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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 […]
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BackBox Network Vulnerability Manager helps with cyber resilience by automating the remediation of network device vulnerabilities, and enables network administrators to manage the full-lifecycle of device vulnerabilities. The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) establishes requirements for digital product cybersecurity across the European Union. BackBox can help meet these requirements using our ML-powered network vulnerability platform,
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Abstract: Network vulnerability management is an important part of network upkeep. Tracking vulnerabilities, understanding their impact on the network, and remediating them helps protect the network from cyberattack. But it is often a time-consuming, labor-intensive process and, therefore, doesn’t get the attention required. Table of Contents A New Network Vulnerability Management Approach: Risk management vs
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I was reading a research note by Gartner, ‘Maverick Research: Risk Management Produces Bad Cybersecurity’ ($), and it brought up some interesting observations about the usefulness of BackBox NVM when it comes to security best practices. The thing that jumped out at me is the difference in language between Risk Management and Threat Exposure Management.
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If you thought BackBox reliable backups were good… we’re going to make them even better using Amazon S3 Glacier storage for immutable storage of your backups right from inside of BackBox. About Amazon S3 Glacier Amazon S3 Glacier is a low-cost, cloud-archive storage service that provides secure and durable storage for data archiving and online
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Introduction: ransomware entry and propagation 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, there are things that network teams can do to help prevent ransomware from entering the enterprise, and should it
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Something’s up in CVE-land, but BackBox NVM is not impacted.
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In early March, Fortinet disclosed five new vulnerabilities. This sort of disclosure (from network companies in general) is not unusual. However, unusual or not, it presents a challenge to network administrators trying to keep their networks secure. Here’s the fundamental challenge, from some BackBox sponsored research from last year: 92% say more network updates are
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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
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently released a healthcare-specific cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation guide. The guide focuses on addressing critical vulnerabilities and provides a proactive approach to combatting cyber threats. I thought it would be useful to examine the three mitigation strategies in this report as they related to BackBox in healthcare and
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