In the wake of the massive "WannaCry" ransomware attack that took the world by storm on Friday, May 12, businesses are scrambling to improve their IT security. Learn how Acronis Active Protection can help prevent another attack like this one from knocking your business offline.

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ACRONIS ACTIVE PROTECTION™
A revolutionary approach to prevent data loss due to ransomware
An executive overview for business leaders
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This happened on 12-May-2017
How could we have
better prepared for
this?
How can we prepare
for the future?
Google News, 12-May-2017 at 7:10pm EST
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WannaCry ransomware impacted telephone companies,
hospitals, manufacturing - all sorts of companies in over
100 countries.
Acronis Active Protection™ stops this variant!

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What is Ransomware
Ransomware is malicious software
that locks vulnerable systems or holds
data on them hostage and asks for
money to regain control.
An actual ransomware example.
Waking up to this on your computer makes for a bad day.

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What is Ransomware
New ransomware variants tends to encrypt files on a computer
to prevent access, then demand money to restore files.

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The damaging effects of ransomware
attacks are being felt by
47 percent of
businesses
according to Osterman Research, and
it’s going to get worse.

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“By 2019, despite increasing
effectiveness of countermeasures,
successful ransomware attacks will
double in frequency year over year,
up from 2 to 3 million in 2016.”
- Analyst firm Gartner
2016
(Last year)
2019
(Really soon)
Too much
ransomware
Way too much
ransomware
2017
(This year)

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Acronis Active Protection™ uses innovative data
analysis and a self-learning algorithm to both
intelligently detect and block ransomware.
Plus it instantly restores any data that may
have been compromised in the attack.
Mere ransomware detection offered by other vendors is not
enough. It’s as if they are a guard at a bank pointing out a
robbery in progress, but doing nothing to stop the robber!
Active Protection does things the others don’t

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Detect and Restore!
Detects attack and stops it fast!
Recovers any impacted files

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Acronis Active Protection: Unique in Industry
Acronis is a completely unique combination of backup and
proactive security technologies helping each other in one product
Acronis provides data recovery in any situation with no
limitations on the size of the files
Acronis Active Protection contains unique self-protection
techniques: Backup files and backup process are protected
both locally and in the cloud
Acronis Active Protection uses cutting-edge behavior heuristics,
AI/deep learning not found in other solutions
Active Protection is not just against cyber criminals, it is another
layer of protection from any data damage or destruction.

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Ransomware thieves stopped in their tracks!
Data is uncompromised
Business continuity is uninterrupted
Your staff stays productive
Time and money are saved
You get accolades and a large raise*
*maybe
Among many other ransomware variants,
Acronis Active Protection™ stops WannaCry and Cryptowall!

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Supplements, not replaces, existing AV Solutions
Continue to use your existing anti-virus tool of choice.
Acronis Active Protection adds new layers of
protection, whether you currently use a full featured,
mid-level, or free anti-virus solution.
Adding Acronis Active Protection provides:
• Assurance that backup files or the backup program
itself won’t be compromised by ransomware
• Faster Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and
guaranteed recovery thanks to integration with
backup
• Active protection against ransomware
• Active protection against zero-day ransomware

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More details?
Learn more on our web site about Acronis Active Protection at:
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/resource-center/resource/ransomware

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