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Acronis names Rimouski Océanic an Official Partner through #TeamUp and MicroAge Rimouski

May 19, 2026

Acronis has named Rimouski Océanic an Official Partner as part of a #TeamUp partnership delivered by MicroAge Rimouski. The arrangement centers on the deployment of integrated cyber protection services for the Rimouski Océanic organization. The announcement places MicroAge Rimouski in an Acronis delivery and #CyberFit role for the team.

The partnership outlines services delivered through Managed Service Provider (MSP) MicroAge Rimouski, which operates as an Acronis Delivery Partner and #CyberFit Partner. It also specifies brand visibility items that include an official partner designation and rights to use team trademarks and logos, along with in-venue branding and digital placement on the team’s website and newsletters.

Acronis said it would provide email security, Microsoft 365 backup, and extended detection and response (XDR) through a single, integrated platform and agent. The collaboration is described as enabling the team to streamline operations and increase visibility across systems, while strengthening cyber protection against modern cyber threats.

Rimouski Océanic, Acronis, and MicroAge Rimouski stated that the partnership included a joint case study. “The Rimouski Océanic are committed to excellence both on and off the ice, and that includes ensuring our organization operates on secure and reliable technology,” said Frédéric Pelletier, Director of Marketing sales and partnerships at Rimouski Océanic. “Partnering with Acronis and MicroAge Rimouski allows us to strengthen our cyber protection while simplifying how we manage our systems. With a natively integrated platform supporting our operations, we can stay focused on winning games and delivering the best possible experience for our fans.”

“Sports organizations at every level are increasingly reliant on digital systems to support performance, operations, and fan engagement,” said Pat Hurley, RVP Americas at Acronis. “Through our #TeamUp program and partnership with MicroAge Rimouski, we’re proud to continue to expand partnership opportunities in Canada while delivering natively integrated cyber protection that simplifies management and provides comprehensive security for the Rimouski Océanic.” A MicroAge Rimouski owner also said: “By leveraging a single platform that combines email security, backup, and XDR, we’re helping ensure the organization can operate securely and efficiently, with the confidence that their data and systems are protected.”

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CISA issues update on missing IPsec integrity for Verizon IMS SIP signaling

June 2, 2026

Overview VoLTE deployments on Verizon’s IMS network have historically lacked IPsec-based integrity protection for SIP signaling, contravening well-established requirements in 3GPP TS 33.203 and GSMA IR.92. As a result, SIP messages—including registration (REGISTER), call setup (INVITE), and messaging (MESSAGE)—were transmitted in plaintext without cryptographic guarantees of integrity or authenticity. Passive analysis of live traffic over multiple months confirmed the consistent absence of SIP Security Agreement headers and ESP traffic, indicating a systematic configuration decision rather than an isolated anomaly. In response to repeated follow-up inquiries, Verizon stated on [insert date] that integrity support is “currently available at their request” and will be extended to all UEs “starting later this year.” Separately, the researchers recently observed that Apple’s iOS 26.5 carrier bundle (released May 11, 2026) includes IMS IPsec-related configuration entries—an indication that device-side support may now be active or enabled in newer software. While this change is promising, its real-world impact remains uncertain: there is no evidence yet that Verizon has modified its network to enforce IPsec, that the configuration is being activated per session, or that integrity is functionally operational in production deployments. Absent explicit verification (e.g., captured ESP traffic or official confirmation), this may reflect preparatory software changes rather than an end-to-end security upgrade. The vulnerability remains active for the vast majority of Verizon VoLTE users during the unprotected period, and until network-level enforcement is observed and confirmed, the risk of on-path signaling manipulation endures. Description CVE-2026-10629 SIP signaling stack in Verizon IMS (unspecified version) implements SIP signaling without IPsec integrity protection (missing Security-Client/Security-Server headers and ESP traffic), which allows an on-path attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of VoLTE signaling via passive monitoring and active manipulation of unsecured SIP messages over the radio and core network. According to 3GPP TS 33.203 and GSMA IR.92, SIP signaling between the UE and P-CSCF in IMS networks must be protected using IPsec ESP with mandatory integrity following IMS AKA authentication. This protection is negotiated via SIP Security Agreement headers (Security-Client, Security-Server, Security-Verify) during registration and results in integrity-protected ESP traffic for all subsequent signaling messages. However, observations conducted over several weeks on Verizon’s network showed no such headers in use. The REGISTER exchange lacked any security negotiation, and post-registration SIP traffic—including INVITE, MESSAGE, BYE, and UPDATE—traversed the network in plaintext over standard UDP/TCP, with no ESP encapsulation. This pattern was consistent across device models and network conditions, indicating a systemic configuration decision rather than a transient issue. The absence of integrity checking means any modification to SIP messages—including redirection of emergency calls or injection of fake message payloads—would go undetected by both the UE and the IMS core. No technical justification for this deviation from globally adopted security practices has been provided by Verizon, and prior engagement failed to elicit a substantive response beyond the recent, non-binding commitment to future deployment. Impact The lack of IPsec integrity protection enables on-path attackers—including those controlling femtocells, compromised base stations, or IMS intermediaries—to intercept, modify, replay, or inject SIP messages without detection. These capabilities permit call hijacking, spoofing of SMS-over-IMS, denial-of-service through forged BYE or CANCEL, and manipulation of emergency call routing—without requiring compromise of the UE, SIM, or backend infrastructure. Because SIP signaling lacks cryptographic integrity, all such modifications go unnoticed by both the UE and the IMS core, undermining core security assumptions of VoLTE. While the recently observed iOS 26.5 configuration change may signal progress toward a more secure implementation, its operational impact is yet to be demonstrated; until then, the risk remains real and unmitigated for users on unprotected deployments. Solution Until the vulnerability is fully mitigated by Verizon, users and enterprises should continue to assume VoLTE signaling is untrusted for high-assurance operations. Acknowledgements Thanks to DongWon Lee, Jeongmin Choi, and CheolJun Park from Kyung Hee University for their thorough technical report, persistent follow-up efforts, and the additional observation regarding iOS 26.5. Their work has significantly advanced the understanding of this issue and helped keep the discussion grounded in observable behavior. This AI-assisted document was written by Timur Snoke.