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Barracuda Web Security Gateway

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What is Barracuda Web Security Gateway?

Barracuda Web Security Gateways now available in the 200 through 1000 series provide web content filtering as well as access and advanced threat protection, and are available as physical appliances, virtual appliances, or as a SaaS.

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The Barracuda Web Security Gateway has been widely used by organizations to efficiently control and manage web traffic. According to …
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Barracuda Web Filter Review

8 out of 10
December 27, 2017
We are resellers of the Barracuda Web Filter. Our clients use the Barracuda Web Filter for several reasons. Content filtering, web usage …
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What is Barracuda Web Security Gateway?

Barracuda Web Security Gateways now available in the 200 through 1000 series provide web content filtering as well as access and advanced threat protection, and are available as physical appliances, virtual appliances, or as a SaaS.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Details

What is Barracuda Web Security Gateway?

The Barracuda Web Security Gateway is designed to let organizations benefit from online applications and tools without exposure to web-borne malware and viruses, lost user productivity, and misused bandwidth. As a comprehensive solution for web security and management, it unites award-winning spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine. Advanced features ensure that organizations adapt to emerging requirements like social-network regulation, remote filtering, and visibility into SSL-encrypted traffic.

Barracuda Web Security Gateway Features

  • Supported: Hardened and Secure OS
  • Supported: Content Filtering
  • Supported: Advanced Policy Creation
  • Supported: Network Threat Protection
  • Supported: Spyware Removal
  • Supported: Summary Reports
  • Supported: Role-Based Administration
  • Supported: Advanced Threat Protection

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Barracuda Web Security Gateway Technical Details

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Barracuda Web Security Gateways now available in the 200 through 1000 series provide web content filtering as well as access and advanced threat protection, and are available as physical appliances, virtual appliances, or as a SaaS.

WebTitan DNS Filter are common alternatives for Barracuda Web Security Gateway.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of Barracuda Web Security Gateway are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

The Barracuda Web Security Gateway has been widely used by organizations to efficiently control and manage web traffic. According to users, it offers effective protection against threats on applications and social media platforms, thanks to its real-time detection of untrustworthy content. The seamless integration with other Barracuda products enables maximum end-to-end protection, ensuring a comprehensive defense against web-borne malware and viruses. With the Barracuda Web Security Gateway, organizations can easily regulate access to websites and monitor user activities, such as the sites visited, time spent, and bandwidth utilized. The detailed reports generated by the Web Filter appliance allow for precise web usage tracking and enable the blocking or allowing of websites for different user groups within an organization. Additionally, IT teams rely on the Barracuda Web Security Gateway to block insecure email messages and guarantee secure email delivery. By effectively restricting access to malicious websites and logging web activity if required, the product provides an extra layer of security and compliance measures. It also grants flexibility in controlling access through options to allow or block specific sites. In various industries, such as retail, the Barracuda Web Filter is employed to limit internet access to certain websites while offering an intuitive interface for monitoring web browsing activities. Overall, this product offers essential features like content filtering, security measures, reporting capabilities, bandwidth usage control, and compliance enforcement that address the diverse needs of organizations across different sectors.

Seamless Integration with Other Barracuda Products: Users highly appreciate the seamless integration of this product with other Barracuda products, such as the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and the Barracuda Email Security Gateway. This integration allows for a comprehensive network security solution, which has been positively received by many reviewers.

Effective Bandwidth Management: The product effectively manages bandwidth, resulting in significant improvements in network performance. Reviewers have consistently mentioned how this feature has helped them optimize their network resources and achieve better overall performance.

User-Friendly Interface: The product boasts a user-friendly interface that receives praise from users across multiple reviews. Its intuitive design makes it easy to navigate through various settings and features, ensuring that users can quickly understand and utilize its functionality without any steep learning curve.

Confusing Rule Setup: Some users have found the process of setting up specific rules for a website or user to be confusing, requiring additional time and effort to navigate through the configuration settings.

Cost Prohibitive for Smaller Companies: According to some users, the Barracuda Web Security Gateway may be cost prohibitive for smaller companies due to its pricing structure, potentially making it less accessible for businesses with limited budgets.

Installation and Configuration Assistance Required: Several reviewers have expressed that proper installation and configuration of the software may require the assistance of an engineer, which could add complexity and extra costs to the implementation process.

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Reviews

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Sharon Cienci | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Barracuda Web Security Gateway is ideal for businesses that need access to the internal network to access sensitive applications and resources. It offers very good security features to protect the network and to allow secure access. Its features are available to manage and control network traffic, such as content filtering, application security, IP address filtering, and URL filtering.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We previously had no web security at our company. This left everything open to malware and viruses. We had several PC's a month being infected. We thought it was mostly coming from spam email and we improved our spam detection, but soon we discovered the PC's were being infected because of online activity. Most of the time the user had no idea they were clicking on links that were malicious. This has all been mitigated with the Barracuda Web Security Gateway.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've found Barracuda to be very customisable, which allows it to fill the security requirements more adequately than a more generic product would have been able to. We also use a combination of hosted and on-premise devices, and have found that there is no difference in terms of reliability; neither require frequent reboots, or much maintenance, other than standard updates, and modifications to the black/white lists.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is a different type of filtering than the Symantec. The Barracuda web filter does just that, filters web traffic. The Symantec filters the emails that come into the company so I do not really have something else to compare it to. Overall, I would say that this is a good solution and has done the job well.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Barracuda Web Filter is superior to the built-in content filters of any firewalls (even next gen) that we have encountered. It's a misconception that the built-in filtering on a SonicWALL or WatchGuard is enough. I don't believe that Barracuda has any direct competitors in this space that it's not head and shoulders above.
Derek Schroeder | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
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.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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After our support contract expired, we found a less expensive but more robust tool to use in place of barracuda. Currentware Browse Control does everything the Barracuda does plus has the ability to lock down hardware on the end user machines so users cannot stick their personal usb drives in there or CDR discs when there is sensitive company information accessible to them.
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