New Barracuda Web Application Firewall Capabilities Include Integrated XML
Firewall and Antivirus
CeBIT 2009, Hannover, Germany, March 3, 2009 (Hall 11 Stand B50)
Barracuda Networks Inc. today launched the Barracuda Web Application Firewall
860 and 960 for enterprises and large organizations searching for an affordable
way to secure Web applications, including corporate Web sites and XML Web
Services. Priced at $24,999 and $34,999 respectively, the high-capacity
Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 and 960 offers complete protection
against common Web attacks including SQL injections, OS command injections,
Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and more.
"Over the past year and a half, Barracuda Networks has been successfully
redefining the Web application security marketplace with unprecedented
ease-of-use and value in the midmarket through the Barracuda Web Site Firewall
product line," said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for
Barracuda Networks. "With today's announcement, we are combining our enterprise
and midmarket product offerings into one complete product line and bringing
Barracuda Networks ease-of-use and straightforward pricing to the high-end
market."
The Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 can service up to 150 backend servers
and up to 600 Mbps of inbound Web traffic. The Barracuda Web Application
Firewall 960 can handle up to 300 backend servers and up to 900 Mbps of inbound
Web traffic.
"Ever since its inception, cost and complexity have throttled widespread
adoption of Web Application Firewalls even as the need for this security
technology has escalated," said Michael Suby, research director of Stratecast (a
Division of Frost & Sullivan). "Barracuda Networks successfully inserted
simplicity and affordability into its line of Web Application Firewall
appliances aimed at the mid-market segment last year. With the Barracuda Web
Application Firewall 860 and 960, Barracuda Networks is set to prove that this
same formula can also benefit the enterprise market."
New Features for High-End Web Application Firewall Models
In addition to introducing new models, Barracuda Networks is augmenting the
Barracuda Web Application Firewall 660 (formerly Barracuda Web Site Firewall
660), 860 and 960 to include anti-virus protection for file uploads, rate
controls, and a fully integrated XML firewall for complete site to site
protection at no additional charge.
With new anti-virus protection for file uploads available on the high-end
Barracuda Web Application Firewall 660, 860 and 960, organizations can ensure
that all file uploads are free of viruses and other malware. Securing file
uploads with anti-virus protection is growing in relevance as organizations
continue to deploy extranets that enable partners, customers, or others to share
files through both custom Web applications and off-the-shelf collaboration
portals such as Microsoft SharePoint.
Further, the fully integrated XML firewall functionality ensures that all
business-to-business application exchange over XML Web Services is secured
against denial of service and other application-level threats. Capabilities
include WS-I conformance checks, SOAP validation, XML schema and WSDL
enforcement, and protections common to standard Web (HTML) applications. With
this new functionality, the Barracuda Web Application provides integrated
security policy management across both traditional Web (HTML) and XML Web
Services applications.
Pricing and Availability
The Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 and 960 are priced at $24,999 and
$34,999 respectively. International pricing and availability varies by region.
For more information, please visit
www.barracudanetworks.com/waf.
About the Barracuda Web Application Firewall
Available in eight models, the Barracuda Web Application Firewall is a complete
and powerful security solution for Web applications and Web sites. The Barracuda
Web Application Firewall provides award-winning protection against hackers
leveraging protocol or application vulnerabilities to instigate data theft,
denial of service or defacement of your Web site. The Barracuda Web Application
Firewall protects Web applications and Web services from malicious attacks, and
can also increase the performance and scalability of these applications. The
Barracuda Web Application Firewall offers every capability needed to deliver,
secure and manage enterprise Web applications from a single appliance through an
intuitive, real-time user interface.
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