The Importance of flexible deployment in email security solutions

Companies are facing an increasing array of sophisticated threats, particularly through business email channels. These threats can disrupt operations, expose sensitive data, and cost the companies millions of dollars in recovery costs, compliance penalties, and lawsuit settlements. This is on top of anything lost to invoice scams or other fraud schemes. A fast-moving and agile company requires a comprehensive and flexible security solution. Our new enhancements to Barracuda Email Protection provide the flexibility, agility, and comprehensive security that companies need today.

Why flexibility matters

Modern email security requires the flexibility to align the deployment method to the needs of the company. Barracuda's flexible deployment options prioritize simplicity, speed, and seamless integration, perfect for organizations with limited IT resources. Our fully cloud-integrated solutions deliver advanced email security without the complexity of legacy systems.

Flexible email security deployment gives companies the ability to rollout email protection in a way that works best for them at the time. As the company grows, or changes its infrastructure or workflows, the security deployment can be modified to meet the new demands.

Deployment options

Barracuda Email Protection offers the following deployment options:

MX record-based deployment: This is the traditional method used to deploy pre-delivery email security gateway protection. This is a straightforward approach to configuration management for IT teams familiar and comfortable with DNS updates.

Inline deployment using mail flow rules: This option allows companies to modify email security gateways through the Microsoft 365 Exchange Admin Center. Mail flow rules send the traffic to the gateway, where it is processed before delivery.

Key benefits of inline deployment:

• Operational continuity and IT familiarity: Removing MX configuration makes the process easier for IT administrators already skilled in Microsoft 365 administration. It also removes the risk of potentially misconfiguring MX and other DNS records.
• Limited reconnaissance value: MX records are publicly available, and they can reveal useful information to threat actors who are targeting a domain. Inline deployment removes the MX record and associated risk.

API-Driven Deployment: This is a modern approach that uses an application programming interface, or API, to seamlessly integrate the email security solution into the email system. There are no email routing changes. This deployment option perfectly complements either in-line or MX records-based deployment.

Key benefits of API-based deployment:

• Additional protection: API-based deployment adds a layer of security that augments the pre-delivery gateway protection, designed to block advanced email threats such as BEC and social engineering attacks. Regardless of the gateway deployment method, adding API-based layer provides the best possible protection of the whole email environment.
• Advanced capabilities: Social graph analysis, behavioral detection, and automated remediation are all made available by the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in API integrations. These features help system administrators better understand and protect their email environment.

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Barracuda Email Protection is easy to use, easy to deploy, and easy to buy. Our flexible deployment options give companies the agility to deploy email security in a way that best aligns with their infrastructure, resources, and security goals. By leveraging this flexibility, companies can ensure they stay ahead of evolving threats without unnecessary complexity or administrative overhead.

Get started with Barracuda Email Protection today.