Barracuda Networks : SC Magazine Bestows a Five-Star Rating on the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall

SC Magazine Bestows a Five-Star Rating on the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall Posted Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Flexible Deployments, Easy Configurability and Affordability Give Customers a Great Option for Solid Inbound and Outbound Email Security

Campbell, Calif. (September 11, 2013) - Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and storage solutions, today announced it earned a five-star rating in SC Magazine's 2013 Email Security and Content Management Group Test for its Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall. SC Magazine reviewed eight enterprise-class solutions as part of this group test, and praised the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall as a solid value with easy configurability and flexible deployment options.

SC Magazine applauded the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall for offering customers a quick and painless configuration process as well as for having a strong feature set at an affordable price. "The initial setup and deployment of the offering took us just a few minutes to complete," the review states. "We found it to contain a complete feature set that provides solid email security and encryption at a reasonable cost."

"The landscape and requirements for email security gateways continues to evolve with increasing requirements around continuity, malware protection and Data Leak Prevention (DLP)," said Stephen Pao, GM of Barracuda's Security Business.  "We are pleased to receive this five-star rating as we aim to continue delivering on our promise to provide award-winning products at an unprecedented value."

Highlighted Features of the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall include:

• Comprehensive, Long-Term Solution. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is an ideal solution. It includes spam and virus blocking, data protection, large file transfer, email continuity, DoS prevention, encryption, and policy management-all for one affordable price. As new email-security requirements emerge, The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is updated with new capabilities to ensure comprehensive protection over the long term.
• Intuitive, Efficient, and Scalable. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall offers fast, easy set-up and management. It does not require a dedicated IT expert. Our out-of-the-box solution helps save resources and lets the IT team focus on other issues. With a wide range of models to choose from, a solution is available regardless of the size of the company, and the integration of the Barracuda Cloud Protection Layer makes it easy to scale capacity as needs change.
• Fastest New-Threat Response. Barracuda Central has 24x7 monitoring to block the latest Internet threats. Data collected at Barracuda Central is analyzed and immediately utilized in Barracuda Real-Time Protection to create definitions for automatic Energize Updates that deliver protections against previously unknown threats within minutes of their discovery.

SC Magazine's Review of the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall: http://www.scmagazine.com/barracuda-networks-spam-and-virus-firewall/review/3993/

About the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall

The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is a leading email security appliance. It includes best-of-breed spam and virus blocking, data protection, DoS prevention, large file transfer, email continuity, encryption, and policy management-at one affordable price. As new email security requirements emerge, the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is automatically updated with new capabilities to ensure long term protection. This easy-to-use product is available in eight scalable models to fit the needs of organizations of all sizes. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is also available as a virtual appliance. To learn more, visit: https://www.barracuda.com/products/spamandvirusfirewall.

About Barracuda Networks Inc. 

Protecting users, applications, and data for more than 150,000 organizations worldwide, Barracuda Networks provides powerful, easy-to-use, affordable IT solutions. The company's customer-centric business model focuses on delivering high-value, subscription-based IT solutions for security and storage. For additional information, please visit http://www.barracuda.comor on Twitter: @barracuda.

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