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Barracuda Web Application Firewall

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What is Barracuda Web Application Firewall?

Barracuda Web Application Firewall, from Barracuda Networks in Campbell, California, protects web applications from bots, DDoS attacks, and other advanced threats to enterprise apps.

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An excellent, reliable solution for Education

Rating: 8 out of 10
September 30, 2022
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Previously used a virtualised TMG server that slowed our internet connection as it didn't have the required throughput. Switching to a dedicated solution improved throughput a...
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Professional
Barracuda Web Application Firewall7 years of experience

Best Product for Email Security

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 15, 2021
Vetted Review
It has been a best product for us as an MSP and also for our clients. Some of our clients used to get hit with phishing attempts 5 - 7 times a day and this has reduced that to...
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Partner
Barracuda Web Application Firewall3 years of experience

Barracuda Web Application Firewall: The Watchdog you want!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 27, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We block entire countries which is a balancing act as we are global, but with increased risks of brute force, attacks we us [for] the firewall [is] our first line of defense.
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Technician
Barracuda Web Application Firewall3 years of experience

Easy To Navigate!!

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 17, 2020
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We use Barracuda to protect against emerging threats.
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Tony Ortiz
Professional - Information Technology
Database Administrator
Northside ISD
Barracuda Web Application Firewall1 year of experience

Barracuda WAF Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 22, 2017
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We are a reseller of Barracuda products. Therefore we sell and implement it at our clients' sites. These appliances are available as a physical or a virtual instance. For comp...
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Director
Barracuda Web Application Firewall2 years of experience
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What is Barracuda Web Application Firewall?

Barracuda Web Application Firewall, from Barracuda Networks in Campbell, California, protects web applications from bots, DDoS attacks, and other advanced threats to enterprise apps.

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Product Details

What is Barracuda Web Application Firewall?

Eliminate application vulnerabilities and stop data breaches.
Businesses depend on applications everyday. They are how customers and partners connect, and how employees get their jobs done. Unfortunately, applications remain one of the most commonly exploited threat vectors. Barracuda WAF is designed to protect web, mobile and API applications from being compromised, and prevents data breaches— ensuring users maintain their reputations, and their customers' confidence.

Barracuda Web Application Firewall Features

  • Supported: Customizable role-based administration
  • Supported: Interactive and scheduled reports
  • Supported: Custom templates
  • Supported: Rest API
  • Supported: Trusted host exception
  • Supported: Vulnerability scanner integration
  • Supported: OWASP Top 10 protection
  • Supported: DDoS protection
  • Supported: SIEM integrations: HPE ArcSight, RSA enVision, Splunk, Symantec, Microsoft Azure Event Hub, Custom
  • Supported: Networking: VLAN, NAT, Network ACLs, Advanced Routing
  • Supported: Supported Web Protocols: HTTP/S 0.9/1.0/1.1/2.0, WebSocket, FTP/S, XML, IPv4/IPv6

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Barracuda Web Application Firewall Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Barracuda Web Application Firewall, from Barracuda Networks in Campbell, California, protects web applications from bots, DDoS attacks, and other advanced threats to enterprise apps.

Cloudflare and Akamai are common alternatives for Barracuda Web Application Firewall.

The most common users of Barracuda Web Application Firewall are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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The Barracuda Web Application Firewall has proven to be a valuable solution for users in various industries. Users have found it particularly helpful in solving business problems related to election security, business application security in the cloud, and securing internal servers. The product offers a range of features, including connection filters, email filters, URL filters, content filters, and advanced protection with attachment filtering. This ensures that users are protected from malicious content on the internet and provides granular control over the firewall.

Additionally, the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is highly regarded for its access control capabilities and its ability to effectively block employees from accessing certain websites. It also provides protection against potentially dangerous emails, which is especially beneficial for industries that heavily rely on email communication. The product is recommended for companies hosting applications or databases in the cloud as it offers both security and bandwidth conditioning without incurring additional costs from the ISP.

Users have praised the product's download process and technical support, emphasizing that these aspects ensure smooth network operations. They have also experienced improved internet throughput and the peace of mind that comes with knowing their networks are protected against emerging threats and phishing attempts. Moreover, users appreciate the failover functionality provided by the Barracuda Web Application Firewall, which ensures continuity of service by offering failover for the web-filter. Overall, users consider the product to be a good value for money in terms of web application firewalls.

Effective Spam and Junk Email Filtering: Users appreciate the ability of the Barracuda web app firewall to effectively filter spam and junk email, preventing clutter in their inbox. Several reviewers have mentioned that this feature has significantly reduced the amount of unwanted emails they receive.

Intuitive Graphical User Interface: The intuitive graphical user interface of the Barracuda web app firewall is highly praised by users, as it makes navigation and understanding of the software easy. Many reviewers have mentioned that they were able to quickly familiarize themselves with the UI, leading to a seamless user experience.

High Performance and Reliability: The Barracuda web app firewall is commended for its high performance and reliability, making it easy to manage. Numerous users have expressed satisfaction with the consistent performance of the firewall, stating that it has successfully protected their network without any downtime reported over several years.

Blocked Legitimate Emails: Some users have experienced issues with the software blocking legitimate emails, including those that are responses to the original emails sent. This has caused inconvenience and potentially missed important communications.

Inconsistent Email Notifications: Users have noted that email notifications regarding blocked emails can be sporadic, making it difficult to stay updated on important messages and potential false positives.

Long Wait Times for Customer Support: Users have expressed frustration with the long wait times when calling customer support. This leads to delays in getting assistance for their issues and impacts productivity. These extended wait times can also result in increased downtime for businesses relying on timely support services.

Reviews

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An excellent, reliable solution for Education

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
September 30, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
7 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Previously used a virtualised TMG server that slowed our internet connection as it didn't have the required throughput. Switching to a dedicated solution improved throughput and provided more granular control over the Firewall. It also gave us a failover for the web-filter, allowing us to maintain our dedicated web-filter whilst the Barracuda unit provided continuity of service.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to use management interface
  • Granular control of processes
  • Excellent reliability - have had zero downtime over the last 5 years
Likelihood to Recommend
Easy to use and reliable, with very little maintenance required and zero downtime to date. For the education sector, ease of use is hugely important as IT Managers/Technicians are often "Jack of all trades" with a good, broad general knowledge but perhaps lacking specific expertise in certain aspects. Being provided with easy-to-follow tutorials and instructions has been very useful in setting up and configuring the firewall, especially as my background is more in desktop support.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of use
  • Low maintenace
  • Online support
Return on Investment
  • Provided additional safeguarding robustness
  • Higher throughput for web traffic
  • Additional web-filtering for guest users
Other Software Used

Best Product for Email Security

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 15, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Reseller
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It has been a best product for us as an MSP and also for our clients. Some of our clients used to get hit with phishing attempts 5 - 7 times a day and this has reduced that to almost 98%. The checks that it performs to analyse the emails is record breaking and will only allow emails to go through if they pass these check. Would highly recommend this product as a solution.
Pros and Cons
  • Email Filtering and Inspection
  • Web-based intrusions and attacks
  • Traffic Patterns
Likelihood to Recommend
Best Suited for Customer Environments with O365 Setup - Would recommend it for small, medium, or even large-sized organizations. Need to make some adjustments if you have an automated email setup for some apps.
Most Important Features
  • Advanced Bot Protection
  • Application-layer denial of service (DoS) attacks
  • Protect your APIs and mobile apps
Return on Investment
  • Reduction in DDos attacks
  • Reduced Phishing attempts
  • Granular access control
Alternatives Considered
We have been using their Backup products especially Backup Appliances and legacy products like Intronis.
We are also using their Cloud Backup Solutions for O365. This is the reason we opted for this product.
Other Software Used

Barracuda Web Application Firewall: The Watchdog you want!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 27, 2021
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We block entire countries which is a balancing act as we are global, but with increased risks of brute force, attacks we us [for] the firewall [is] our first line of defense.
Pros and Cons
  • We can block entire countries.
  • Support is Awesome.
  • Setup is straightforward and adding licenses is easy.
Likelihood to Recommend
After we were hit with a brute force attack, we [...] had to recover servers from backups. [So,] we used the firewall to block the county where the attack originated and closed additional ports.
Most Important Features
  • The ability to easily add our server licensing.
  • Blocking is Key.
Return on Investment
  • Negative impact: a default port was open and missed by one of our techs.
  • Positive impact: it protects us everyday now that we have it locked down.
Alternatives Considered
We have not recently looked at other products because we are happy with the ease of use and ability of the Barracuda Web Application Firewall.
Other Software Used
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Easy To Navigate!!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
January 17, 2020
TO
Tony Ortiz
Database Administrator
Northside ISD (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Barracuda to protect against emerging threats.
Pros and Cons
  • Web application security.
  • Blocks emails that could be spam.
  • Blocks websites we don't people on here at the school district.
Likelihood to Recommend
It could really help a smaller business keep users off websites you don't want them on.
Return on Investment
  • Easy for our IT team to use.
  • We just ran it as a pilot for a few months but it was the cheapest solution at the time.
Alternatives Considered
Barracuda had excellent customer support.
Support Rating
8
The Barracuda Web Application Firewall is easy to use. Support from Barracuda is great also. Load Balancing of the Web Application Firewall is also nice. This allows you to do maintenance or have large loads for the end-user. Threat monitoring of our network and traffic coming into our services within our cloud solution.
Other Software Used

Barracuda WAF Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
December 22, 2017
Verified User
Vetted Review
Reseller
Barracuda Web Application Firewall
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are a reseller of Barracuda products. Therefore we sell and implement it at our clients' sites. These appliances are available as a physical or a virtual instance. For companies that are hosting applications/databases in the cloud, this is a must.They provide security as well as bandwidth "conditioning" for the users and the company data. A huge selling factor is that the appliance provides SD-WAN without the overhead cost that you would incur if being provided through the ISP.
Pros and Cons
  • SD-WAN
  • Traffic conditioning
  • Reasonable cost
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a database in AWS or Azure with a lot of transactions, SD-WAN is a must. This appliance provides the needed feature at a fraction of the cost of going through an ISP. If you do not have lots of application "transactions" an F series firewall would be more appropriate (and also less expensive).
Return on Investment
  • Much better response times for remote transactions
  • 4 year refresh cycle included with active support contracts
  • More expensive than traditional firewalls (however its superior to those, not apples to apples)
Alternatives Considered
  • SonicWalls and WatchGuard
We have used SonicWalls and WatchGuard firewall appliances neither are even remotely close to the Barracuda Web Application Firewall. In addition, Barracuda support is fantastic. Throw in the 4 year (free) refresh cycle and there is no reason we would even consider the other two again (at least for the foreseeable future).
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