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 ProtectionTM 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."
Download the Full Report: http://go.acronis.com/MRGEffitas