barracuda web filter overview

Barracuda Web FilterOverview

Introduction to the Barracuda Web Filter• Integrated content filtering and Web security

– Regulate leisure browsing• Adult, social networking, chat, sports

– Regulate Internet application usage• P2P, IM, multimedia applications

– Stop viruses and spyware at the network gateway– Block phone-home spyware activity– Apply user/group-based policy controls– Desktop spyware removal– Comprehensive Reports

• Ease of Deployment– Single appliance– 6 models – Multiple deployment methods – Energize Updates– Linear scalability and High Availability

• Economical - No per user fees

Challenges

• Network Security– Prevent Web based attacks

• Workplace Productivity– Regulate Web browsing– Monitor Internet activity– Protect users against inappropriate content

• Network Resource Management– Maintain business continuity for critical applications– Regulate bandwidth utilization

• Deployment and Maintenance– Reduce IT overhead– Scale without significant cost escalation

Barracuda Web Filter features• Malware Protection

– Inbound Spyware and Virus scanning

– Outbound Spyware scanning

– Integrated Spyware Removal Tool

• Content Filtering– 58 Content Categories

– Allow, Warn, Block, Monitor policies

• Application Filtering– Streaming Media, Peer-to-Peer, VoIP

– Layer 2 and Layer 7 blocking

• Policy Management– User/Group specific policies

– https filtering, custom categories, time based rules

• Reporting– Integrated Reporting Engine

Barracuda Web Filter Benefits

PROTECTS YOURNETWORK

ENFORCE INTERNETUSAGE POLICY

DEPLOYS EASILY AFFORDABLE





PROTECTS YOUR NETWORK

• Gateway malware protection

• Desktop spyware detection

• Integrated spyware removal tool





ENFORCES INTERNET USAGE POLICY

• URL content filtering

• Application filtering

• Powerful reporting





DEPLOYS EASILY

• Plug-and-play deployment

• Integrated reporting engine

• Supports WCCP, inline or Forward Proxy deployments





AFFORDABLE

• Single appliance with fully integrated functionality

• No per user fees

• Appliance and subscriptions cost less than renewals of competing products

Deployment• Deployment options

– Pass-through Filter– Inline, Forward Proxy, WCCP (v1 & v2)– Plug-and-play deployment– Compatible with most legacy networks– Instant ON with pre-configured policies and settings– Supports clustering, fail-over and load balancing– Linear scalability– Centralized Management

• Transparent User Authentication– Integrates with Network authentication services– Transparently apply User/Group specific policies – Single-sign-on using network login credentials– Supports Terminal Services Environments– LDAP/Active Directory, NTLM, Kerberos, Novell eDirectory

and others

WCCP Deployment

Model ComparisonFeature 210 310 410 610 810 910

Concurrent users 25-100 50-200 150-500 450-1500

1000-3000

2500-4500

Content Filtering

Application Control

Advanced Policy Creation

Network Threat Protection

Spyware Removal

Syslog

Ethernet Bypass Hardware

SNMP/API

Linked Management

WCCP

RAID Hot Swap

Hot Swap Hot Swap

Redundant Power Supply Hot Swap Hot Swap

Simplify Your Web Filtering Infrastructure

TOTAL > $12,000

Dell 2 servers 2 x $899 800.456.3365

Barracuda Web Filter

$1,999$499/yr

One Support Number:1-800-ANTI-SPAM

TOTAL = $2,500

Vendor Product Price Support

MS 2 Win2K3 servers 2 x $799 800.936.4900

MS SQL Server $799 800.936.4900

Cisco Proxy Server $3,499 800.553.2447

WBSN Enterprise $3,125 858.458.2940(100 users for 1 year)

VAR Install and Patch Win2K3 xxx-xxx-xxxx

VAR SQL Install and Config xxx-xxx-xxxx

VAR Install Proxy and WBSN xxx-xxx-xxxx

Typical Solution Barracuda Networks Solution

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