Barracuda Web Filter Appliance

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Barracuda Web Filter - Fully integrated content filtering and malware protection

The Barracuda Web Filter is a complete content filtering and application blocking solution designed to enforce acceptable Internet usage policies. The Barracuda Web Filter includes powerful, award-winning spyware and virus protection. With no per user license fees, the Barracuda Web Filter offers the most affordable content and spyware protection available.

Flexible, Comprehensive Filtering
Designed for the enterprise, the Barracuda Web Filter enables organizations to set up custom policies for particular users and groups across multiple time zones. The Barracuda Web Filter integrates with popular LDAP directory servers, such as Microsoft Active Directory, for both authentication and group membership information.

With Web security at the gateway, the Barracuda Web Filter prevents new spyware and virus infections as they attempt to penetrate the network. By adaptively targeting those machines that are infected, the Barracuda Web Filter provides widespread spyware protection and removal without requiring preloaded client software for every machine on the network.

Easy-to-Use and Maintain
With no software to install or network modifications required, the Barracuda
Web Filter is easy to set up. Energize Updates are delivered automatically by
Barracuda Central, an advanced technology center where engineers work continuously to provide the most effective methods to combat the ever changing spyware and virus variants. Energize Updates include the latest spyware and virus definitions, along with content filter categories and security updates that are distributed hourly for continuous protection against the latest threats.

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Barracuda Networks Web Filter Technology
The Barracuda Web Filter combines preventative, reactive and proactive measures to form a complete content fi ltering and anti-malware solution for businesses of all sizes. The Barracuda Web Filter is designed to enforce acceptable Internet usage policies by blocking access to objectionable content and unauthorized Internet applications. At the same time, the Barracuda Web Filter’s award-winning feature set enables the Barracuda Web Filter to block spyware downloads, prevent viruses and stop access to spyware Web sites. Barracuda Networks has continually introduced pioneering technology to provide you with the best Web fi ltering technology at the best value. As a comprehensive solution, the Barracuda Web Filter incorporates award-winning spyware and virus protection with a powerful policy and reporting engine. To ease deployment, the Barracuda Web Filter seamlessly integrates with existing network components and user authentication systems. With industry-leading capabilities and no per user licensing fees, the Barracuda Web Filter provides the most cost-eff ective defense capabilities in the industry for Web fi ltering in an easy-to-use appliance.

Comprehensive Web Filtering
Layered Approach: Barracuda Networks’ multilayered approach to Web fi ltering includes a variety of technologies to regulate Web usage and protect against malware. The Barracuda Web Filter gives administrators granular control to manage bandwidth usage, visits to Web sites and use of Internet applications to enforce corporate Internet usage policy. Several layers of defense protect against all forms of harmful traffi c between internal clients and the Internet, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and application protocols. The measures include: IP-based policy controls, Spyware Protocol Detection and Blocking, User Authentication, Application Protocol Blocking, URL fi ltering, User/Group-based policy controls, early detection and deep content inspection for Virus Checking, File Type Blocking, Spyware Download Blocking and Desktop Spyware Protection.

Barracuda Networks Web Filter Technology:

CONTENT FILTERING
APPLICATION FILTERING
GATEWAY MALWARE PROTECTION
INTEGRATED DESKTOP SPYWARE PROTECTION
TRANSPARENT USER AUTHENTICATION
POLICY MANAGEMENT
SSL FILTERING
PROXY FILTERING

Barracuda Central
All Barracuda Networks products are supported by Barracuda Central, a 24x7 advanced security operations center that works continuously to monitor and block the latest Internet threats. Barracuda Central collects emails, URLs and other data from tens of thousands of collection points located in more than 80 countries. In addition, Barracuda Central collects data contributions from more than 50,000 Barracuda Networks customers and analyzes the data collected to develop defenses, rules and signatures to defend your network. As new threats emerge, Barracuda Central is quick to respond to early outbreaks and delivers the latest defi nitions through Barracuda Energize Updates. These updates require zero administration and ensure that the Barracuda Web Filter provides comprehensive and accurate protection against the latest Internet threats.