Barracuda Web Security Gateway

Comprehensive Web Security & Content Filtering

The Barracuda Web Security Gateway protects organizations from malware, viruses, lost productivity, and misused bandwidth while enabling safe access to essential online applications and tools. It’s a comprehensive solution for web security and management, offering robust spyware, malware, and virus protection with a powerful policy and reporting engine.

Unlimited remote user licenses are included to enforce content and access policies for mobile and desktop devices outside the corporate network. The Barracuda Web Security Gateway is also available as a virtual appliance. For hosted web security, see Barracuda Web Security Service.

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Enforce Corporate Policies & Control User Activity

Increase productivity, regulate bandwidth usage, and prevent risky behavior by enforcing granular policies on user activities. The Barracuda Web Security Gateway controls access to websites, applications, and Web 2.0 platforms based on users, groups, time, bandwidth, and other criteria. SSL-filtering and inspection capabilities provide policy enforcement on social media and search platforms.

Protect Against Web-Based Threats

Keep networks and users safe by blocking spyware downloads, preventing viruses, and restricting requests to malicious websites leveraging intelligence from thousands of collection points worldwide. Combined with preventive, proactive, and reactive measures, the Barracuda Web Security Gateway delivers industry-leading content filtering and malware protection.

Monitor Network & User Activity

Gain complete insight into user activity and network threats via an intuitive dashboard and integrated reporting. This clear visibility lets administrators create effective policies and generate proactive alerts to properly respond to threats.

Secure Remote Laptops & Mobile Devices

Extend security and policies to remote users with the Barracuda Web Security Agent and Safe Browser, filtering traffic from remote clients with the same policies as on-network users.

Simplify Management

Configurations are simple and easy to deploy, ensuring customized network protection. Centralized management is also possible through the cloud.

Features

• Spyware & Virus Protection

  The Barracuda Web Security Gateway uses a continually updated database to identify and block access to sites hosting spyware and viruses. It also detects installed spyware attempting internet access, blocking activity and notifying administrators.

  Dual-layer virus blocking, archive decompression, and file type restrictions protect networks from aggressive viruses.

• Barracuda Central

  All Barracuda products are supported by Barracuda Central, a 24x7 advanced security operations center monitoring and blocking the latest Internet threats. It collects data from over 150,000 collection points worldwide to develop defenses, rules, and signatures.

  Barracuda Energize Updates deliver the latest definitions automatically, ensuring comprehensive protection against emerging threats.

• Web 2.0 & Social Media Regulation

  The Barracuda Web Security Gateway provides granular control over Web 2.0 sites and social media platforms. Scanning and inspecting SSL-encrypted traffic enables policy enforcement, including monitoring and archiving outbound communications.

• Application Control

  Real-time deep packet inspection technology analyzes protocols independent of port numbers, enabling complete control over application usage.

• Content Filtering

  Flexible controls allow pinpoint regulation of online activity. Policies can be created to restrict access to websites based on 95 content categories (pornography, violence, hacking, etc.).

  The image/multimedia safe search feature prevents objectionable thumbnails in search results.

• SSL Inspection

  Control online content normally hidden by SSL encryption. Decrypt and scan traffic for malware and policy enforcement on social media, web-based email, and search engines.

• Intuitive Dashboard Views

  The dashboard provides a quick understanding of threats and user activities with real-time data on infection activity, TCP connection usage, and network usage.

• Comprehensive Reporting

  Generate over 60 different reports on Internet activity for budgeting resources and ensuring policy adherence. Interactive reports offer drill-down capabilities by users, domains, content categories, time spent online, and bandwidth consumption.

• Suspicious Activity Alerts

  Pre-built dictionaries of keywords related to harassment, weapons, terrorism, and pornography trigger alerts when detected in social media posts or search engine results. Administrators can customize keyword lists.

• The Barracuda Web Security Agent (WSA)

  A tamper-proof client for remote laptops and desktops enforces consistent web security policies across distributed workforces.

• The Barracuda Safe Browser

  A full-featured mobile browser for iOS devices enforces compliance with policies configured on the Web Security Gateway.

• Cloud-Based Centralized Management

  Integrate with Barracuda Cloud Control (BCC) for centralized management of all your devices through a single pane of glass interface.

• Easy-to-Use Policy Configurations

  The intuitive web interface allows for quick and easy configuration and administration. Setup takes fifteen minutes or less.

• Simple Pricing

  All features are fully enabled with a simple, all-inclusive subscription without per-user fees. Barracuda Cloud Control is included free of charge.

Applicom offers the Barracuda Web Security Gateway and other web security services in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, throughout the UAE, and across the GCC. Barracuda Web Security Gateway is a top choice for businesses of all sizes.