Acronis Named Official Cyber Protection Partner of Washington Redskins

Acronis International GmbH announces a technology partnership with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).

Under the multi-year agreement, Acronis will provide cyber protection solutions for the team’s IT infrastructure.

Acronis cyber protection solutions will protect the team’s valuable workloads, so the team remains #CyberFit and ready to take on the challenges of 2020 and beyond.

Through its partnership, the vendor will assist the end user as they continue preparations for the upcoming season, and continue to innovate business functions with the changing landscape due to Covid-19. While the virus has placed live sports on a temporary hold, both partners are exploring a number of joint projects to manage their enormous data volumes and digital environment more effectively and securely.

As organizational operations have moved to a digital and virtual environment, the Washington Redskins have continued to innovate their preparation for the 2020 NFL Season. An example is the Washington Redskins 2020 Virtual Draft Experience, held on April 23 and 25.

Because of this move to the online space, the IT-driven nature of this experience has been magnified, as has the value of the data, applications and systems, and while sports matches have gone into temporary hibernation, cyber criminals haven’t.

They are escalating their current activities with additional ransomware, spear phishing, and other attacks, making the cyber protection of data and systems and being #CyberFit more important.

The Redskins’ data, applications, and systems will be protected. Acronis’ technology and solutions are designed around a principle known as the Five Vectors of Cyber Protection, namely Safety, Accessibility, Privacy, Authenticity, and Security (SAPAS). This ensures that data, applications, and systems are secure and accessible for the daily operations of businesses and organizations – even during the current challenging times.

“We are excited to welcome Acronis to the Washington Redskins family as our Official Cyber Protection Partner,” said Scott Shepherd, SVP, Washington Redskins. “Acronis cyber protection will help keep our data safe, while also powering our organization’s performance.“

Acronis founder and CEO Serguei Beloussov, said: “Acronis cyber protection technology continues to help our sports partners become #CyberFit by protecting their valuable workloads and ensuring reliability of IT during these turbulent times. We are proud to partner with a legendary NFL franchise like the Washington Redskins and look forward to successfully innovating together in the future.“