According to the announcement, the relationship will be backed by Ingram Micro, a global distributor of innovative technology products and services, as the Official #CyberFit Partner, in line with the Acronis #TeamUp Program.

“A local presence is a necessity for modern cloud businesses and we are proud to deliver the Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center in South Africa”, said Peter French Regional General Manager MEA at Acronis.

Callahan brings a wealth of sales and marketing experience to the team, having previously held top leadership positions at McAfee, HP, and Juniper, & most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Cofense.

Acronis also released the Acronis Cyberthreats Report 2022, an in-depth analysis of cyber threat trends that cautions that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable, based on attack patterns seen in the last year.

As shown in the SolarWinds breach last year and the Kaseya VSA attack earlier in 2021, supply-chain attacks on MSPs are particularly catastrophic since attackers get access to both their business and their clients.