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Barracuda Networks Inc: Barracuda Networks Launches Barracuda Web Site
Firewall; New Barracuda Web Site Firewall Offers Complete Protection
against Site Vulnerabilities, Extends Affordable PCI Compliance to SMBs
(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
RDATE:08042008
Basingstoke, UK -- 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 GBP3,699.
"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
minimise 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 unauthorised 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 fulfils 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 - Utilises roles-based administration to enforce
security policies for accessing systems and SSL administration
Pricing and Availability The Barracuda Web Site Firewall 360, 460 and
660 models arecurrently available, starting at GBP3,699. 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. isthe 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, California.Barracuda Networks has offices in
eight international locations and distributors in more than 80
countries worldwide.
CONTACT: Paul Shlackman, BondPR
Tel: +44 (0)1628 673 007
e-mail: paul@bondpr.com
WWW: http://www.barracuda.com
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