Thursday 2 March 2017

Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, a must-have personal backup solution today

Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, a must-have personal backup solution that offers Groundbreaking Anti-Ransomware and Blockchain-Based Capabilities


Have you ever thought that you would face cyber-attacks that would threaten data on your personal computer? While you may not be too concerned about backing up your data, the truth of the matter, is that cyber threats are becoming increasingly common and growing at an alarming rate. Based on a report by CNN last year, damages from ransomware exceeded US$1 billion in 2016 and it is still growing, affecting thousands of people every day. Well, Acronis, the global leader in hybrid-cloud data protection and storage, recently announced Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, that offers a solution to these attacks. It is a backup solution that stores your entire PC on the cloud, with additional features such as “Acronis Active Protection”, “Acronis Notary”, and “Acronis ASign”.

Acronis True Image is the fastest and most complete personal backup solution, protecting data on Windows and Mac computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, and Facebook accounts. Acronis True Image uses AES 256-bit encryption and stores it in multiple destinations(including external drives, NAS devices, network shares, and Acronis Cloud), delivering ultimate data protection for personal and family data.

Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation is the most secure backup on the market due to new unique data protection capabilities:
  • Acronis Active Protection -  Real-time active protection against ransomware. Actively scans for unusual activity on computers and prevents malicious applications from damaging user data, backups and backup software.
  • Acronis Notary - Blockchain-based data authentication. Unique “digital file fingerprints” are given to files backed up using Acronis' software, offering certification of the content of any file, and verifies content modifications against the original version, allowing users to verify the authenticity of the information at any time
  • Acronis ASign - Blockchain-based document certification. A feature that lets multiple parties to view and electronically sign backed-up documents.
Besides the above capabilities, Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation also includes an easy to use and modern interface that is touch-friendly, accessible using a web interface for remote data access and management. Offers a complete mobile backup experience that is protected with AES-256 data encryption, allowing file preview and recovery, as well as browsing of all cloud backups from a mobile device. It also offers backup and recovery capabilities for Facebook accounts. You can recover Facebook account data with those stored and encrypted in the Acronis Cloud.

Pricing and Availability

If you are an existing Acronis True Image user, a special upgrade pricing is available here. For new users,you can either purchase it online, in one (1), three (3) and five (5) computer offerings, at a MSRP of US$99.99, US$149.99 and US$159.99 respectively(it is, at the moment of writing, on special offer for US$59.99, US$69.99 and US$79.99 respectively), or via local retailer Harvey Norman, for the price of RM470, RM705 and RM755 respectively. All subscriptions are for 1-year and includes 1TB Acronis Cloud Storage, as well as the new features, Acronis Active Protection, Acronis Notary, and Acronis ASign.

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