Acronis appoints Hisao Toyama as General Manager of Acronis Japan. ~ veteran channel and partner ecosystem leader to drive growth and expand market presence in Japan ~. TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Acronis, a global provider of an AI-native cyber platform for MSPs and IT departments, today announced the appointment of Hisao Toyama as General Manager of Acronis Japan K.K., effective September 15, 2026. Toyama joined Acronis in June 2025 as Senior Director, overseeing the company's distribution channels and key partner initiatives in Japan. Since joining the company, he has played an instrumental role in strengthening relationships with major distributors, expanding Acronis' partner ecosystem, and driving business growth in the Japanese market. As General Manager of Acronis Japan, Toyama will leverage his deep experience in channel business and partner ecosystems to further strengthen collaboration with service providers and business partners while accelerating Acronis' growth and market expansion in Japan. "I am deeply honored to assume the role of General Manager of Acronis Japan," said Toyama. "Throughout my career, I have spent many years working in the IT channel business, collaborating closely with distributors and partners to drive business growth." Prior to joining Acronis, Toyama served as Director of Partner Alliances at Workday K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Workday, where he led initiatives to expand the company's partner ecosystem. Before that, he held leadership roles at Cisco Systems G.K., overseeing distributor sales operations and building strategic relationships with leading distributors and reseller partners. Throughout his career, Toyama has developed extensive expertise in channel development, partner management, and business across the IT industry. Toyama continued, "As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and complex, it is more important than ever for organizations to manage data protection and cybersecurity in an integrated and efficient manner while ensuring business continuity. In addition, initiatives such as the Cybersecurity Measures Evaluation System for Strengthening Supply Chains (SCS Rating System), being advanced by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), underscore the need to strengthen security not only within individual organizations, but across entire supply chains. By combining my experience in building partner ecosystems with Acronis' technology, I am committed to bringing the value of Acronis' cyber protection platform to more customers. Working closely with our partners, I will help create an environment in which Japanese businesses can grow with confidence, while driving further business expansion in Japan and contributing to the success of our customers." About Acronis: Acronis is a global cyber protection company delivering the only natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and infrastructure management platform for managed service providers and IT departments. Acronis solutions are designed to identify, protect, detect, respond, recover and govern IT deployments, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 60+ countries. Acronis Cyber Platform is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com. Acronis Press Contact: Acronis Japan PR office Email: [email protected] ~ veteran channel and partner ecosystem leader to drive growth and expand market presence in Japan. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. Military Industry Today do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.

Introducing Acronis Cyber Compliance: continuous compliance built for MSPs. Cyber Compliance helps MSPs deploy, measure and continuously monitor security controls across customer environments. Rather than treating compliance as a point-in-time audit exercise, Cyber Compliance enables a continuous compliance approach where evidence remains current and security controls are continuously assessed. Last updated September 09, 2026 There is no shortage of guidance available to MSPs on how they should secure customer environments. Security frameworks, industry standards, regulatory requirements and insurance obligations all provide recommendations on the controls organizations should have in place. Yet despite this abundance of guidance, cyber incidents remain common and continue to increase. At the same time, requirements are becoming more complex. Frameworks such as NIST CSF and regulations like NIS 2 introduce additional expectations, while customers, auditors and insurers increasingly require proof that controls are not only implemented but remain effective over time. The challenge is growing. Threat actors are executing attacks quicker and increasingly relying on large language models (LLMs) as a strategic force multiplier, according to Google Mandiant's M-Trends 2026 Report. Research from Anthropic also shows that artificial intelligence can accelerate the exploitation of vulnerabilities, increasing both the speed and scope of cyber threats facing organizations today. In this environment, security can no longer be treated as a set and forget exercise. MSPs need a new approach that continuously measures and improves security across customer environments. Point assessments are no longer enough. Traditional compliance and security assessments provide a useful snapshot in time, but today's threat landscape requires something more dynamic. What organizations need is a live, operational approach that continuously measures security controls across the entire IT environment. Deviations should be visible immediately, remediation should be tracked and evidence should remain current. Continuous compliance is not simply a reporting exercise. It becomes the evidence layer that supports real cyber resilience. MSPs need visibility into which framework requirements are impacted by each control, which technical measures support them, when evidence was last refreshed, whether exceptions exist, who owns each control and what remediation activity has taken place. Posture management must continuously feed into the measurement and implementation of security controls to enable a near real-time view of compliance status and security posture. Introducing Acronis Cyber Compliance. To meet this challenge, Acronis is introducing Cyber Compliance as part of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. Cyber Compliance helps MSPs deploy, measure and continuously monitor security controls across customer environments. Rather than treating compliance as a point-in-time audit exercise, Cyber Compliance enables a continuous compliance approach where evidence remains current and security controls are continuously assessed. Compliance should not be viewed as an isolated certification activity. Instead, it must become an ongoing evidence layer that supports stronger cybersecurity outcomes and improved cyber resilience. Cyber Compliance helps MSPs continuously demonstrate which controls are implemented, where gaps exist and what remediation actions are needed. By translating platform telemetry into control evidence, Cyber Compliance bridges the gap between security recommendations and operational execution. It helps MSPs focus on implementing and monitoring safeguards that meaningfully reduce customer risk. First release capability: Built on proven security best practices. The first release of Cyber Compliance is built around the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls one of the world's most widely recognized cybersecurity best-practice frameworks. CIS Controls are comprised of safeguards that provide the foundation for measuring security posture and monitoring implementation progress. With Cyber Compliance, MSPs can: * Assess customer environments against CIS safeguards. * Identify implemented, partially implemented and missing safeguards. * Set ownership for individual safeguards (MSP or Customer). * Monitor compliance status across all customers. * Execute actionable recommendations to improve safeguard implementation. * Measure and track progress over time. * Create custom standards tailored to customer requirements. The result is a practical approach to turning security best practices into measurable security outcomes. Benefits today for MSPs. Cyber Compliance provides MSPs with a strong foundation for expanding beyond simple security monitoring. By bringing together live telemetry, remediation activities and visibility within a single platform, MSPs can create new opportunities to demonstrate value and strengthen customer relationships. Designed for where MSPs are going next. The first release of Cyber Compliance is just the beginning. Future enhancements will extend coverage beyond CIS Controls into popular compliance frameworks and standards, ISV ecosystem integrations, evidence preparation capabilities, exception management workflows, audit preparation features, AI-assisted remediation and more. As compliance requirements continue to evolve, Cyber Compliance is designed to evolve alongside them, helping MSPs deliver scalable security, compliance and CISO services from a single platform. Getting started. Cyber Compliance is available today for free within Acronis Cyber Platform. MSPs can start using the solution immediately to measure security controls and drive continuous security improvement across customer environments. Keep calm and implement security controls, Cyber Compliance gives MSPs a structured way to do exactly that. Product feedback? The Cyber Compliance product team would love to hear from you at [email protected]. Josh Arkell Senior Product Manager Josh is a Senior Product Manager at Acronis, where he leads the Cyber Compliance product. With a keen customer focus, Josh loves building impactful cybersecurity products that help organizations of all sizes reduce cyber risk and strengthen cyber... About Acronis A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 60+ countries. Acronis Cyber Platform is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Come meet ITCloud at ChannelNext West 2026. September 8, 2026 Guest: Michael Roach, Partner Account Executive at ITCloud, a cloud services provider and distributor that primarily works with and empowers a network of IT resellers, MSPs, and other channel partners. At the upcoming event, ITCloud will present its strategic focus on driving Microsoft growth (specifically by enabling MSPs through Copilot training, webinars, and bundling options) while expanding its cybersecurity stack with new multi-vendor offerings, including the Guardz platform (featuring EDR and XDR capabilities) and NordSecurity alongside existing solutions like Bitdefender. Additionally, ITCloud will emphasize its backup and disaster recovery capabilities through its strong Acronis partnership with Canadian data centers, highlighting its nationwide presence, 8x8 support, and dedicated human-centric service available to MSPs across Canada. Don't miss out on the 24th annual ChannelNext West! If you're in the area, join E-ChannelNews for an incredible two-day of networking and innovation. Secure your spot now at: https://www.channelnext.ca/event/channelnext26-west/