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Barracuda Networks (News - Alert), a provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions, recently announced the release of the Barracuda NG Firewall F280. The new model is designed to extend the capabilities of the NG Firewall series with new, advanced built-in features like intrusion prevention systems, malware protection, SSL interception and application detection.

Klaus Gheri, vice president of network security at Barracuda, explained, “The new Barracuda NG Firewall F280 model provides the powerful next-generation firewall capabilities of our Barracuda NG Firewall, and has been designed to run at branch offices. In combination with the Barracuda Control Center, administrators can centrally manage the devices setting policies once and running them everywhere, making it a great solution for distributed organizations requiring next-generation firewall capabilities at smaller locations.”

The new NG Firewall F280 enables 99.99-percent availability of all business-critical resources and provides seamless and secure connection to private/public cloud and Internet resources. It combines advanced features like application visibility and user-identity awareness with optimal efficiency and data throughput.

Indeed, the new model delivers 1.3 Gbps Firewall throughput, 310 Mbps VPN throughput, and 450 Mbps IPS throughput.  Moreover, like any other NG Firewall model, the F280 is also centrally manageable through the Barracuda NG Control Center.

Barracuda explained that with its NG Firewall models, administrators can realize  granular control over applications, allowing them to define rules for forwarding data traffic using the best respective transmission channels based on type of application, user, content, and geographical location. Its ability to enable dynamic traffic shaping and WAN optimization also significantly enhances network performance and availability, even amidst volatile data growth.

Other notable features of the NG Firewall F280 include coordinated WAN optimization and virtualization, spam filtering, intelligent traffic flow control, and cloud-hosted content filtering and reporting.