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Barracuda Networks Launches Barracuda Web Site Firewall
2008-04-10
New Barracuda Web Site Firewall Offers Complete Protection Against Site
Vulnerabilities, Extends Affordable PCI Compliance to SMBs
RSA Conference 2008, San Francisco, April 8, 2008 – (Booth # 2217) –
Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security
appliances, today launched the Barracuda Web Site Firewall product line, the
industry’s most cost-effective Web application security appliance. The Barracuda
Web Site Firewall leverages the capabilities of the award-winning Web
Application Controller product line acquired from NetContinuum in September
2007. Targeted at businesses of all sizes requiring Web application security and
PCI compliance, the Barracuda Web Site Firewall starts at $4,999.
“Hackers are increasingly taking advantage of Web sites that do not have ample
protection against major Web application attacks, and many of these sites belong
to small and medium businesses,” said Stephen Pao, vice president of product
management for Barracuda Networks. “Until now, Web application security products
have largely been targeted at large enterprises that have expansive IT budgets,
leaving SMBs without an affordable option. The Barracuda Web Site Firewall
delivers a powerful, easy-to-use solution for the ‘rest of us.’”
By harnessing the same powerful protection offered by the Barracuda Web
Application Controllers, the Barracuda Web Site Firewall secures Web sites
against data theft, denial of service or defacement. As a full proxy, the
Barracuda Web Site Firewall blocks or cloaks attacks, such as SQL injections,
cross-site scripting attacks or buffer overflows, while preventing outbound
sensitive data leakage. To minimize ongoing administration associated with
security, the Barracuda Web Site Firewall automatically receives Energize
Updates for the latest policy definitions, security updates and attack
definitions. In addition, the Barracuda Web Site Firewall features the same user
interface and management framework common to all Barracuda Networks products,
including the Barracuda Spam Firewall and Barracuda Web Filter.
The Barracuda Web Site Firewall product line integrates varied degrees of
traffic management capabilities, including SSL offloading, hardware-based SSL
acceleration and load balancing, which increases both performance and
availability of the applications.
Affordable PCI compliance
In addition to ensuring the integrity and availability of a business’ Web site,
the Barracuda Web Site Firewall also enables Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard (PCI DSS) compliance for mainstream businesses that use their Web site
or other Web applications to conduct retail transactions with customers.
“The Internet has enabled small and medium businesses to operate on a global
scale, making it imperative that these businesses also have a means with which
they can secure transactions containing credit card or other personal account
data with customers all over the world,” said Pao. “With the Barracuda Web Site
Firewall, businesses can afford a comprehensive set of technologies designed to
protect against unauthorized access to this sensitive information.”
PCI DSS Section 6.6 mandates that all businesses with Web application access to
credit card or other account information complete an extensive audit of their
Web applications or install a Web application firewall by June 30, 2008. The
Barracuda Web Site Firewall fulfills major PCI DSS requirements including:
Data protection – Proxies all inbound and outbound Web traffic to
insulate Web servers from direct attacks
Encryption – Provides SSL encryption even if the application or server
does not enable SSL encryption for inbound or outbound traffic
Vulnerability protection – Safeguards custom development, legacy and
third-party applications from known zero-day attacks as well as the
industry-accepted top 10 Web application vulnerabilities
Access restriction – Utilizes roles-based administration to enforce
security policies for accessing systems and SSL administration
Barracuda Networks will be demonstrating the Barracuda Web Site Firewall at
booth 2217 at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week.
Pricing and Availability
The Barracuda Web Site Firewall 360, 460 and 660 models are currently available,
starting at $4,999. International pricing varies by region. Barracuda Networks
will also continue to support the Barracuda Web Application Firewall NC 1100 AF
and NC 2000 AF as well as Barracuda Application Gateway NC 500 AG, NC 1100 AG
and NC 2000 AG products. For more information, on the Barracuda Web Site
Firewall and Barracuda Web Application Controller product lines, visit
www.barracuda.com/websitefirewall.
About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks Inc. is the worldwide leader in email and Web security
appliances. Barracuda Networks also provides world-class IM protection,
application server load balancing and message archiving appliances. More than
50,000 companies, including Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L'Oreal,
NASA and Europcar, are protecting their networks with Barracuda Networks’
solutions. Barracuda Networks' success is due to its ability to deliver easy to
use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most serious issues facing customer
networks without unnecessary add-ons, maintenance, lengthy installations or per
user license fees. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its headquarters in
Campbell, Calif. Barracuda Networks has offices in eight international locations
and distributors in more than 80 countries worldwide. For more information,
please visit www.barracuda.com.
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