April
24, 2017 — Acronis, a global leader in
hybrid cloud data protection and storage today announced the
latest product comparison report from MRG Effitas,
a UK-based independent IT security research company that provides a range of
efficacy assessment and assurance services. The report conclusively demonstrated
that Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation is the most advanced consumer
backup solution as measured by ransomware protection, performance, usability,
and feature set.

MRG Effitas compared Acronis True Image 2017
New Generation, CrashPlan Home 4.8.0, EaseUS TODO Backup Home 10.0, Genie
Timeline Home 2016, IDrive 6.5.1.23, Macrium Reflect Home 6.3.1655, NovaBACKUP
18.5 Build 926, and Paragon Backup and Recovery 16. The result was a
comprehensive 2017 report entitled “MRG Effitas Comparative Assessment of Data
Protection/Backup Products on Protection, Performance, and Usability.”

The report singled out Acronis True Image as
the only solution that protected data
against every assessed ransomware threat, thanks to the innovative Acronis
Active Protection™ technology released earlier this year.

“Among all the products
we tested, only Acronis
True Image 2017 New Generation was able to protect the backups from every
ransomware family tested,” states the report’s final conclusion. “The other
solutions have basically zero backup protection when it comes to ransomware… Based
on the tests, only Acronis’s backup file is protected against the tested
ransomware.”

“Ransomware currently represents a significant
risk to end users, businesses and government institutions. Anti-malware
technologies can’t provide 100 percent protection against this class of threat.
What this test shows is that anyone relying on a backup solution to mitigate
against the risks imposed by ransomware if their anti-malware technology fails
should not just assume that it will be effective without independent, third
party verification.” Chris Pickard, CEO of MRG Effitas.

That’s not the only finding that pointed to the
Acronis solution as the optimal choice. According to MRG Effitas, Acronis True
Image also came first in 18 of 24
performance test and when it didn’t win, it finished second.

“These results confirm our
internal testing,” said John Zanni, CMO of Acronis. “Acronis True Image is the
fastest home backup on the market and the only product that is able to protect
itself, and the data, from ransomware. The same anti-ransomware technology is
currently being rolled out across the full range of our business products and
we’ll continue to invest in R&D, making data protection fast, easy,
complete — for everybody.”​

About
Acronis Active Protection

Acronis
Active Protection is an innovative
technology that provides real-time protection of data and backup software
against ransomware. Cutting-edge behavioural heuristics detect and prevent new
and known ransomware attacks, making the backup more secure, and reducing the
number of times data needs to be restored from the backup.

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About Acronis

Acronis sets
the standard for hybrid cloud data protection through its backup, storage,
disaster recovery, and secure file sync and share solutions. Powered by the
Acronis AnyData Engine and set apart by its image technology, Acronis delivers
easy, complete and affordable data protection of all files, applications and
operating systems across any environment—virtual, physical, cloud, and mobile.
Founded in 2003, Acronis protects the data of more than 5 million consumers and
500,000 businesses in 145+ countries. With more than 100 patents, Acronis
products have been named best product of the year and cover a range of
features, including migration, cloning, and replication. Today, Acronis
solutions are available worldwide through a global network of service
providers, distributors, and cloud resellers.