About Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks sells the BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform, which covers email, data, applications and networks and is strengthened by a 24/7 managed XDR service. Barracuda says hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide count on Barracuda to protect their email, networks, applications and data. Barracuda says its cybersecurity solutions cover all the major threat vectors, protect data and automate incident response.[1][5]
BarracudaONE unifies cybersecurity solutions in a centralized dashboard. BarracudaONE consolidates multiple solutions into a single platform, which Barracuda says eliminates the need for multi-vendor solutions. Barracuda says BarracudaONE reduces product overlap and prevents conflicting configurations. Bailey is powered by Barracuda IQ, which Barracuda describes as the AI engine and intelligence layer behind BarracudaONE.
Barracuda Email Protection is described as a complete email security solution that delivers AI-enhanced defenses, automated response and easy deployment. Barracuda Email Protection connects to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with no mail exchange changes. Barracuda Email Protection supplements Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with stronger detection, behavioral account takeover identification and integrated backup for Microsoft 365 data. Barracuda IQ uses multi-model AI to analyze intent, identity behavior and multi-modal content across 100+ global threat feeds. Barracuda Cloud Security XDR detects account takeover and lateral movement.[6]
Barracuda describes its all-in-one approach to data protection as a way to protect a business from data loss and theft. Barracuda says data can be backed up to any location including the public cloud, which eliminates the need to purchase and manage backup solutions from multiple vendors. Barracuda says Microsoft 365 data such as emails can be backed up. Backed up data is replicated to the Barracuda cloud with unlimited storage. Barracuda offers a scan of Microsoft 365 data for sensitive data and malware. Barracuda offers protection for Entra ID data and recovery from malicious attack and errors. Barracuda provides backup and recovery for collaboration data, including Microsoft Teams files and messages. Barracuda delivers security updates and incident notifications to administrators through Microsoft Teams and Slack.[8][13]
Barracuda Application Protection is an integrated platform that brings a comprehensive set of interoperable capabilities together to ensure complete application security. Barracuda Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) solutions are available as hardware or virtual appliances, on premises or hosted in the cloud, as a container and through a SaaS solution. Barracuda Advanced Bot Protection uses artificial intelligence and machine learning in the cloud to continually improve its ability to spot and block bad bots. Barracuda Application Protection solutions integrate with AD, LDAP, SAML, JWT, OpenID and RADIUS.[9]
Barracuda lists three core network products: SecureEdge, CloudGen Firewall and CloudGen Access. Barracuda SecureEdge is a SASE platform that combines Firewall-as-a-Service and Secure SD-WAN capabilities. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is a family of physical, virtual and cloud-based appliances that protect complex, dispersed network infrastructures of multi-site enterprises and managed service providers.[10]
Barracuda Managed XDR is described as able to detect threats earlier and help organizations respond to threats faster. Barracuda says its threat detection rules map to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Barracuda says its XDR detects events from 40+ integrated data sources. Barracuda says its XDR responds to each threat with automated prescriptive instructions, automation and its 24/7 Security Operations Center. Barracuda runs a multi-tiered global SOC of security analysts and engineers that provides 24x7x365 service. Barracuda says Barracuda Managed XDR can reduce malware infection resolution from 3-4 weeks to less than one hour. With endpoint protection, Barracuda says it can identify and roll back ransomware attacks from endpoint devices.[11]
Barracuda AI Data Security is built on the BarracudaONE platform and combines AI visibility, shadow AI discovery, data protection, threat defense and governance. Barracuda says Barracuda AI Data Security protects more than 1,300 GenAI tools. Barracuda AI Data Security can inspect AI prompts and uploads in real time and block sensitive data from reaching generative AI tools. Barracuda describes prebuilt detection for personally identifiable information, credentials, source code, payment cards and health data. MSPs can centrally manage customer environments and help customers adopt AI safely. For managed service providers, Barracuda describes a platform to protect customers' attack surfaces, including email, endpoints, networks, data and applications. Barracuda says its MSP-centric offerings include remote monitoring and management (RMM), extended detection and response (XDR) with SOC-as-a-Service, email protection and more. Barracuda Assistant, powered by Barracuda AI, gives MSPs real-time guidance, step-by-step resources and actionable insights.[5][9][12][13][14]
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