
Barracuda cited as a Strong Performer in enterprise email security by independent research firm
Barracuda was among the companies invited to participate in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2023. In this evaluation, Barracuda was cited as a Strong Performer in the category.
The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2023 is a guide for buyers considering email-security solutions. The detailed analysis evaluates products and services on 26 criteria, including deployments options, incident response, and support and customer success.
Barracuda received the highest score possible in seven criteria, including:
- Email filtering and malicious email detection
- Machine learning models and training
- Malicious URL and web content security
- Incident response
- Security awareness and training integrations
- Innovation
- Pricing flexibility and transparency
In the evaluation, Barracuda was specifically cited for, “Security and risk pros looking to manage both email threat preventions and response in a single solution should consider Barracuda Networks.” The Forrester report also stated that, “Reference customers rave about Barracuda’s efficacy – especially against impersonation attempts – and built-in incident response capabilities, including SOAR for fast, intuitive investigation and remediation activities.”
“With the rising complexity and severity of email attacks, cybercriminals are continuously devising new methods to evade conventional email security solutions,” said Don MacLennan, SVP, Engineering & Product Management, Email Protection, Barracuda. “Through our innovative use of machine learning, we empower businesses to proactively stay ahead of these threats and safeguard their valuable data. We believe the recognition of our product in the report validates our approach and the way we optimize packaging based on the needs our email security customers.”
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