Acronis Cyber Files (formerly Acronis Files Advanced) enables enterprise employees using any device – desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone – to securely access, sync and share corporate content while IT maintains control over security and compliance. Content can be accessed from file servers, NAS, SharePoint, and personal devices, and shared with internal and external constituents, if allowed by the organization. Acronis Cyber Files empowers IT to control the level of security needed and promote end user productivity anywhere, anytime, from any device.

Acronis Cyber Files(formerly Acronis Files Advanced) combines all the functionality of mobilEcho and activEcho into one comprehensive solution for secure enterprise content access, sync and share. Acronis Cyber Files replaces mobilEcho and activEcho. Existing mobilEcho and activEcho customers should upgrade their servers and clients to Acronis Cyber Files. Customers current on support can request a complimentary upgrade to Acronis Cyber Files by contacting our Sales team at team-gl-sales@acronis.com.

After upgrading to Acronis Cyber Files, the access, sync and share features of the product can be configured, or even disabled if necessary, to fit your usage and security requirements.

Any organization or enterprise that needs to provide secure file access and collaboration - from the small and medium size businesses to Fortune 1000 companies.

Acronis Cyber Files allows your organization to provide an on-premise, managed and secure access to your existing enterprise content, as well as an alternative to Dropbox and other public file syncing and sharing solutions. 

Benefits include:

Ease of Use

• Requires minimal end-user training. 
• Simple for IT to install and get up and running. 

Security 

• Active Directory Integration to authenticate and provision users. 
• Encryption for data transfer and data at rest. 
• Whitelists and blacklists to control whom users can share files with.
• Policies regulate all file sharing features and prevent data leakage.
• Selective remote wipe of the Acronis Cyber Files mobile app and data.
• Files are stored in the location of your choosing and not in cloud storage.

Management 

• Full logging, tracking and history of operations. 
• Over-the-air configuration of features and policies. 
• Simplified account creation through LDAP provisioning.

Infrastructure Flexibility 

• Server components can be installed on physical or virtual Windows Servers.
• Provides access to existing, on-premise file servers, NAS and SharePoint.
• Compatible with Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online.
• Users’ synced files can be stored on file servers, NAS, or private Amazon S3 storage. 

• 100% on-premise alternative for deployment and storage, giving IT complete control.
• Integration with Active Directory for seamless authentication and provisioning.
• Acronis Policy Engine provides granular management capabilities to create security policies and ensures control and compliance for content, users and devices.
• Secure Office and PDF document editing, all within the Acronis Cyber Files mobile app, prevents data leakage.
• Enterprise class audit trail and history for all transactions, including search, filter and export functions.
• Seamless integration with enterprise level reverse proxies, including credential and certificate authentication.
• Maximum data protection and confidentiality via secure end-to-end encryption (over-the-air and on-device).
• FIPS 140-2 certified encryption module meets stringent requirements of the US government.
• Smart Card authentication support (CAC/PIV).
• Selective remote wipe.
• Intuitive, familiar interfaces require virtually no end-user training.
• Push selected content to users or groups for any time, on-device access.
• Access to user’s network home folder. 
• Integration with key MDM partners including MobileIron, Good Technology and Citrix Worx.

• Accessing, viewing and editing enterprise content on any device.
• Proactively distributing enterprise content to a community of users or groups.
• Syncing content across all of a user’s devices.
• Sharing content with colleagues, customers and partners.

When accessing content, Acronis Cyber Files requires that the user authenticate in the same way that a corporate user is typically required for other network resources. When giving access to existing file servers, NAS and SharePoint servers, Acronis Cyber Files enforces the same file access permissions that apply to standard network clients, namely NTFS permissions or ACLs. Acronis Cyber Files clients connect securely using HTTPS, encrypting all data on the network. For many organizations, Acronis Cyber Files mobile clients will connect over a secure VPN connection or through an HTTPS Reverse Proxy server, adding a further level of security.

Files synced to or stored on a mobile device within Acronis Cyber Files are encrypted at all times and can be further protected by an application lock password at the user or administrator’s preference. Note that, once files are opened into another app, the security responsibility passes to that app. This ‘Open In’ capability can be restricted by whitelist/blacklist or disabled.

Yes, files stored within Acronis Cyber Files on a mobile device are encrypted at all times. Users’ desktop and personal files synced to an Acronis Cyber Files server are also stored encrypted on the server.

Yes. Acronis Cyber Files allows users to share files with external users (as long as IT permits sharing with external users). With Acronis Cyber Files, the enterprise can remain in control of who can share what, and with whom it can be shared. First, for internal employees, users are provisioned through Active Directory to ensure they are approved for file sharing. External constituents can also be added; related to this is the ability to add recipients to whitelists or blacklists. This gives IT complete control over who is allowed to share and receive corporate files. A whitelist would contain a list of properly credentialed external partners. This could be a finance department securely sharing data with their external auditors. One example of blacklist usage is setting a restriction to not allow users to send files to a Gmail address. 

Yes, though certain features do require Active Directory. 

To utilize the desktop sync and sharing features, you can create user accounts and invite others (internal and external) to share files using email addresses.

For giving access to existing file servers and NAS, it is possible to utilize Windows “local computer” accounts for access. The Acronis Cyber Files mobile app management policies do require Active Directory, so these options are limited in this scenario.

Is your organization concerned about security, management and compliance? Do your employees have access to sensitive material?

• There have been many documented security related issues with Dropbox. 
• You have no control or visibility over whom your employees are sharing information with.
• Your corporate files are commonly duplicated from existing enterprise storage, resulting in multiple versions and inefficiency.
• There is limited to no audit trail. 
• There is no enterprise and IT oversight. 
• There is no way to back up these files.
• How safe is Dropbox to use with mobile devices? 

Acronis Cyber Files addresses all these concerns providing the consumer-grade simplicity of Dropbox with the benefit of enterprise grade security and management required by the enterprise.

A significant number of employees within the organization are or may be using unapproved, and sometimes unsecure solutions, to either collaborate on files with others or to get files on their mobile devices. So while this may not be a visible priority, it is likely that you may already have an existing problem within your organization. This is especially true in the mobility use case where your employees may be using Dropbox or other similar solutions to get files on to their iPads® or iPhones®. Wouldn’t this cause your company concern regarding the security of corporate assets?

Yes. A fully functional Acronis Cyber Files free 21-Day Trial is available for download on the Acronis® web site. The Acronis Access Advanced desktop sync client for Windows and Mac is included and the mobile client app is available on the App Store (iOS) and the Google® Play store (Android).

Acronis Cyber Files server-side software installation and configuration is a 15-20 minute process. All server-side components can be installed on a single Windows physical or virtual server. For large deployments and high availability, the server-side components can be installed on multiple servers and load balanced/clustered if needed. Once the basic install is completed, you configure the files shares or SharePoint sites you would like to make available and you configure your policies for the access, sync and share features. 

The Acronis Cyber Files clients were designed for simple and easy installation. On the mobile device, install the app from the Apple® App Store (iOS) or from the Google Play (Android). If your company is using the Acronis Cyber Files client management features, users receive an invitation email from your IT administrator that automates the mobile app setup. The Mac/Windows desktop sync client can be installed using systems management tools or by the end-user. Most commonly, the desktop client app is downloaded by logging into your Acronis Cyber Files account from a web browser.

• Windows:  7 or later
• Mac OS X 10.8 and later
• Browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari
• Apple iPad 4th generation and later, iPad mini 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 1st generation and later (iOS 10.0 or later)
• Apple iPhone 5 and later  (iOS 10.0 or later)
• Apple iPod Touch 6th generation and later
• Android Phones and Tablets  (Android 4.1 or later; devices with x86 processor architecture are not supported)
• Windows smartphones and tablets (Windows RT is not supported)

The Acronis Cyber Files desktop sync client is compatible with any files that are supported by the Windows and Mac operating systems. Files are synced to and from your standard desktop/laptop storage and you can use any applications on your computer to work with them.

The mobile iOS app can preview any file type supported by standard iOS Preview functionality. In addition, Microsoft Office files and text files can be edited, and annotation can be performed on PDFs. On Android, Office and text file editing and PDF annotation are also included. The ability to view common image files is also supported. The Android app relies on the previewer apps that you have installed on your device for other file types.

This depends on workflow and your use cases, but in general, a single-server Acronis Cyber Files deployment can support several thousand users. Scaling to support much larger user communities is common and can be achieved with multi-server deployments 

The Acronis Cyber Files server can be installed on Windows® Server 2016, 2012 or 2008. This can be a physical server or a virtual server.

The Acronis Cyber Files server can be configured to proxy access to files on SMB/CIFS servers and NAS, SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013 servers and Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online.

Yes, Acronis Cyber Files can provide seamless access to DFS file shares / namespaces.

While MDM solutions make it easier to manage large numbers of devices, there is no dependency in MDM functionality for Acronis Cyber Files. MDM enables the enterprise to centrally manage and secure the mobile device. Acronis Cyber Files enables enterprise employees using any device – desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone – to securely access, sync and share corporate content while IT maintains control over security and compliance.

Acronis is partnered with many MDM vendors, such as Good Technology, MobileIron and Microsoft. Acronis Cyber Files supports optional integration with MobileIron AppConnect, Good Dynamics, and Microsoft InTune.

Acronis offers two licensing models for Acronis Cyber Files: a perpetual license and an annual subscription model. For more details on the best model for your environment, please visit at www.acronis.com.