diff --git a/sigma/plugins.py b/sigma/plugins.py
index 0349971..ffc6bb4 100644
--- a/sigma/plugins.py
+++ b/sigma/plugins.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import importlib.metadata
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Any, List, Optional, Set, Union, get_type_hints
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def _discover_module_directories(
         result = dict()
 
         def is_pipeline(obj):
+            """Checks if an object is a pipeline."""
             return any(
                 [
                     inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, Pipeline),
@@ -64,6 +66,20 @@ def is_pipeline(obj):
                 ]
             )
 
+        def is_validator(obj):
+            """Checks if an object is a validator."""
+            return all(
+                [
+                    inspect.isclass(obj),
+                    issubclass(obj, SigmaRuleValidator),
+                    obj.__module__ != "sigma.validators.base",
+                ]
+            )
+
+        def is_backend(obj):
+            """Checks if an object is a backend."""
+            return inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, Backend)
+
         if include:
             for mod in pkgutil.iter_modules(module.__path__, module.__name__ + "."):
                 # attempt to merge backend directory from module into collected backend directory
@@ -125,25 +141,28 @@ def is_pipeline(obj):
                             if is_pipeline(possible_obj) or inspect.isfunction(
                                 possible_obj
                             ):
-                                if inspect.isclass(possible_obj) and issubclass(possible_obj, Pipeline):
+                                if inspect.isclass(possible_obj) and issubclass(
+                                    possible_obj, Pipeline
+                                ):
                                     result[obj_name] = possible_obj()
                                 else:
                                     result[obj_name] = possible_obj
                     elif directory_name == "validators":
                         for cls_name in submodules:
-                            if (
-                                inspect.isclass(submodules[cls_name])
-                                and issubclass(submodules[cls_name], SigmaRuleValidator)
-                                and submodules[cls_name].__module__
-                                != "sigma.validators.base"
-                            ):
+                            if is_validator(submodules[cls_name]):
                                 result[cls_name] = submodules[cls_name]
                     elif directory_name == "backends":
                         # Backends reside on the module level
                         for cls_name in imported_module.__dict__:
                             klass = getattr(imported_module, cls_name)
-                            if inspect.isclass(klass) and issubclass(klass, Backend):
-                                result.update({cls_name: klass})
+                            if is_backend(klass):
+                                result.update(
+                                    {
+                                        InstalledSigmaPlugins._get_backend_name(
+                                            klass, cls_name
+                                        ): klass
+                                    }
+                                )
                     else:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f"Unknown directory name {directory_name} for module {mod.name}"
@@ -183,6 +202,43 @@ def get_pipeline_resolver(self) -> ProcessingPipelineResolver:
             }
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_backend_name(obj: Any, default: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Get the name of a backend object. This is either the name attribute of the object,
+        the __name__ attribute of the object, or the __class__ attribute of the object.
+        The name is then converted to snake_case. If the name is empty, the default is returned.
+
+        Args:
+            obj: The Backend object to get the name from.
+            default: The default name to return if no name could be found.
+
+        Returns:
+            The name of the backend object in snake_case or the default name.
+        """
+        try:
+            name = getattr(obj, "name", None)
+            if name:
+                return name
+
+            name = (
+                getattr(obj, "__name__", None) or getattr(obj, "__class__", None)
+                if name is None
+                else name
+            )
+
+            if name:
+                name = name.removesuffix("Backend")
+                words = re.findall(r"[A-Z](?:[A-Z]*(?![a-z])|[a-z]*)", name)
+                if len(words) == 0:
+                    return name.lower()
+                rebuilt_name = "_".join(words).lower()
+                return rebuilt_name
+            else:
+                return default
+        except:
+            return default
+
 
 class SigmaPluginType(EnumLowercaseStringMixin, Enum):
     BACKEND = auto()