Manufacturers face a trio of converging challenges: Cyberthreats are escalating, regulations are tightening, and operational environments are becoming more complex. The traditional approach to operational technology (OT) security is no longer working. Manufacturers need to respond by moving toward platform-based cybersecurity to reduce risk and improve resilience.

Acronis Security Posture Management delivers multitenant Microsoft 365 configuration management with AI-driven risk detection, automated remediation and centralized monitoring, user management and reporting across all customers.

Lansweeper and Acronis have come together to form a powerful, full‑spectrum cybersecurity and resilience solution. By bringing Lansweeper’s cyber asset intelligence together with Acronis cyber protection, management and automation, MSPs can move from detection to protection without delay, turning insight into decisive action.

Two standout Acronis professionals, Fernanda Silva and Giselle Baldo, earned a place on the 2026 CRN Women of the Channel list. The annual recognition from CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, highlights women across the IT ecosystem who are driving innovation, enabling partner success and making a measurable impact on the channel.

AI-enabled systems are becoming more common in operational technology (OT) environments. What many industry analysts call “Physical AI” refers to AI systems embedded in physical environments — such as industrial cameras, robots and edge systems — that can perceive, interpret and act on real-world conditions.

Anthropic’s announcement of Claude Mythos Preview may end up being remembered as the moment the cybersecurity industry had to stop talking about agentic AI as a future concept and start treating it as a present security variable.

In the latest AV-TEST Advanced Threat Protection test, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud earned a perfect 35 out of 35 protection score, qualifying the product for an official “Advanced Approved Endpoint Protection” badge for Windows.

At Acronis, the shift to move AI into daily operations has been years in the making. Our focus on AI began well before generative AI entered the mainstream, with early investment in machine‑learning capabilities in 2015. On May 13, 2026, Acronis will host a live virtual broadcast, The pivotal point of IT: Building services for the AI‑first era, focused on addressing this exact challenge.

Earth Day is a reminder that meaningful progress starts with action. At Acronis, sustainability is embedded into how we work every day, and our recent initiatives reflect a shared commitment to protecting the planet and our communities.

Microsoft 365 is great for sharing, creating and collaborating on data. Protecting data, however, is something else altogether. It’s not so easy. Many organizations assume Microsoft fully protects their information, only to discover gaps when something goes wrong.

Today, April 22, 2026, we are officially announcing the launch of Acronis GenAI Protection — a new solution designed to help MSPs govern and secure GenAI usage across customer environments, without adding enterprise-grade complexity or another standalone point product.

Acronis recently surveyed U.K. partners about Cyber Essentials. The results provide an unusually candid window into what MSPs find most difficult when helping clients get in line with updated v3.3 requirements. They also reveal where MSPs can find growth opportunities.

The bottom line is this: Without a strong Microsoft 365 backup strategy, organizations of all kinds risk losing control over their data and exposing themselves to regulatory and operational risk.

Acronis has further expanded its Ecosystem with 10 new integrations across identity security, SIEM, asset management, reporting and data protection, giving MSPs greater flexibility to connect the technologies they trust directly into Acronis Cyber Platform.

In AV-TEST’s February 2026 evaluation for Business Windows 11 client protection, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud received the top score — 18 points — and therefore qualified for AV-TEST's "TOP PRODUCT" award.

Acronis was awarded Best Vendor with MSP Offering during the 12th edition of the Italian Channel Awards, which took place in March at “La Pista” in Lainate, Milan. Organized by ChannelCity, part of G11 Media, the annual event brought together the ICT channel to recognize excellence across the industry.

Acronis has earned recognition in the 2026 CRN Storage 100. The annual list, published by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, highlights leading vendors delivering storage innovation to the IT channel. The recognition places Acronis among a select group of technology providers focused on advancing storage capabilities and supporting partner success.

Microsoft created Patch Tuesday to simplify updates by making them consistent and easy to plan around. But with cyberthreats continually expanding in volume and severity, it’s becoming more difficult for any vendor to make patching easy.

This article explores operational technology (OT) recovery in 2026 and strategies industrial teams can use to accelerate restoration of crucial systems.

As manufacturers modernize their operations, they face an uncomfortable truth: Cybersecurity-related incidents now cause more downtime than mechanical failures. That’s why understanding the potential cost of downtime is so critical in the process of building cyber resilience into an OT environment.