Network Automation

Q&A: Fireside Chat with Rekha Shenoy on Cyber Resilience in 2025

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. […]

Build and Buy? Close, but no Cigar. Instead, Buy Then Build.

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

World Backup Day 2025: 8 Facts to Consider About Your Network Backup

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

Ransomware and Your Network

Network teams and the devices they manage are not the usual audience for discussions about ransomware. Ransomware affects endpoints and is often the purview of IT administrators and security teams. However, once data is encrypted and/or stolen, the costs of a ransomware attack snowball – as much as 1,000 times higher than if an incident

Debunking 5 Myths About Network Automation

Originally published in Help Net Security on February 27, 2025 According to Gartner, 30% of enterprises will automate more than half of their network activities by 2026. You’ve thought about network automation because you understand it would enable you to engage in more impactful work, but it has been sidelined because you always seem pressed

Revolutionizing Network Automation for Enhanced Cyber Resilience

Originally published in VMblog on September 3, 2024 In today’s world of evolving cyber threats, resilient network infrastructure is crucial for businesses. VMblog recently spoke with Amar Ramakrishnan, VP of Product Management at BackBox, about the importance of network automation for cyber resilience. BackBox, a security-focused network device automation platform, is transforming how enterprises and

BackBox Network Automation Platform Review

Network automation has become an essential resource for support departments and change management teams, delivering significant operational efficiencies while also reducing security risks. However, managing these processes can be challenging in environments that are geographically distributed and involve multiple vendors. Check out the latest review from Network Computing on BackBox’s Network Automation Platform, which offers

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