Item: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our nextgen Barracuda CloudGen Firewall F380 has been a key part of the company's protection and security. It was acquired about 2 years ago from a reseller and since then it has been our network edge defense. The appliance is complete and in addition to a firewall, it has other advanced protection features such as URL filtering, application control, VPN and anti-malware. We use a topology with 2 appliances in active-standby, the first one is the main one and the second one is for redundancy. With our scenario, the network is always very safe from attacks and vulnerabilities.

Pros and Cons

Increased level of network protection against threats.
Visibility and control of applications that users access.
URL Filtering to block unauthorized or prohibited websites on the internal corporate network.
Protection against diverse malware at the edge of the network.
Firewall redundancy with another backup appliance.

The url filtering and application control licenses are not perpetual and need to be renewed every year.

Most Important Features

Firewall with deep packet inspection and built-in IPS.
Robust hardware that supports more than 80,000 simultaneous connections.
Web protection with URL Filtering functionality and application control.
VPN site to site and remote.
Offers protection against malware.

Return on Investment

Prevents cyber attacks and optimizes network and user management.
The security has been improved and made more reliable.

Key Insights

Do you think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall's feature set?

Yes

Did Barracuda CloudGen Firewall live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Barracuda CloudGen Firewall again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Norton, IdSurvey, Juniper AP Series Access Points, AWS Serverless Application Repository, AWS Backup, Acronis Advanced Backup

Likelihood to Recommend

With the nextgen Barracuda CloudGen Firewall F380 we created a robust and redundant environment with 2 appliances deployed in the datacenter, one active and the second in standby. Deep packet inspection and layered application layer 7 control strengthens our network security and protects us from existing attacks and vulnerabilities. The experience has been positive with solid protection with easy management and control of the network. The firewall also allows homeoffice using VPN remote for us employees to use for work.

An appliance rich in features and protection for the network.

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall