What Is a Jumpbox (Bastion Host) — And Why You Might Still Need One in 2025

Jul 18, 2025 · 4 min read · In a world of Zero Trust, VPNs, and modern tunneling tools, it’s easy to assume that Jumpboxes (aka Bastion Hosts) are outdated relics of early cloud architectures. But that assumption is far from the truth. Whether you’re deploying into AWS, managin...