Microsoft 365 mail protection
An SMB on Microsoft 365 adds Advanced Email Security via Graph API — no MX flip, no downtime, BEC + phishing + ransomware blocked.
Acronis · Backup and Cyber Protection
Acronis Advanced Email Security
Email security powered by Perception Point.
Quick answer
Acronis Advanced Email Security is the email security add-on for Cyber Protect Cloud and Cyber Protect 16, powered by Perception Point technology. It protects Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other email providers against BEC, phishing, ransomware, account takeover and zero-day file attacks via API integration — no MX flip required.
Advanced Email Security is the email security module of the Acronis platform — powered by Perception Point. It integrates with Microsoft 365 over Microsoft Graph API, Google Workspace over Gmail API and Open-Xchange over native API, so no MX record changes are needed and onboarding completes in minutes.
Detection combines BEC (Business Email Compromise) heuristics, dynamic next-gen sandbox for files, URL/QR-code analysis for phishing (including modern QR-phishing), language-model anomaly detection and threat intelligence. For organizations already on Cyber Protect Cloud, the consolidated console is the differentiator — email security alerts live in the same place as backup, EDR and patch alerts.
Key features
What it offers
- API-based integration (no MX change)
- BEC and phishing detection
- Dynamic next-gen sandbox for file attachments
- URL and QR-code analysis
- Account-takeover detection
- Single-console management with Acronis platform
Tech Summary
Important technical data
- Integrations
- Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Open-Xchange
- Deployment
- API-based — no MX change, no smart-host
- Sandbox latency
- Typically 30-60 seconds
- Licensing
- Per mailbox, monthly
Use CasesSMB Education Healthcare
When would you choose this product?
School and university mail
A school district protects student and staff mailboxes — phishing campaigns blocked, accidental data exfiltration through email DLP.
Clinic mail protection
A clinic group protects HIPAA-relevant email — PHI exfiltration through email blocked by DLP, phishing blocked by sandbox.
Who is it for?
Organizations using cloud email (M365, Google Workspace, Open-Xchange).
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions
How does it compare with Trend Email Security or Bitdefender Email Security?
Comparable feature scope. The differentiator is the consolidated console: for organizations already on Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, email security alerts live alongside backup, EDR and patch alerts in one place. For organizations on Trend or Bitdefender as their security baseline, those vendors' email products are the natural fit.
Do I need to change the MX record?
No. Integration is API-based (Microsoft Graph API for M365, Gmail API for Google Workspace). No MX change, no smart-host reconfiguration. Onboarding completes in minutes.
How is QR-code phishing analyzed?
Modern phishing increasingly embeds the malicious URL in a QR code to evade text-based URL scanners. Advanced Email Security extracts and analyzes QR-code targets — both inside attachments and inline in the message body.
How long does sandbox analysis take?
Typically 30-60 seconds for files routed to dynamic sandbox. Known-safe files pass through with no delay. End users experience a small mail-delivery delay for suspicious attachments.
What is the licensing model?
Per mailbox, monthly — billed as part of the Cyber Protect Cloud meter or as an annual add-on for Cyber Protect 16.
Is DLP supported?
Basic email DLP is included — patterns for credit card numbers, IBANs, national IDs and similar. For full endpoint + network DLP, the DeviceLock DLP module is the right pairing.
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