Cyberattacks can cause several different types of losses to your business. Loss of access to vital customer information or critical financial data can be detrimental. Brand reputation can be impacted if customers lose faith.

Understandably, over the last year, cybersecurity has dropped in priority for many businesses. Yet, now is the time for a focus on cyber protection.

Security risks and breaches have always been a focus for small and medium-sized enterprises, but as we know from the Cyberthreats Report, the intensity is increasing exponentially. However, many small- and mid-sized business owners say they lack the time or resources to tackle cybersecurity issues effectively.

“Knowledge is power,” as the adage says. Knowing where your business is vulnerable to a cybercriminal’s endeavors is the first step to cyber protection and mitigating risk. In this infographic, we take a look at the top 5 SMB vulnerabilities."

Here at Acronis, we’re always monitoring for dangers to your data, deploying updates to handle newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and issuing alerts and recommendations to help you stay protected. Our global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) continue to work around the clock to proactively detect and defend against the latest cyberthreats.

Part of this work includes video updates to inform you of modern hazards in the digital landscape — such as large-scale strikes against major organizations and the emergence of new malware threats. Here’s a look at some of the most recent breaking news and analyses:

“QNAP Systems, the second-largest provider of network-attached storage (NAS) solutions with a market share of over 36%, has removed a vulnerability that allowed attackers to access QNAP devices using hard-coded credentials in the HBS backup and disaster recovery service. "

As service providers protect a wide range of machines and environments against an ever-expanding threat landscape, it’s critical that the solutions they use to power their services can keep up. To ensure our partners have the capabilities they need to keep their clients’ endpoints protected, our April 2021 release for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud incorporates some highly sought-after features, as well as UX and time-saving improvements.

So not only are all of the cyber protection capabilities you need delivered through Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud – the only solution built for service providers that integrates cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint protection management – our monthly updates ensure you’re delivering cyber protection services that can meet the latest requirements and counter the newest threats.

“To continue empowering our service provider partners around the world, Acronis has committed to opening 111 local data centers this year. As a result, local service providers will have a location in their country where they can store business-critical data for their clients and access the full range of managed cloud solutions and cyber protection solutions available via Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. "

GPU usage is gaining popularity these days, specifically in the field of Deep Learning. It is a known term among data scientists who struggle to get high-performing code. Looking at GPU development’s brief history, GPUs and CPUs form the GPGPU (General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit) when set up parallelly.

GPGPU can analyze graphic data or image data. GPGPUs were developed to get something that can process the graphic or image data better but later found it fit for computing the scientific data as the processing of image or graphics data involves the use of matrices.

“GPGPUs were started to be used for scientific computing problems around 2001 by implementing matrix multiplication. But implementing the first algorithm on GPU made researchers realize that GPU is faster. "

With its multitude of features, robustness, and cutting-edge technology, Magento claims its position among the leading eCommerce platforms worldwide. By 2020, 1.4% of the global eCommerce sites and 2,50,000 merchants used Magento. This highly customisable platform possesses the capability to solve business problems faced by startups and established players alike. Among the top brands that use Magento include Ford, Bulgari, Land Rover, Pepe Jeans, Harvey Nichols, Omega Watches, and more.

Magento offers a range of benefits for all sizes of businesses. Here are some of the reasons why Magento is popular among companies. In eCommerce, web load speed is extremely critical. According to Google statistics, around 50% of the users abandon web pages that don’t load within 3 seconds. The latest version of Magento requires MySQL 5.6 and the updated version of PHP. While MySQL enables quicker query processing, caching, and reindexing, the updated PHP version improves load time by enhancing caching. Magento 2 can manage as much as 10 million page-views in an hour with reduced load times even during heavy web traffic.

“Almost 50% of online transactions take place using mobile devices. Magento is known for staying abreast with mobile web design standards and make your website mobile-friendly. Magento’s enhanced search functionality and mobile-friendly checkout can help you significantly improve your conversion rate. "

Cloud computing has radically turned the way IT infrastructure used to work. Cloud not just enabled smart business solutions but also incorporated new infrastructure delivery models. Though it is a boon to the industry, there are various security measures that you should keep in mind. According to some statistical industry reports, the projection says that the cloud migration service will grow to 9.5 billion dollars by 2022. Apart from that, perks like scalability, faster deployment, and increased efficiency will bring more customers to opt for cloud services.

In conjunction with cloud growth, cybersecurity experts are showing concerns about data security and system security. Cloud needs a direct connection with the internet for working. That makes it prone to cyber-attack. Therefore, cybersecurity in the era of the cloud should be a priority. According to a recent survey, 86% of the technical decision-makers acknowledged that a deficiency of a qualified security workforce is responsible for making slower progress of the cloud services. This article highlights the biggest cloud security challenges that 2021 will face.

“Cyber threats and security challenges keep on emerging every day. Thus, businesses need to embrace security-first minds. This year, we are about to face some of the biggest security challenges that every business should plan to mitigate."