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Barracuda ESG (discontinued)

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What is Barracuda ESG (discontinued)?

Barracuda ESG were physical or virtual appliances designed to protect email servers from spam, virus, spoofing, phishing and spyware attacks. The product line is discontinued.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Barracuda ESG (discontinued) has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 99 ratings of Barracuda ESG (discontinued)'s features
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Top Performing Features

  • Sandboxing

    Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications from critical system resources and other programs providing an extra layer of security

    Category average: 7.5

  • Anti-malware

    Anti-malware is a type of software program designed to prevent, detect and remove malicious software

    Category average: 8.8

  • Data Loss Protection

    A set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.

    Category average: 7.7

Areas for Improvement

  • End-to-End Encryption

    In end-to-end encryption the data is encrypted on the sender's system or device and only the recipient is able to decrypt it

    Category average: 8.2

  • Management Tools

    Management tools include administrator dashboards, reports, etc.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Customizability

    Customizing email security gateways can improve detection capabilities

    Category average: 7.8

Reviews

What users are saying about Barracuda ESG (discontinued).
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Barracuda Email Gateway, a product that needs to do better

Incentivized
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

A Barracuda email gateway is used to protect an organization's email system by filtering out spam, malware, phishing attempts, and various other malicious emails before they reach a users' inbox, providing a robust layer of security with features like virus scanning, spam scoring, URL protection, and real-time threat analysis. It essentially acts as a first line of defense against email-borne threats. We use it solely for these purposes in our organization and allow users to view quarantined emails.

Pros

  • Virus scanning
  • Bulk email detection and blocking
  • Spam scoring
  • Region blocking

Cons

  • Email security configuration
  • Recognizing patterns of phishing
  • Recognizing patterns of spam
  • Blocking fake emails pretending to be from Barracuda

Return on Investment

  • It has blocked a large amount of incoming spam preventing untold issues
  • It has prevented many email-borne viruses from reaching users inboxes
  • It has allowed users to send encrypted emails when needed

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Mimecast Advanced Email Security and Huntress

Other Software Used

Action1, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Teams

Barracuda Foundational service you need to use.

Andrew Nakamura
System Administrator in Information Technology at Prolacta BioScience (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Tracking emails for organizations along with spam scores with filters. It helps in mitigating malware and phishing emails. We also use it to block or allow certain types of emails. Its rules help us to mitigate our defense against an ever changing landscape to defend our email systems.

Pros

  • Sender policies easily created.
  • Ability to search emails quickly with multiple criteria.
  • Ability to send blocked emails.

Cons

  • Multiple select does not allow to do bulk actions.
  • Inability to move email content from quarantine or deleted folders to other folders.
  • Reports are limited, but data can be exported for other use.

Return on Investment

  • Our average emails are about 2000 per day and this product helps mitigate spam and malicious content.
  • Once combined with other Barracuda email products, this becomes the foundational piece to use.
  • You need to have adequate training which they provide but takes a while to train up your staff to be fully functional.

Other Software Used

Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response, Barracuda Backup, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup

Secure your Email.

Incentivized
Justin GravesView profile
HIPAA Security Officer in Information Technology at Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the email security gateway with Microsoft 365 exchange. It is the email security for inbound and outbound emails. With Security gateway, we can apply policies and rules to filter spam and malicious messages and it does ATP. It addresses security concerns and compliance concerns. We also use a security gateway for DLP and appending taglines and footers to outbound messages.

Pros

  • Inbound Mail Filter.
  • Outbound Mail Filter.
  • Catching Spam.

Cons

  • Better UI.
  • More Outbound options.
  • Improved reporting.

Return on Investment

  • Less Spam.
  • Less risk.
  • Less compromised messages.

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall Email Security Series Appliances, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) and Bitdefender GravityZone

Other Software Used

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, Barracuda Content Shield, Barracuda Forensics and Incident Response

Barracuda ESG, flawless email threat protection

Incentivized
Mike ManerView profile
Network Systems Engineer in Information Technology at Whitesell Group (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

  • It filters unwanted spam
  • It filters phishing attacks
  • It filters malware
  • It filters fraudulent content

Cons

  • The WebUI has some issues. Cross platform compatibility is questionable.
  • Fiber connectivity would be great.

Return on Investment

  • The Barracuda [Email Security Gateway] cloud based fail over protection is worth the cost all by itself.
  • The management cost of email borne threats is hard to quantify, we do business through email, so its of massive importance.

Alternatives Considered

SonicWall Email Security Software, Mimecast Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Email Security

Other Software Used

SOLIDWORKS, SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS), SonicWall NSA Series, SonicWall VPN Clients

Usability

Bang for your buck

Incentivized
Timothy GoodView profile
System Administrator in Information Technology at Michigan State University (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Support
  • Delegated management
  • Domain customizations

Cons

  • Support needs to be better, but they knew we were leaving them and that might be why the support suffered.
  • Access to hidden features.
  • Better scanning of large mail messages.

Return on Investment

  • Affordable compared to other products.
  • Logging was basic and simple.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Office 365, Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection, Proofpoint Email Protection

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