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How OT teams can run safe, OEM-validated patch management on operating systems Microsoft no longer supports. For plant security leads, OT engineers and industrial CISOs. Industrial patch management is the practice of identifying, validating and applying security patches to PC-based assets in industrial environments: HMI workstations, SCADA servers, engineering workstations and historians.

Cyber resilience depends on more than the strength of individual tools. IT teams need backup, recovery, security, endpoint management and automation to work together with shared context, consistent policy enforcement and reduced operational gaps. Acronis Cyber Protect v17 2026 Q2 continues that approach with new capabilities that expand protection coverage, improve security visibility, accelerate recovery and reduce administrative effort from a single integrated platform.

AWS has become a default infrastructure platform for many organizations. It offers scale, flexibility and a broad service portfolio. However, for managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud providers, AWS pricing can be difficult to explain, forecast and package profitably. One of the most important cost factors is AWS data transfer cost. Internet egress, or data leaving AWS for the public internet, is the most familiar example.

Attackers have long focused on email and endpoints, but now they are increasingly targeting the identity layer that controls access to those resources. The new approach is subversive and highly effective: By compromising identities, threat actors can gain access to Microsoft 365, SaaS applications, devices and administrative functions without tripping the same alarms that traditional attacks trigger.

Why generic IT endpoint tools fail on the plant floor, what HMI and SCADA workstations actually need and how to build OT-appropriate endpoint protection. For plant security leads, OT engineers and industrial CISOs. OT endpoint protection combines anti-ransomware, antivirus, EDR, vulnerability assessment and patch management deployed on the PC-class endpoints inside an industrial environment, primarily HMI workstations, SCADA servers, engineering workstations and historians.

Quick answer: What is manufacturing cybersecurity compliance? Manufacturing cybersecurity compliance is the process of aligning a manufacturer’s security controls, documentation, backup practices, incident response workflows and reporting with relevant cybersecurity standards or client requirements. For MSPs, the goal is not to act as legal counsel.

As organizations move more workloads to cloud infrastructure, questions about where data is stored and who controls it are becoming more important. Two terms often appear in these discussions: data residency and data sovereignty. They are related, but they do not mean the same thing. For service providers, understanding the difference is critical. Clients in regulated sectors increasingly ask for infrastructure that can support compliance, jurisdictional control and local hosting requirements.

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is becoming a bigger opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs), hosters and telecommunications providers. Clients still need compute, storage and networking. But many are rethinking where those workloads should run.

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud was ranked in the G2 Summer 2026 Grid Report for SaaS Backup, earning recognition as a Leader and one of the best SaaS backup solutions in the category. The ranking reinforces Acronis’ value for organizations and MSPs that need reliable protection for cloud applications such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, while managing backup and security from a unified platform.

If you’re a service provider, you’ve probably felt the shift already. Clients are asking tougher questions about cost. Some are frustrated with hyperscaler bills. Others are rethinking VMware. And more are paying attention to where their data lives and who controls it. Put all of that together, and it’s clear: Infrastructure is becoming a strategic conversation again. One that creates both pressure and opportunity. eBook How to build a profitable IaaS business with Acronis Cyber Frame.