The Club will utilise Acronis Cyber Protect, an innovative Machine Intelligence (MI) enhanced Cyber security solution that helps prevent cyberattacks, and reduces downtime. This technology combines automation and integration, ensuring the prevention, detection, response, recovery, and analysis needed to safeguard all areas of the business. Acronis cyber protection provides the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security services required to protect the modern day elite sports teams.

Acronis are a global organisation operating in over 150 Countries. With dual headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Singapore, Acronis works with and protects over 500,000 businesses.

Nathan Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer at West Ham United, said: “We are thrilled to team up with Acronis as the Club’s Official Cyber Protection Partner.

“Protecting our data, which includes that of our supporters, is of the highest priority for us and Acronis is the perfect partner to help us do so.

“Acronis are the industry benchmark of quality and security and are a company we are looking forward to working very closely with over the coming seasons.”

Ronan McCurtin, Acronis VP of Sales Europe, Israel and Turkey said: “At the highest level of competition, data is a critical asset in football. Acronis’ solutions are perfectly suited for a high-pressure, digitally intensive environment.

“We are proud to partner with West Ham United and look forward to our joint projects in the future. We are confident this partnership will benefit West Ham United, Acronis, and all our partners and customers.”

Ingram Micro, a global distributor of innovative technology products and services, will serve as Acronis’ #CyberFit Partner in line with the Acronis #TeamUp program for services providers and cloud distributors. Ingram Micro guides businesses in realizing the potential of Acronis’ industry-leading solutions, delivering a full spectrum of products and services around the world.