Intelligent CISO Issue 65 | Page 69

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With the rising prominence of remote work and the increasing reliance on cloudbased solutions , what are some of the major cybersecurity challenges organisations face ? local government bodies , Institutes of Higher Learning and Research Institutes on various initiatives providing recommendation on topics such as cybersecurity , research and policies .
The latest threat research report based on CPOC findings is the Mid- Year Cyberthreats Report .
We also release content and articles weekly on Acronis ’ blog as well as send weekly updates on new threats and vulnerabilities via a newsletter educating customers , partners , businesses and the general public .
Acronis had also conducted external information security awareness training programmes and cybersecurity clinics .
The Acronis # CyberFit Academy was established to help equip our
Kevin Reed , CISO at Acronis
partners with online training and certification programmes to build and reinforce cyber protection technical competencies and the latest cyberthreats – so that our partners are able to protect customers better .
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 organisation properties remotely . So , endpoint security , authentication issues and exposure of vulnerable services remain challenging .
How is Acronis leveraging AI / ML 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 ( ML ) and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) is used to detect and block ransomware attacks while providing recovery options in the event of an attack .
Acronis Cyber Protect is an integrated cyber protection solution that helps defend businesses against all types of ransomware . The solution uses AI to monitor behavioural changes that could indicate an impending attack .
Heuristics and signature-based detection identify known ransomware threats , while behavioural analysis and ML technologies can detect neverbefore-seen threats . u www . intelligentciso . com
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