It consultant and Project Manager/ CTO technology officer at Cabar at Cabar SRL
Reseller
Sep 8, 2023
One of the strongest points is its robust issue discovery capabilities. Barracuda invests significant efforts in identifying and resolving issues. They have multiple products that work in tandem to perform these checks, which is beneficial because it automates security updates. This is the primary reason I recommend it to my customers.
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Its recommendation about the probabilities on the website is great. It also has free probability managers for the website, which is really helpful.
The protection engine, signature-based protection behavior, and analysis features are also great. It also has an ATP module for sandbox scanning and behavior analysis for file uploads.
The solution offers multiple security features. There are machine learning features and great URL encryption. It also offers multi-protocol support against DDoS attacks.
It's very simple and predictable, because Barracuda provides a vision of the current state of your application. It gives you an understanding of what is happening on your site and any attempts against you at your source. This is the main value that Web Application Firewall provides our company. These aspects are also the main reason for this documentation process.
Assistant to the General Manager at a tech services company with self employed
Real User
Feb 10, 2019
The volumetric DDoS defense is very good because I had a problem with a lot of volumetric DDoS attacks on my servers. After using Barracuda, those attacks have stopped and all the traffic is going smoothly to my servers and the system is working really well.
Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Apr 1, 2018
This product gives us visibility into what is going on in two servers, including connections and sessions, real-time alerts, very good reporting, and KPIs. It makes managing security of a critical server very easy, with a friendly GUI.
Barracuda Web Application Firewall is a game-changing cloud-connected security solution that enables organizations to safeguard both their applications and their data from an ever-growing array of advanced cyber threats. It offers protection from cyber attacks that target not only data and applications stored on the cloud but also those that are housed on web servers. 43% of the time a breach takes place via a compromised application. Barracuda Web Application Firewall prevents these types...
It significantly improved our overall web security posture, addressing intrusions and enhancing control over web URLs in our environment.
The stability of the product is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
The product has fantastic support services.
The initial setup is easy.
One of the strongest points is its robust issue discovery capabilities. Barracuda invests significant efforts in identifying and resolving issues. They have multiple products that work in tandem to perform these checks, which is beneficial because it automates security updates. This is the primary reason I recommend it to my customers.
Parameter Protection is a valuable feature.
We only need one subscription to be protected against both active DDoS and offline DDoS attacks.
Has a good dashboard.
The most valuable feature is the rule set.
It is stable and the performance is good.
What I like most about Barracuda Web Application Firewall is its availability. I also like that it's an easy-to-use solution.
Some of the most valuable features are the ease of deployment, the Barracuda support, the easy-to-use console, and the granularity of the reports.
The installation is straightforward.
The solution is user-friendly and easy to set up.
Barracuda Web Application Firewall provides optimized performance, a user-friendly environment, helpful dashboards, and is simple to use.
The initial setup is very straightforward.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward, especially if you enlist assistance.
We use Barracuda to protect the application. That's the main feature we use it for.
Its recommendation about the probabilities on the website is great. It also has free probability managers for the website, which is really helpful.
The protection engine, signature-based protection behavior, and analysis features are also great. It also has an ATP module for sandbox scanning and behavior analysis for file uploads.
The solution offers multiple security features. There are machine learning features and great URL encryption. It also offers multi-protocol support against DDoS attacks.
The stability of the solution is good. I don't think we've experienced bugs, crashes, or glitches.
You don't need help from Barracuda to help with the deployment. The deployment is easy.
The most valuable features are the client VPN and content filtering.
It's very simple and predictable, because Barracuda provides a vision of the current state of your application. It gives you an understanding of what is happening on your site and any attempts against you at your source. This is the main value that Web Application Firewall provides our company. These aspects are also the main reason for this documentation process.
The most valuable feature is the automatic content filtering.
The most valuable feature of this solution is the simplicity of configuration.
I find the solution very stable.
The volumetric DDoS defense is very good because I had a problem with a lot of volumetric DDoS attacks on my servers. After using Barracuda, those attacks have stopped and all the traffic is going smoothly to my servers and the system is working really well.
The updating and signature features are my primary use case for the solution. These features are beneficial to my organization.
It allows us to scale out to multiple phase servers.
We run it with no downtime, because it has good support.
This product gives us visibility into what is going on in two servers, including connections and sessions, real-time alerts, very good reporting, and KPIs. It makes managing security of a critical server very easy, with a friendly GUI.