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March 11, 2024 | Text: Markus Selinger | Awards
AV-TEST Award 2023 for Acronis
It’s award season again! With its AV-TEST Awards 2023, the AV-TEST Institute is honoring the vendors of security products for consumer users and corporate users for the thirteenth time. Throughout the year 2023, the renowned institute examined a multitude of products on Windows, MacOS and Android platforms in its labs and awarded its highly coveted test certificates for excellent performance. Only the products that constantly proved their worth by consistently achieving top values throughout all tests are now being presented with one or even several of the sought-after AV-TEST Awards 2023 as a trophy to honor their success. The AV-TEST Institute is looking forward to not only presenting its awards but also celebrating its 20th anniversary. The 2023 Award in the test category of Best MacOS Security for Corporate Users goes to Acronis.
AV-TEST Award 2023
for Acronis
The AV-TEST Award – valuable confirmation of consistent IT security
Vendors, companies and users all expect a test structure that is constantly transparent and understandable, and AV-TEST fulfils every aspect of these expectations. All of the products tested at the AV-TEST Institute are subjected to a clearly defined test structure. The results of the tests are clearly documented, valid and authoritative. In the entire year 2023, the institute examined and evaluated security products at regular intervals in the test areas of Protection, Performance and Usability, using Windows, Mac and Android platforms. As an additional series of tests, the Advanced Threat Protection tests identify the special defensive capabilities of products, for example their ability to fend off ransomware or data stealers, in extremely detailed individual examinations.
All products that meet AV-TEST’s high criteria are awarded a certificate for tested security against IT threats. Products with achievements clearly above the industry standard when tested under Windows are additionally rewarded with the “TOP PRODUCT” label. At the end of 2023, all of the values recorded and labels awarded were combined to determine the winners of the AV-TEST Awards.
2024 is a special year for AV-TEST, marking the company’s 20th anniversary and its thirteenth award ceremony. At this year’s ceremony, 33 strong awards are being presented to 14 different vendors. Over the past twenty years, AV-TEST has conducted thousands of highly professional tests in its laboratories and published an abundance of expert reports. These have, in turn, provided IT security specialists and IT publications with a reliable source of information time and time again. Throughout the twenty years of the AV-TEST Institute to date, many vendors have also used the test certificates and awards presented by the company as evidence of their trustworthy status among retailers, traders and buyers.
AV-TEST Award for Acronis – outstanding IT security
The number of threats facing MacOS systems is continuing to increase with no sign of slowing down. In fact, the AV-TEST databases have already registered nearly one million samples of specialized Mac malware. The institute’s AV-ATLAS portal, which is updated in real time, also reveals many other dangers for Mac PCs.
The many Mac computers used in corporate environments require reliable protection against all kinds of threats. In the series of tests conducted in 2023, Acronis Cyber Protect demonstrated maximum reliability when protecting MacOS systems. In recognition of this consistently high performance, and in its 20th anniversary year, AV-TEST is conferring the Best MacOS Security Award for Corporate Users to Acronis Cyber Protect.
“Nowadays, the reliable protection of a company is the be-all and end-all. It may be that, in some cases, the entire existence of a business depends on perfect system protection. One endpoint solution for MacOS systems ticks all the boxes when it comes to protecting both devices and the network with full reliability, and the lab at AV-TEST is therefore delighted to present the Best MacOS Security Award for Corporate Users to Acronis Cyber Protect. This is the ultimate way to confirm the constant development of the product and the maximum security it provides,” declares Maik Morgenstern, CEO of AV-TEST.
