configuration management

Revolutionizing Network Security Automation

Originally published in Cyber Defense Magazine on September 2, 2024 Cyber Defense Magazine recently interviewed Rekha Shenoy, CEO of BackBox, at the BlackHat conference. Her insights into the technology industry and network security are truly inspiring. This article explores Rekha’s dedication to tackling the complex challenges that network engineers encounter today. As networks become more

From 3 hours to 7 minutes per HA pair: Time Saved by Automating Certificate Management

This blog series spotlights real-world moments in which 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. This mandatory but time-consuming and tedious administrative task is error-prone and usually occurs at an inconvenient time, making

7 Struggles Today’s MSPs Wrangle

A lot of our customers share similar stories, and we have the benefit of the point of view from both service providers and enterprises. We also are an MSP customer. And while that’s a single point of view, with a single service provider, it’s also provides added insight into the struggles facing MSPs and MSSPs in

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

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