Staying #CyberFit with Acronis

As the number of cyberattacks show no sign of slowing down, staying #CyberFit has never been so important...

With the frequency of cyberattacks continuing to grow, cyber protection has never been more important and having a comprehensive solution in place is critical to staying safe.

Through the integration of specialist back-up software, incidents can automatically be detected, prevented, responded to, recovered and analysed and by working with Acronis, we ensure our safety. 

Here at ROKiT Venturi Racing, we have been #CyberFit since Season 5 and as such, we’re ready to face every challenge ahead as Candid Wüest, Acronis Vice President of Cyber Protection Research explains:

“Being #CyberFit and physically fit are connected,” he said. “The first involves our core SAPAS principles of safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity and security in order to stay safe in cyber space. Physical fitness is similar, as it focuses on awareness, exercise, value, talent and discipline to keep you healthy. 

“When it comes to cybersecurity, the weakest link is a person. If a person has clouded judgement, whatever the reason, he or she can be used by the malicious attackers to penetrate any security. This is how we connect physical fitness to the cyber world.

“We want customers, employees, and everyone to be #CyberFit and physically fit so they are ready to face all challenges, maximise all opportunities, and be strong enough to fight viruses – both physical and digital.”

Being a step ahead is a priority for any race team and as such we are always looking to advance performance and with an innovative outlook, our goals and values perfectly aligned with those of Acronis.

Since 2000, we have been at the forefront of the advancement of electromobility and Acronis too are ground-breakers, protecting data, applications and systems in all areas with award-winning anti-ransomware technology, blockchain-based data authentication and unique hybrid-cloud architecture.

Because speed is the name of the game in Formula E, accelerating development is instrumental in everything that we do and with the help of Acronis, we continue to improve performance on track through maximum protection and easy access to data:

“Managing workloads is not easy, especially in a data rich environment such as Formula E racing,” continues Wüest. “Having access to the right data at the right time is key.

“Providing an easy, efficient, and secure cyber protection helps Venturi to be in full control over their workload, protects them from cyberattacks, and allows them to stay focused on racing. With this, Acronis secured its place as a team member at Venturi, giving IT staff the tools necessary to stay competitive in their high-paced environment.

“With innovative cyber protection solutions such as Acronis Cyber Backup, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure, and Acronis Files Cloud, we can ensure complete cyber protection and data availability, at the factory and at the race track. And with Acronis technology covering all Five Vectors of Cyber Protection, Venturi’s workloads are well guarded from all kinds of cyberattacks. 

“In a world of motorsport, speed is the most important factor. For Venturi, Acronis protects more than 890 TB of data. Having data always at hand and being able to restore lost files within seconds helps the team to advance performance when it’s most needed.”

Even in unprecedented times amidst social distancing guidelines, Acronis continues to help us and through Acronis Cyber Protect – a new product – our data is continually backed up:

“Acronis Cyber Backup ensures Venturi’s data is continuously backed up,” adds Wüest. “It also offers fast restoration of data to any device, helping to reduce the amount of costly downtime in case of an incident.

“The vulnerability assessment and patch management function allow to ensure that all used software is up-to-date and does not pose an attack vector for cyber criminals. When it comes to working remotely, our secure file sync and share solution Acronis Files Advanced allows users to collaborate and share data without compromising its integrity.

“In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Acronis is offering this technology to services providers around the world free of charge until July 31 in order to enable everyone to secure their data during these challenging times.”

To learn more about Acronis, visit www.acronis.com and www.acronis.sport.