Acronis Cyber Protection Partner of Southampton Football Club

Southampton Football Club Limited welcomes Acronis International GmbH as its official cyber protection partner.

Under the agreement, Acronis will be providing the team with a suite of cyber protection solutions to protect the team’s data assets and optimise data workflow, facilitating the team performing both on and off the pitch.

Firm’ solutions are developed based on the 5 vectors of cyber protection – Safety, Accessibility, Privacy, Authenticity, and Security (SAPAS). This means that they are designed to provide the high level of security, andt also ensure that data is accessible to those with authorised permission, and that it is both authentic and tamper-free.

While security and accessibility are often considered polarised concepts in data security, Acronis solutions prove that you can have the best of both worlds.

One of the solutions Southampton FC Saints will be using is Acronis Cyber Protect, which provides fast and reliable backup and AI-based anti-malware, accessible from a single and intuitive console.

While using a patchwork of 5-star solutions for separate aspects of cybersecurity will still leave gaps in a system’s defenses, Acronis’ integrated approach ensures such gaps are eliminated, delivering resiliency for organisations like Southampton.

Building on its existing partnerships with both Acronis and Southampton, the solution will be delivered by Cobweb Solutions Ltd, a UK-based MSP, as the official Acronis delivery partner.

Head of IT, James Grove, comments: “Southampton takes cyber protection very seriously. Global organisations like ours often come under fire from cyberattacks, targeting our sensitive data which includes information on our thousands and thousands of fans. Protecting the data we have been entrusted with is a major priority for us, and we have the utmost confidence that Acronis is the perfect partner to help us do so.”

Acronis’ founder and executive officer, Serguei Beloussov, comments: “We are proud to be partnering with Southampton FC, a household name in professional football. We are thankful that the team shares our vision and passion for cyber protection, and we are excited to work with partners who are so passionate about keeping their data safe. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causing many employees to work from less secure home networks, more of the world’s workforce is being exposed to the digital threats. At this time, taking the necessary steps to protect an organisation from both real world and virtual threats amid the pandemic is critically important.”

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