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The world depends on networks, so network devices need to be up and running, even in the face of attacks that threaten downtime. But the challenge for network engineers to keep network devices resilient is mounting. Vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than ever because threat actors are using AI to help them discover the latest […]
Modern networks consist of corporate, industrial, on-prem, and cloud networks. The move to digital transformation and remote work has added exponential complexity. We’re continuing to evolve and scale our networks, making them even more complex as we introduce AI. More than half of CEOs say they already use generative AI to increase efficiency. As our
When Cyber Resilience Lags IT Exploits, Automation is the Answer Read More »
A blog series that shines a spotlight on real-world moments where network engineers use BackBox security-centric automation to save their organizations from costly downtime and surprises. Synopsis All firewall vendors require that their customers keep their certificates up to date. It’s a mandatory but time-consuming and tedious administrative task that’s error-prone and usually happens at
From 3 hours to 7 minutes per HA pair: Time Saved by Automating Certificate Management Read More »
A blog series that shines a spotlight on real-world moments where network engineers use BackBox security-centric automation to save their organizations from costly downtime and surprises. Synopsis A Managed Service Provider (MSP) customer urgently needed to activate licenses across 92 Palo Alto firewalls. Compounding the challenge, this had to be done within two days, but
From 10 hours to 30 minutes: The Hidden Value of Automating One-off Tasks Read More »
One of the powerful things about BackBox is our notification capabilities. Getting notified of interesting events, with rich notifications (I’ll describe what I mean by ‘rich’ with an example down below), makes for the ability to manage by exception. When you can trust an automation platform to tell you when things aren’t going the way
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Implementing automation under the umbrella of digital transformation is seen as a way to boost productivity, so why doesn’t everyone implement a network automation solution? That’s a good question (pats self on back)… and I think the answer isn’t only technical but also due to perspective. Digital Transformation If your company had a manual process
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What if you went to the store to buy a saucer for every cup you owned, only to realize that you don’t actually know how many cups you have? I can’t tell you how many times that’s happened with BackBox customers… but with network equipment not cups. They implement BackBox only to find that they
Network Source of Truth Read More »
The second question I often hear (after “what is automation?”) is “why automate?” At first when I’d hear this, I found it confusing. In my mind automating things is better than doing them manually. But, that’s not necessarily conventional wisdom. Many people need “facts not feelings”. Here’s are 10 reasons to automate network administration, broken
Ten Reasons to Automate Network & Security Device Administration Read More »