Secure mobile access has protected remote hospital staff and simplifies threat management
What is our primary use case?
Barracuda Application Protection is primarily used for our mobile apps and remote users. We use the same secure gateway to protect the apps' integrity as well as the data going from the hospital campus to users remotely and in their homes.
A specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection helps with our mobile apps and remote users is the D level protection and its readiness to secure our data and network lines.
Being able to set as many rules as we like is a significant advantage for our main use case.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include level protection, secure data on our network lines, building templates to ease use and make them our own, and the ability to work with how we do things.
Building templates to ease use is straightforward and customizable, making it easy to use.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by increasing protection and securing our configuration networks.
Increased protection means providing threat protection, especially on emails that come from outside. Capturing potential spam and malware for emails from outside our network has been valuable.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved by having more malware and intrusion solutions for sniffing more on the network and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
I do not have additional feedback about the needed improvements, particularly around user experience or reporting features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable in my experience with no downtime or reliability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is scalable and handles growth easily.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is swift and perfect in my experience. I would rate the customer support nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment as it has been good in lessening threats from outside, with ease of use for our security team to be able to use templates and configure our threats. Being able to set as many rules as you like is a significant advantage.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was swift and easy.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options including Cisco Secure Access by Duo and Trend Micro Apex One.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale of one to ten, I rate Barracuda Application Protection nine out of ten.
I chose nine out of ten because it is lacking the advanced ability to close off ports since they can be used by hackers.
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is easy to use, so I highly recommend them to consider.
My overall rating for Barracuda Application Protection is nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Security training has transformed our email protection and now safeguards remote healthcare data
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is to educate our employees and our organization to be more aware of security risks in enterprise and home environments.
A quick specific example of how I use Barracuda Application Protection for this purpose is that we use it to pass the knowledge to them on how they should avoid their email from being hacked.
I also use Barracuda Application Protection to work on the technology for a lot of customers, and it has been used from numerous healthcare institutions to financial sectors. We also use it on our mobile apps for the remote users who have mobiles, and we use this as a secure gateway to protect the app's integrity as well as the data going from the hospital campus to the remote users, as well as once in-house.
What is most valuable?
Barracuda Application Protection offers automated policies, ease of use, straightforward configuration, and identification of known attacks.
The automated policies have helped our team by making our work easier in our organization since they have enabled us to dive deep into Barracuda Application Protection, and it has enabled us to gain more popularity.
Barracuda Application Protection is easy to deploy, has standard policies, and it is easy to create roles.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by being scalable for simple environments, and it has a very quick deployment. I deploy it very quickly in my organization.
I have seen a specific outcome with Barracuda Application Protection of an improvement of 50% to 55% of our time since we started using it.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved by implementing more innovative solutions for sniffing more on the network and also having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is very responsive and active.
I would rate the customer support for Barracuda Application Protection a nine out of 10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used a different solution, which was Phishing, and I switched because of the need for better protection.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment with Barracuda Application Protection. For instance, the improvements reflect in the 50% metric provided, which represents a 50% improvement.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda Application Protection was that it was easy and affordable to establish.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options, specifically FireEye Endpoint Security.
What other advice do I have?
Barracuda Application Protection is good in providing threat protection, especially on emails that come in from the outside. I would rate this review a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Secure mobile apps and remote hospital users have gained strong protection and time savings
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection has been for our mobile apps and for the remote users we have. I used this as the secure gateway to protect the app's integrity as well as the data going from hospital campus to the users remotely as well as one in-house.
A specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection is used to secure our mobile app is through security protection to several web applications hosted in AWS. I was looking to deploy a WAF out of the box with not too much maintenance, and one of the key elements was the WAF support for load balancing. I was also looking to distribute the load of web applications.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers are automated policies, identification of known attacks, and straightforward configurations.
The automated policies help me secure data applications for my clients. When I deployed WAF out of the box with not too much maintenance, I was able to automate policies and rules for my customers that prevent their data from being leaked or hacked.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by helping me save time, as 60 to 70% of my time has been saved since it's easy and remotely reachable.
I measured that time savings by the task where I was able to reach my clients who are in remote areas, which enabled me to measure the time being saved and time being used when reaching those in remote areas.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved by providing more innovative solutions for sniffing more on the network and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested by hackers for intrusion.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for six years and eleven months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is very responsive and proactive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used a different solution, which was Fire iAdd Point Security.
I switched from iAdd Point Security to Barracuda Application Protection to be able to secure customers' data and also where my inserts were well received and my organization was helped and gained more clients.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment, as it is easy to use for my security team to be able to use templates and configure my specs. Being able to set as many rules as I can is a big plus for my organization and has also been good in lessening threats from the outside.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was cost-efficient and affordable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options, including Trend Micro Apex One.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is good in providing threat protection, especially for emails that come in from the outside. Capturing potential spams and malware from emails from outside my network has been beneficial and keeps me alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise my network. I would rate this solution a 9.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Secure gateway has protected remote healthcare data and now supports compliant mobile access
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is for our mobile apps, and I use it for the remote users we have. I use this as the secure gateway to protect the app's integrity as well as the data going from the hospital campus to the users remotely, as well as the ones in-house.
A quick specific example of how Barracuda Application Protection helps with our mobile apps and remote users is that it has helped us to manage customer's security and documents in their phones, and also to reach those who are in remote areas.
I used to work on this technology for a lot of customers, and it has been used from numerous healthcare institutions to financial sectors, and it has provided a lot of compliance features related to the different security models, so I have more to add about my main use case with Barracuda Application Protection.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers in my experience are full-spectrum security and DoD-level protection, which is a big help for us for security of our data, ease of setup on the firewall for security for VPN users, and the configuration is easy to do and use for the security team with its features and pictures of instructions.
The feature that has made the biggest difference for my team is that it has helped us as a secure gateway to protection apps' integrity, as well as the data going from the hospital campus to users remotely, as well as the one in-house.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by lessening threats from the outside and providing ease of use for the security team to be able to use templates and configure to our specs. Being able to set up as many rules as I would like is a big plus, and it also has a positive impact on our organization.
We have seen an improvement of 45% in security since Barracuda Application Protection has been securing our customers' privacy, which is a specific metric demonstrating our benefits.
What needs improvement?
To improve Barracuda Application Protection, it would be beneficial to have the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years and eight months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Barracuda Application Protection is very responsive and supportive. I would rate the customer support for Barracuda Application Protection a nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used a different solution, specifically HP Juniper Access Points, and I switched from HP Juniper Access Points to Barracuda Application Protection since it was easy to deploy, less costly, support is extraordinary, and it provides granular controls. It provides good compliances and is less prone to false positives.
What was our ROI?
Implementing Barracuda Application Protection has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objectives, and within the first six months of deployment, I saw a 45% reduction in security incidents affecting the web applications.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was very affordable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options such as Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, PA-Series, and Fortinet FortiGate.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is good in providing threat protection, especially for our emails that come in from the outside. I would rate this product a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Security gateway has protected remote hospital apps and has enabled faster AWS web access
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection is for mobile apps we use and for the remote users we have, using it as a secure gateway to protect app integration as well as the data going from the hospital campus to the users remotely, as well as the ones in-house.
A quick specific example of how I use Barracuda Application Protection in a real-world scenario is for security protection for several web applications hosted in AWS. We were looking to deploy a WAF out-of-the-box with not too much maintenance that would work right away. One of the key elements was the WAF support for the load balancers, as we were looking to distribute the load of the web applications.
What is most valuable?
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include client fingerprinting, bot identification, mitigation of false positives, and easy deployment in seconds.
Client fingerprinting has helped my organization in ways that ensure you cannot access a client's information without using fingerprints as the main element that we use to access the inside and all the information of a client.
Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by helping us save time since it is easy to use. This has helped us tremendously since we no longer need to travel to remote areas, enabling us to reach those people in remote areas more efficiently.
We have saved our time by 40 to 65% with Barracuda Application Protection. The time we were using to travel to those remote areas to reach our clients has been saved since Barracuda Application Protection is helping in that sector, allowing us to save time and also witness some profit increase from those customers in remote areas.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda Application Protection can be improved by integrating more bot categories, including more mitigations in client-side integrity, and adding a feature where you can achieve out-of-the-box requirements, meaning the features that are not available can be included by writing code.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years and eleven months.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale of one to ten, I rate Barracuda Application Protection an eight out of ten.
I rate it an eight out of ten because the issue of client-side integrity needing more inclusion in mitigation techniques has hindered it from being a perfect ten, and I believe they should invest in that.
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is good in providing threat protection, especially for emails that come in from the outside. Capturing potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network has been excellent, keeping us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network. I recommend the simple Barracuda WAF as a service where an out-of-the-box standard policy can be applied, making this Barracuda WAF as a service perfect for a basic environment and protection, particularly if you already have other Barracuda infrastructure elements in your network.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Secure gateway has strengthened mobile access and consistently reduced web security incidents
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for
Barracuda Application Protection is for our mobile apps and for the remote users we have, as I use this as the secure gateway to protect the application integrity as well as the data going from our organization to our users remotely as well as the ones in-house.
What is most valuable?
Barracuda Application Protection specifically helps with securing our mobile apps and remote users by providing full-spectrum security DOD-level protection, which is a big help for us for the security of our data. Implementing Barracuda Application Protection has had a measurable and strategic impact on our overall business objectives. Within the first six to seven months of deployment, I saw a 60% reduction in security incidents, incidents affecting the web application which directly translated into fewer service interruptions and less time spent on incident response.
Overall, Barracuda Application Protection has made it so easy to manage all our applications.
The best features Barracuda Application Protection offers include ease of setup on a firewall for security for VPN users, and configuration is easy to do and use for our security team with its features and pictures of instruction. Additionally, ease of deployment, less costly, easy to manage application, scalability is good, and security features are strong. It contains a lot of granularity, especially with URL profiles, protection, and JSON security.
Granular controls and JSON security have helped our team by providing a secure gateway to protect application integrity as well as the data going from our organization to the users remotely, as well as the ones in the offices.
I would also add that it has been good in lessening threats from the outside, and being able to set as many rules as needed is a big plus for us.
What needs improvement?
I do not have much to say about the improvement, but a more innovative solution for sniffing more on the network would be great, and having the advanced ability to close off ports when they could be getting tested from hackers for intrusion would be helpful.
I would also add that the user interface should be improved to be more user-friendly and customizable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection is fast and reliable, so it is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is very good; it handles my organization's growth perfectly.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is quick to respond and very solution-oriented.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I was using Cloudflare.
I decided to switch from Cloudflare to Barracuda Application Protection because it is very easy to use, the cost is very cost-effective, it has simplicity to configure and deploy in my current environment, and it has automated standard policies, which is easy to maintain.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment; it lessens threats from the outside. Ease of use for our security team to be able to use templates and configure to our specs, combined with its high-level security protection features such as DOD-level protection, shows its readiness to secure our data and network lines, which is brilliant.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a very cost-effective tool.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options including
AWS WAF.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Barracuda Application Protection is that it is simple, very simple, cost-effective, easy to set up and use, and easy to configure and deploy in any environment. It lessens threats from outside or from within.
I have additional thoughts about Barracuda Application Protection; it is a good tool for providing threat protection, especially for our email that comes in from the outside. Capturing potential spam and malware from emails from outside our network has been good, keeping us alert for anything coming in from the outside that could compromise our network.
I rate this product a 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Best Web application firewall service from Barracuda
What do you like best about the product?
Easy integration and deployment, Able to work well as a layer 7 network protection device, Custom filtering rules are supported which brings WAf to advance level.
What do you dislike about the product?
Doesn't support SSL offloading, Reporting and dashboard can be improved further, Support services SLA should be improved. Device capabilities can be improved further.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping us in protecting our web application with OWASP top 3.2 top rules, we able to detect and prevent most of external attack using Barracuda WAF. This improved our business application performance as well as revenue.