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Why your competitors are utilizing API driven OS updates for Network/Security Devices (Example code included so you can too)

The US Cyber Information Security Agency in ST18-001 warns that Network infrastructure devices are often easy targets for attackers. Among the steps they point to for keeping infrastructure secure, they suggest that network infrastructure device’s OS be kept up to date because patches often contain security vulnerability fixes. In contrast to this, many teams we […]

Patching Security Vulnerabilities

There’s always a layer of details that make all the difference between easy and simple. BackBox improves network security by streamlining network software upgrades for patching security vulnerabilities to be both easy and simple. First let me explain the difference between easy and simple using an example everyone in the US can understand. Just File

7 Firewall Best Practices for Securing Your Network

7 Firewall Best Practices for Securing Your Network A network firewall is your most crucial security tool that must be as robust as it can get. Network firewall configuration can be a challenging task for administrators as they have to strike the perfect balance between security and speed of performance for the users. Network firewall

Cisco, CIS Compliance, and BackBox

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 and HIPAA. As a result, organizations prioritizing CIS compliance can simultaneously achieve compliance with other industry regulations. Cisco

BackBox Network Automation for Patch Management & OS Updates

Today, network management is becoming much more challenging due to complex network environments that span cloud and hybrid work settings, a wide variety of vendors that make up an organization’s IT infrastructure, and the ongoing talent shortage in both IT and security industries. The demand for network management teams to consistently deliver services and maintain

8 Questions To Ask About Your Backup Strategy

8 Questions To Ask About Your Backup Strategy Ask any IT manager if their team has a disaster recovery and backup plan and they will say, “of course!” But is that plan truly enough? On its own, simply having a plan is not an indication a company is prepared to quickly recover from an outage.  

Tips For Organizations’ Network Security

As and when a company grows, the amount of data they handle on a daily basis goes up as well. This information can be either customer or employee centric or even sensitive details of the company. With a majority of businesses handling their data on a desktop connected to Wi-Fi or Wireless LAN, it’s important