Results of the Acronis True Image 2021 competition and a little more about protection

So it's time to sum up the results of the competition, which we announced on August 21 in a post dedicated to the announcement of Acronis True Image 2021. Below the cut are the names of the winners, as well as some more information about the product and the protection needs for personal users.

The last post, in which we talked about the innovations of Acronis True Image 2021, evoked a fairly large response. However, in the comments there were not only stories about real data loss fakups, but also a number of issues that, apparently, concern many. Therefore, today we will answer the main ones and move on to honoring the winners of the epic fail contest.

Your way to Russian users

Several Khabrovites noted at once that ATI cannot be bought on the global site if you are from Russia. And this is true, because Acronis True Image in Russia is developed and localized by Acronis Infozashchita LLC. This is a Russian company that adapts data protection technologies and supports the product for Russian users. The version of Acronis True Image 2021 for the Russian market will be available in the fall

With an antivirus?

Acronis True Image includes anti-virus protection, but this is not a separate product, but an engine built into the solution that complements the data protection system. The ability to intercept viruses, ransomware and other types of malware helps prevent silent data corruption and deletion of backups, and also helps to automatically restore original files in case of damage.

The introduction of additional protection in the product was the result of the implementation of the SAPAS concept, which includes 5 vectors of cyber protection - security, availability, privacy, authenticity and data security (SAPAS - Safety, Accessibility, Privacy, Authenticity, Security). Thus, it is possible to additionally secure user information from damage or loss.

However, no one forces users to necessarily work with this feature. You can disable it entirely in the settings or leave only the most necessary part of the functions, while relying on any other anti-malware system.

Winners!

Well, we figured out the formalities. And now, ta-da-am! It's time to reward our winners. 8 people shared their stories in the comments:

• s37 talked about how important it is to have a backup for video surveillance systems, and how you can miss a suspected theft if you do not save data from disks in a safe place in time
• shin_g told a touching story about the loss of game saves back in 2004. The presence of a backup, but not a regular one, has recently led to the loss of an xls-table with a home budget and purchase history for several years, as well as the iTunes library, in which more than half of ~ 10000 tracks have already been marked as favorites.
• wmgeek talked about how the evil ransomware hid ... in the installer of the hacked Acronis software. As a result, the user's documents were encrypted, and he began to download only licensed software.
• CaptainFlint noted that it is important not only to have backups, but also to keep them for a sufficiently long time. He backed up the mail database in Backblaze, but after the crash of the computer he found out that part of the disk was corrupted before the whole system crashed. But the storage time of old versions in the basic tariff of the service was only one month, and some of the letters were irretrievably lost. I will upgrade the tariff to an annual storage period.
• sukhe told a student's story about a power outage in the classroom with a knife switch.
• wyp4ik admitted that there were a lot of fakapov with data, but most of all he remembered the attack of the Trojan encryptor Dharma on a large office consisting of micro-enterprises. As a result, 5 network folders of different micro-enterprises were encrypted and files for 5 years of work of some employees were lost for some employees. At the same time, for those PCs on which Acronis stood, everything ended happily.
• drWhy shared his experience of the difficulties of organizing manual backups in an office environment
• ByashaCat spoke about the attack of the mail ransomware, as well as the lack of money from a teenager for a normal antivirus and malware in torrents

We promised to award the top three, but, alas, we did not manage to choose them from 8 contenders. Therefore, the general meeting decided to reward everyone! So knock on the PM, dear winners! We will send you a product key.

Source: habr.com