Authentic8 Silo vs. Barracuda Web Security Gateway

One of the things that I like the most about using Authentic8 Silo is its security system, it is quite reliable and allows you to browse the internet without worrying that some type of information may be leaked. Currently, there are countless cyber dangers that endanger the integrity of your company, with the help of Authentic8 Silo it is much easier to determine which people may or may not have access to certain information.

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For a larger organization, this is a must. It provides insight into what the users are doing online and most malicious sites will no longer be accessible if access is denied. This can also give access to non-work related sites, but in a limited capacity, based on user or time of day. Though a smaller company would benefit from the features, it may be cost prohibitive.

• It seems incredible to me that you have web code stored on servers within a cloud.
• Silo is truly a cloud service, leveraging the expected capacity and performance of the cloud along with resiliency.

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• Integrates with other Barracuda products, including the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and the Barracuda Email Security Gateway.
• Helps manage bandwidth to improve network performance.
• Easy to use.
• Allows you to perform SSL inspections to view content on social networks.
• Help prevent data loss.
• Protect our privacy.

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• For us who have adopted this product very easily, we have not found any fault with it because we can perform all our activities more efficiently and quickly with efficient use.

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• I don't think I have anything to mention here. The Barracuda Web Security Gateway does everything we need it to do.

There are a lot of settings you can adjust. The web log is easy to use. If a user is having issues accessing a website, you can go in and see what's being blocked and why. After that, you can make adjustments fairly easy. The GUI is easy to navigate and updating the software is a simple click of a button.

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Barracuda support have also been excellent when we have had to contact them. The only time we had a hardware issue on a device (and that device was about 8 years old) it was replaced within about 24 hours of reporting it. Generally there has not been much need to contact their support, as once the device is in and set up, it just works.

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SonicWall, Barracuda NG Firewall, and WatchGuard provides Content Filtering, but are primarily firewalls with Content Filtering features. The Web Filter is a dedicated appliance with more storage space and better reporting of users.

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• From my point of view, with this tool we have not found flaws in the product, so we can be very comfortable since the evaluation of vulnerabilities and the verification of block lists offer complete security beyond encryption.

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• I came into the company with Barracuda already implemented so it worked well for a number of years.
• Their support contract was a bit pricey.
• For what the company paid for the system, Barracuda was worth the money over the 10 years it was implemented.

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