Network automation platform startup BackBox Software Inc. today announced the launch of Network Vulnerability Manager, a new service that offers deep integration with vulnerability management for network teams.

The new NVM, which is offered alongside BackBox’s existing Network Automation Platform, integrates automated operating system upgrades and network configuration management capabilities with network vulnerability management into common workflows. NVM has been built for network teams to discover vulnerabilities in their network easily, prioritize common vulnerabilities and exposures according to their unique risk profile and automate multiple levels of remediation, no matter the network complexity.

The service seeks to address an issue wherein a majority of security professionals say they spend more time navigating manual processes than responding to vulnerabilities.

“Common vulnerability management tools focus on endpoints and are designed for security teams rather than network teams,” said Chief Technology Officer Josh Stephens. “BackBox’s vulnerability management capabilities have been specifically engineered for network operations teams in the way that they operate and to accelerate their path toward network automation.”

With the addition of NVM, the BackBox platform now offers network teams a comprehensive vulnerability management process that identifies vulnerabilities and classifies them by threat level as they surface.

The platform prioritizes vulnerabilities according to the needs of each customer’s unique network environment and automates multiple levels of remediation through configuration changes, network and firewall operating system upgrades and patches. The platform simplifies OS and firmware updates with built-in backups, single-click roll-backs and integrated pre- and post-update validations.

Finally, the platform helps network teams with device lifecycle management and automates hardware upgrades around vendor-driven end-of-life data.

“We believe network engineers are underappreciated superheroes, in the sense that they work very hard and have a huge impact on bolstering network performance, reliance and security while ensuring compliance across their multivendor environments,” said Chief Executive Andrew Kahl. “We are committed to introducing intuitive network-first offerings like NVM that enable these teams to do their best work every day.”

BackBox is a venture capital-backed startup, having raised $32 million in 2021 in a Series A round led by Elsewhere Partners LLC in 2021. Notable BackBox customers include United Airlines Hodling Inc., Cellcom Israel Ltd., BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Telecom AG, Siemens AG, Verizon Communications Inc., Airbus SE, The Coca-Cola Co. and Bloomberg LP.

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