Barracuda

What is Barracuda Email Security Software?

Barracuda Email Security Gateway is a comprehensive email security solution that protects organizations from email-borne threats and data leaks. It manages and filters all inbound and outbound email traffic, encrypts messages, and can spool email if mail servers become unavailable. The gateway integrates with a cloud-based service for pre-filtering email before delivery, ensuring that threats are stopped before they reach the network perimeter. With simplified deployment and centralized management, Barracuda Email Security Gateway provides customizable email protection in a matter of minutes.

Features:

• Complete security that stops all 13 email threat types and protects Microsoft 365 data.
• Powerful and customizable policies enable enforcement of detailed email message requirements.
• Offloads CPU-intensive tasks like antivirus and DDoS filtering to the cloud, reducing processing load on the appliance.
• Email is spooled for up to 96 hours with the Cloud Protection Layer, ensuring continuous email availability.
• Leverages powerful encryption technology for protecting sensitive data and ensures compliance with corporate DLP policies.

Pros:

• Complete security that stops all 13 email threat types.
• Protects Microsoft 365 data.
• Easy to deploy and configure.

Cons:

• Limited customization options for email protection policies.
• Integration with cloud-based services may lead to slower email delivery.
• Lack of advanced features for real-time spear phishing and cyber fraud defense.