This week, we're spreading the love with the latest updates, highlights, and exciting announcements. Whether you're catching up on recent topics and announcements, or planning for upcoming events, we've got you covered. Check out our weekly round up below for all the sweet details! 
We’re thrilled to announce that Box has been named a Leader in The Forrester
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: Content Platforms, Q1 2025, Gartner Magic Quadrant for Document Management, and IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Intelligent Content Services 2024 Vendor Assessment.
Read our Blog for more insights.
We’re incredibly excited to announce CAC/PIV smart card signer authentication in Box Sign, available today for customers on Enterprise Plus and Enterprise Advanced plans! This feature enables federal government agencies and contractors to utilize their common access card (CAC) or personal identity verification (PIV) card to authenticate themselves when accessing and signing or approving a signature request in Box Sign.
Check out latest this latest community post to learn more.
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A Project Management Agent Using Box Enterprise Advanced & mxHERO’s Mail2Cloud
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Monday's Community Spotlight:
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Getting hands on with Box AI - Community roundtable recording and highlights
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Introducing CAC/PIV Smart Card Signer Authentication in Box Sign!
@Meena Ganesh Box, Tyan Hynes, Juan Carlos Madriz, Jake Dolgenos, Ryan Lolli, and Erica Lubitz
We’d like to extend a big thank you to our Box experts for leading a fantastic roundtable discussion: Getting hands on with Box AI! During this insightful session, we had the privilege of exploring the power of Box AI Studio. Our experts walked us through a live demo, showcasing how to set up a Marketing Agent with Box AI, and shared an exciting preview of what’s coming soon with Box AI.
@Scott Picanco Box
A special thank you to our Box expert, Scott Picanco, for sharing a groundbreaking announcement: Introducing CAC/PIV Smart Card Signer Authentication in Box Sign! This innovative authentication feature provides U.S. Federal Government customers to authenticate their signers by requiring them to use their common access cards (CAC) or personal identity verification cards (PIV).
We want to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the incredible members of our community, which are also our valued partners. 
@DonHammons
We're thrilled to shine a spotlight to DonHammons who always goes above and beyond, making our community stronger and more vibrant. In the poll question, he shared how Box, combined with mxHERO, offers a powerful platform for managing critical content with enhanced security, compliance, and data control. This integration automates email ingestion, improves digital hygiene, and reduces security risks.
He also shared his insights to one of our members in a discussion about data back up. Let's keep the momentum going—thank you for being one of our Community Rockstars! 
@ericcordell
We’re incredibly excited to spotlight Eric Cordell for sharing the latest innovations—Project Management Agent! They’ve partnered with Box to explore cutting-edge solutions using Box AI Studio; also combined with their partnership with mxHERO to enhance email intelligence—this is paving the way for customized agent solutions in various industries. Kudos to you for driving such impactful progress! 
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| Announcing Box Hubs as Lightning Components in Box for Salesforce | With Box Hubs as Lightning Components, you can embed specific Hubs directly into Salesforce, making them accessible for all your Salesforce users. |
| Announcing new Box AI extract agents starting Feb 19, 2025 in Enterprise Plus tiers and above. Box AI extract agents manifest in three key areas: UI Preview and Box Apps (available in Enterprise Advanced tier), and the extract API (available in Enterprise Plus tiers and above). Each of these components plays a crucial role in enhancing user experience and operational efficiency. | |
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| When you add a file or folder to a Hub, you'll see a dedicated "Hubs" tab on the Collaborators page. This tab provides a clear overview of all the Hubs where the file or folder is shared, along with number of collaborators, date added, and permission levels. | |
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| Legacy SSL CBC-mode Cipher for FTP End of Life (EOL) Notice (Deprecation) | In July 2025, Box will disallow FTP connections that use weak CBC-mode ciphers for SSL. This change is to ensure the continued security and integrity of Box and our customers’ use of Box. |
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| Date | Events | Event type |
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| March 4, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| March 5, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| March 18, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| March 27, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| April 23, 2025 | Virtual event |
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