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.

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.

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.

I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years.

Barracuda Application Protection is stable.

Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.

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.

I previously used a different solution, which was Phishing, and I switched because of the need for better protection.

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.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Barracuda Application Protection was that it was easy and affordable to establish.

Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options, specifically FireEye Endpoint Security.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for six years and eleven months.

Barracuda Application Protection is stable.

Barracuda Application Protection is very scalable.

The customer support is very responsive and proactive.

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.

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.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was cost-efficient and affordable.

Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options, including Trend Micro Apex One.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years and eight months.

Barracuda Application Protection is stable.

Barracuda Application Protection's scalability is very scalable.

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.

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.

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.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was very affordable.

Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated other options such as Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, PA-Series, and Fortinet FortiGate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for four years and eleven months.

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.

My main use case for Barracuda Application Protection encompasses most of their capabilities. I have used it for APIs, protecting applications, and securing applications for these types of instances.

Barracuda Application Protection's best features are protecting APIs and defending against zero-day vulnerabilities.

Barracuda Application Protection has been effective at handling zero-day vulnerabilities for me, and it has caught specific threats. There were several times when Barracuda Application Protection triggered alerts, and I ensured that those threats were addressed before any vulnerability occurred.

Barracuda Application Protection has positively impacted my organization by reducing security impact and threat impact. It has helped me as an architect understand what the threat is, what the analysis shows, and it resolves immediately. That is a best use case scenario, and I would recommend this for everyone.

I believe Barracuda Application Protection could be significantly improved with better usability and integration with other tools.

Barracuda Application Protection's WAF serves as a primary defense, but I believe it can be improved. The response time is slow, and the WAF is something that adds more value to that aspect. I would also recommend improving API integration with the API layers and CDN networks, along with the response time of the application, as these need considerable improvement.

I have been using Barracuda Application Protection for more than a year and a half.

Barracuda Application Protection is stable in my organization.

I was not implementing a complete solution and was only deploying it on a few services. Because of that limited implementation, I did not implement a fully scalable application, which is why it was performing stable.

I previously tested between Qualys, Qualys scan, Aqua scan, and Barracuda. Each has its own pros and cons, but I feel that Qualys, Aqua Securities, and Barracuda are at the same level, and I think Barracuda is the winner.

Before choosing Barracuda Application Protection, I evaluated between Aqua scan and Barracuda, and Barracuda proved to be the winner.

I have not noticed a return on investment. I was testing this out, and I am not sure how much this constituted a return on investment.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I feel it is a bit costlier, but the features that it provides are good. However, I am not the one making decisions on costing and limiting, as that is at the organizational level. I am satisfied, and even management shares the same concerns. We have other applications or open-source tools that are not as good as Barracuda, but we could manage with those, so I feel the pricing is too high.

I can share a specific outcome where Barracuda Application Protection was helpful. There was a use case where an e-commerce platform was under a credential attack where attackers were hammering endpoints with millions of requests using leaked credentials. Barracuda Application Protection triggered an alert for abnormal activity using machine learning and implemented rate-limiting and IP blocking based on reputation. It also prevented account takeovers by rate-limiting the number of user requests. That was an instance where I could see how helpful Barracuda Application Protection was.

The main advice I would give to others considering Barracuda Application Protection is that it stands out with its zero-day vulnerability protection, which is excellent. It performs very well with threat detection and finding anomalies, and it is effective at preventing DDoS attacks, which are common in the data centers of any organization. My only concerns are that it is not very user-friendly and the response time is slow. I would rate this product a seven out of ten.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.