Overview
Barracuda Application Protection Premium is a cloud native WAF that enables anyone to protect their web applications and JSON and GraphQL APIs against the OWASP Top 10, DDoS, zero day attacks, and more in just minutes. All the features and streamlined deployment found in Barracuda Application Protection Advanced are included. Application Protection Premium takes protection even further by including ML based capabilities to discovery and protect shadow APIs, and to identify and block malicious Bots. Application Protection Premium also extends protection to your internal apps with ZTNA capabilities for enhanced login security.
AWS customers, or even organizations who are considering AWS, can take advantage of AWS Private Offers https://www.barracuda.com/solutions/aws/private-offer to receive a specialized price quotation from Barracuda, allowing you to negotiate terms, conditions, even discounts, either directly or through your trusted partner.
Highlights
- ML backed adaptive protections to stop the latest Bots and emerging attacks, and detect shadow API endpoints and automatically configure protections for them.
- Containerized deployment mode allows you to secure apps and APIs whether deployed single or within containers, providing complete NS and EW security for hybrid deployments.
- Configurable rate limiting, content routing, load balancing, and server health monitoring allows you to ensure that app and API protection do not impact app performance.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/month |
|---|---|---|
AppProtectPremium | Application Protection, Premium, First Application | $1,300.00 |
The following dimensions are not included in the contract terms, which will be charged based on your usage.
Dimension | Cost/unit |
|---|---|
Each Additional Application - Premium (per hour) | $0.42 |
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Customer reviews
Secure gateway has protected remote access and reduced external email threats for our team
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is primarily to protect our mobile apps and for the remote users we have, using it as a secure gateway to protect the app's integrity as well as the data going from our organization to the users remotely, as well as the ones in-house.
It is also good in providing threat protection, especially for our emails that come in from outside. Capturing potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network has been very stable and good. It keeps us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers are DOD level protection and its readiness to secure our data and network lines. Built-in templates are easy to use and good to follow, allowing us to customize them to work according to how we operate.
A specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection helped in a real scenario is when it captured potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network, and it provided good prevention. Everything has now been stable and threat-free.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by being a good platform that has lessened threats from the outside. It has been beneficial because it is cost-effective and has reduced threats on my organization.
What needs improvement?
I think Barracuda Application Protection could be improved with the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
I would add that the onboarding process for Barracuda Application Protection could be smoother. Because of the many robust features, it is hard to grasp all the features at once, so it takes time during the onboarding process.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for the past five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
A specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection helped in a real scenario is when it captured potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network, and it provided good prevention. Everything has now been stable and threat-free.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I evaluated another solution which was Cisco Secure Access by Duo before switching to Barracuda Application Protection.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with Barracuda Application Protection. We have seen fewer threats from the outside, and the ease of use for our security team to use templates and configure them to our specifications has allowed them to focus on more strategic tasks. Being able to set as many rules as we need is a big plus.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda Application Protection is that the price is relatively cheap and affordable for organizations of all sizes, and the setup was flawless and hassle-free.
What other advice do I have?
Barracuda Application Protection has been good in lessening threats from outside and is also easy to use for our security team, allowing them to use the templates and configure them to our specifications.
The built-in templates in Barracuda Application Protection are easy to configure, and our security team uses them to capture potential threats in my organization.
The ease of setup on the firewall for security for VPN users is a unique feature of Barracuda Application Protection.
Since Barracuda Application Protection was able to capture threats before they impacted our systems, our security teams had no work to do as a result. This reduced the workload for them as they focused on other important tasks.
I would rate Barracuda Application Protection a 9 out of 10. The reason I chose a 9 out of 10 for Barracuda Application Protection is because it has been good in lessening threats from the outside. The reason I did not give it a perfect score of 10 is that there should be an advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
Advanced protection has reduced web threats and now keeps our remote users and data secure
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is that it is a very exceptional piece of security in a virtual and remote world. It provides full-spectrum security DOD-level protection, which is a big help for us for the security of our data. It also provides ease of setup on the firewall for security for all our VPN users. Additionally, configuration is easy to do and use for our security team, which benefits from its features and instructional pictures.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Barracuda Application Protection offers are DOD-level protection and its readiness to secure our data and network lines. Built-in templates are easy to use and good to customize to make them work how we do things. Overall, it keeps us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by lessening threats from outside. The ease of use for our security team to be able to use templates and configure to our own specs has also been a benefit. Being able to set as many rules as you like is also a big advantage to our side.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection could be improved with a more user-friendly interface to enable all types of people to be able to use it, especially the less technical users. More support categories should be integrated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find Barracuda Application Protection to be very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable. It grows with our needs in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection has been very responsive and helpful in resolving all our issues on time. My user experience with them has been great and phenomenal.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls PA-Series before switching to Barracuda Application Protection.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment from Barracuda Application Protection. Implementing it has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objective. Within the first six months of deployment, we have seen a 60% reduction in security incidents affecting the web application, which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the setup was straightforward and easy with no hassle. The cost is relevant, pocket-friendly, and cost-effective.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options like HP and Juniper Access Points.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is a great tool to have in your organization to prevent attacks from outside. It is a great tool that helps in bot identification and protecting all our applications in any organization. It is also cost-effective to provide zero-day vulnerabilities.
Barracuda Application Protection is the next-generation tool to protect all our organization apps and is very cost-effective.
I found this interview to be straightforward, very easy, and overall, great. I would rate this review a 9.
Advanced protection has prevented external attacks and delivers stronger application security
What is our primary use case?
Barracuda Application Protection is used primarily to protect our web application with OWASP top 3.2 top rules, which enables us to detect and prevent most external attacks using Barracuda WAF , and this has improved our business application performance as well as our return on investment.
A specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection prevents external attacks and improves performance is that it functions effectively as a layer seven network protection device, and custom filtering rules are supported, which brings WAF to advanced levels.
Barracuda Application Protection's machine learning algorithm is excellent, and it is able to detect existing bad bugs in our bots.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features that Barracuda Application Protection offers is the web application firewall, WAF, which helps protect all our applications from common web vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and cross-site request forgery. Another great feature is the real-time threat intelligence, which helps protect against emerging attack vectors, including zero-day vulnerabilities and advanced persistent threats, APTS.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted our organization by ensuring zero-day protection, as Barracuda has leveraged machine learning and signature-based detection to protect our application from unknown zero-day vulnerabilities. When we previously used other applications compared to Barracuda, we've seen security upgraded by 80%, which demonstrates this positive impact.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection could be improved by simplifying its complex configuration and setup, especially for non-technical users, as this creates a steep learning curve.
For how long have I used the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection has been used for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very stable, and it provides strong comprehensive protection.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is highly effective, as our application grows, it also scales to fit our needs.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is always good; they are very eager to resolve all issues on time, and there are no issues with them as they are a very responsive customer support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Cloudflare was previously used.
The switch from Cloudflare occurred because it was a bit expensive and not very flexible to our needs, and it wasn't that great when it came to preventing threats from outside our organization.
What was our ROI?
One of the returns on investment is the reduction of data loss and improved data protection, and through threat intelligence, it has improved the protection of our system. Automation and orchestration have streamlined the response and reduced the time it takes to react to threats, hence saving time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Barracuda Application Protection's cost is relatively cost-effective and affordable, but for teams or organizations working on a tight budget, it might be a bit out of budget, especially when dealing with a lot of applications.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, other options such as Amazon Web Application Firewall were evaluated.
What other advice do I have?
Barracuda Application Protection is a comprehensive app protection for an organization, making it a good platform and tool, especially for those looking for a simple, all-around security solution that may fit their needs because it is very scalable and very cost-effective, especially for a huge organization with a lot of devices.
Barracuda is a great tool with deep customization and extensive integration with other third-party tools, which makes it a great application security platform for anyone interested to try. The overall review rating for Barracuda Application Protection is 9 out of 10.