CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Barracuda
Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA), a leading provider of cloud-enabled
security and data protection solutions, today announced expanded
public cloud functionality for the Barracuda Web Application
Firewall and Barracuda NextGen Firewall. The updated cloud
generation firewalls allow for utility-based consumption and
automated security controls for DevSecOps workflows, giving
customers an easy migration path to public cloud. Barracuda will
demonstrate its award-winning cloud generation firewalls in booth
number 1533 during AWS re:Invent, Nov. 27-
Dec. 1, in Las Vegas.
Earlier this year, Barracuda sponsored a survey revealing that
more than 40 percent of respondents' organizations are currently
running a portion of their infrastructure in the public cloud.
According to the survey, respondents cited easy integration with
legacy technology (61%), strong protection of applications (54%),
and strong protection of access to applications in the public cloud
(48%) as important drivers for their cloud adoption. These
organizations face an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape,
as 50 percent reported being hit with some sort of cyberattack.
Barracuda Cloud Generation Firewalls give customers flexibility to
cost-effectively deploy security at critical points—in the cloud,
in hybrid or multi-cloud environments, and throughout the
development lifecycle. New capabilities include:
- Usage-based billing using the AWS Marketplace Metering
Service Billing – Barracuda NextGen Firewall is now available
as a metered billing service in the AWS Marketplace, joining the
Barracuda Web Application Firewall, which became available with the
same service last year. AWS Marketplace Metering Service Billing
ensures that all evaluation, pricing, and provisioning is done
entirely within the AWS Marketplace, removing any licensing
friction and offering a pricing structure based on actual traffic
secured. Customers are able to build CI/CD pipelines that include
their ISV partner solutions, and charges are based on the total
bandwidth consumed across deployed firewalls and standard Amazon
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) charges per instance.
- DevSecOps with Puppet – The REST API framework can be
used to automate the configuration of the Barracuda Web Application
Firewall, which now includes Puppet integration within AWS, making
it easier for customers to integrate security controls into their
cloud native applications on AWS. This integration enables cloud
security and operations teams to codify their firewall policies as
code so they can be tested and secured as part of the overall
application delivery process. Puppet maintains the desired state of
the Barracuda Web Application Firewall, automatically remediates
unauthorized changes, and enables security teams to quickly
identify and remediate known vulnerabilities. This benefits the
business because it helps increase application velocity, security,
and reliability.
"Perimeter-based firewalls create tightly-coupled environments
that scale vertically, which makes perfect sense on-premises but is
entirely the wrong model for the public cloud. This is really about
using the right tool for the job," said Tim
Jefferson, vice president, public cloud, Barracuda.
"Customers should look to automate the orchestration, deployment,
and configuration of security architectures that are loosely
coupled and scale elastically. In today's hybrid environments,
customers need consistent security across on-premises and
cloud-based environments—Barracuda Cloud Generation Firewalls help
address this requirement."
Barracuda Cloud Generation Firewalls are engineered to provide
network and application security for cloud-only and hybrid-cloud
environments. These solutions provide cloud-specific features
including metered billing, API support for DevSecOps teams, fully
meshed connectivity, and scalability to help organizations align
security with their cloud deployments. Organizations looking for
scalability and automation benefits of the public cloud should
demand cloud generation firewall functionality, including:
- Well-architected for the public cloud – Integrate
directly with public cloud fabric, provide API integrations for
DevOps tools and automation workflows, and centrally manage across
hybrid environments. This gives customers all the benefits of the
cloud without compromising their security posture.
- Support for cloud-specific use cases – Support unique
requirements of the cloud including horizontal scalability,
distributed policy sets, fully meshed connectivity, and north-south
traffic management. Meeting these requirements allows customers to
leverage the benefits of cloud automation around deployment,
autoscaling, high-availability, networking, and monitoring.
- Match Customer's Cloud Consumption Models – Licensing
that allows customers to deploy security in alignment with their
current public cloud consumption model.
"Real-time, proactive security throughout the development
process is critical for tighter application security in today's
threat environment," Samm DiStasio,
vice president, business development, Puppet. "Barracuda is our
first security partner in public cloud to help us bridge the
security gap in DevOps. Our integration with Barracuda Web
Application Firewall helps speed up application delivery by
automating management of critical security policies."
"We are using Barracuda firewalls provisioned through the AWS
Marketplace to effectively guard our applications against web-based
attacks and application-layer attacks," said Max Longin, Founding Partner, Club Automation.
"The Barracuda solution plugs into our AWS environment, and is
doing its job of minimizing the attack surface area and helping our
customers keep club member cardholder data protected."
Resources
Barracuda Cloud Generation
Firewalls
Barracuda Blog – What is a Cloud Generation Firewall?
Barracuda Blog – Q and A with Tim Jefferson, vice president, public
cloud, Barracuda
About Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE:
CUDA)
Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) simplifies IT with
cloud-enabled solutions that empower customers to protect their
networks, applications and data, regardless of where they reside.
These powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions are trusted by
more than 150,000 organizations worldwide and are delivered in
appliance, virtual appliance, cloud and hybrid deployment
configurations. Barracuda's customer-centric business model focuses
on delivering high-value, subscription-based IT solutions that
provide end-to-end network and data protection. For additional
information, please visit barracuda.com.
Barracuda Networks, Barracuda, and the Barracuda Networks logo are
registered trademarks of Barracuda Networks, Inc. in the US and
other countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the
potential benefits, performance, and functionality of Barracuda Web
Application Firewall and Barracuda NextGen Firewall and their
operation in cloud environments, including AWS, Azure and Google
Cloud Platform. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases,
beyond the Company's control and that could cause the Company's
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially
affect the Company's business and financial results include, but
are not limited to customer response to the Company's products, as
well as those factors set forth in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims
any intent or obligation to update the forward-looking information
to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after
Contacts
Jesse
Kimbrel
Barracuda Networks,
Inc.
408-342-5683
jkimbrel@barracuda.com
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