, Defend Against Deepfake Cyberattacks, breaks down how to understand and assess the risk deepfakes pose to organizations of all sizes.

Cybersecurity plays a critical role in preventing attacks through controls such as firewalls, endpoint protection and email security. Despite these investments, breaches still happen. According to the World Economic Forum, 87% of respondents identified AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk in the past year.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Australia and New Zealand are struggling to secure their operations. The threats they face are constantly growing in both number in severity, but SMEs often lack the time, resources or in‑house expertise to protect themselves. Fortunately, the Cyber Health Check from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) offers a simple, practical way for organisations to assess their cyber maturity and understand where they can improve cyber protection.