Originally published June 27, 2025 on Help Net Security. Whenever a natural or man-made disaster disrupts medical equipment, cuts off connectivity to emergency services and loved ones, or halts access to ATMs, network engineers play a vital role in the heroic efforts to restore availability and uptime. Network engineers confront chaos daily. The network serves […]
As a company grows, the amount of data it handles daily grows as well. Some of the most valuable information can include customer or employee personally identifiable information (PII), and the company’s intellectual property (IP), and other proprietary information. With a majority of businesses handling their data on a laptop connected to Wi-Fi or a
CIS compliance is complicated. It’s a baseline set of benchmarks defined by the Center for Internet Security for protecting systems like network devices or firewalls. CIS Benchmarks align with essential industry regulations, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27000 series, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others. As a result, organizations prioritizing CIS
It has been five years since businesses quickly turned to a distributed workforce supported by hybrid network environments that include physical and virtual devices from multiple vendors spanning cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Those who embraced these shifts successfully navigated the uncertainty, but the repercussions for network teams have been significant. Accelerated digital transformation, work-from-anywhere models,
BackBox prepares organizations for CIS Benchmark compliance with prebuilt network automations.
Originally shared on March 27, 2025, by ITProToday, Information Week Virtual Event and edited for length and clarity. This event focused on cyber resilience in 2025 and explored strategies for maintaining business continuity. BackBox CEO, Rekha Shenoy, addressed this challenge during a fireside chat, highlighting that cyber resilience necessitates a more continuous approach to remediation.
We have become numb to the impacts of cybersecurity breaches. A new breach is reported in the news almost weekly, making it seem impossible to prevent it. However, a significant change is underway that you need to plan for. Insurance companies that help pick up the pieces are developing views on how businesses should protect
Deanna Darah of TechTarget wrote an interesting article: “Reasons to Build and Buy Network Automation Tools”. We agree with her that most organizations will end up with both – once they reach a mature state of network automation. But at BackBox, we recommend flipping the approach so that you buy and then build. A good way to
The World has Changed Another year and another World Backup Day is fast approaching on March 31st. Originally aimed at preventing hardware-driven data loss, the purpose of World Backup Day has evolved. Now, backups serve as a crucial defense against ransomware, emphasizing the importance of data protection, threat intelligence, and resilience. It has transformed from
Every organization is at a different point in its network configuration management journey, but one thing is certain: that journey will continue. Having capabilities the team will leverage today and likely adopt in the future as a matter of industry best practices is a wise approach. When evaluating configuration management solutions, it is worth drilling