Barracuda Celebrates Six Wins in 2025 SC Awards and Global InfoSec Awards

We are thrilled to share that Barracuda has been honored with six prestigious awards recognizing our leadership and innovation in email security, managed XDR and data protection.

At the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco, we received the 2025 Best Secure Messaging Solution Trust Award from SC Media, along with five Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine for our flagship offerings: Barracuda Managed XDR, Barracuda Email Protection, and Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup.

The Global Infosec Awards recognize Barracuda as industry-best in five categories:

• Best Service: Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
• Next Gen: Managed XDR Security (MXDR)
• Best Solution: Anti-phishing
• Visionary: Email Security and Management
• Best Service: Cloud Backup

“As the cyberthreat landscape grows more volatile, our mission remains clear: to deliver complete protection against complex threats, and to protect and support our customers for life,” said Hatem Naguib, CEO at Barracuda. “These awards are a testament to the dedication of our teams and our continued focus on innovation and helping our customers and partners strengthen their cyber resilience to stay ahead of today’s most advanced attacks.”

Our award-winning solutions

Barracuda Email Protection
Winning for Best Secure Messaging Solution in the SC Awards, as well as Visionary for Email Security and Management and Best Solution for Anti-phishing in the Global Infosec Awards, Barracuda Email Protection is setting the standard for email security.

Email remains the primary attack vector for cybercriminals, making robust email security more critical than ever. Barracuda Email Protection uses advanced machine learning algorithms to predict, identify and neutralize threats before they can reach users. Its automated incident response capabilities allow for real-time detection and mitigation of threats, significantly reducing the need for manual intervention. Additionally, our solution continuously monitors both internal and outbound email traffic to identify early signs of phishing and account takeover attempts, ensuring proactive risk mitigation and enhancing overall security posture.

Barracuda Managed XDR
Barracuda Managed XDR brought home top honors in two cutting-edge categories in the Global Infosec Awards: Best Service: Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Next Gen: Managed XDR Security (MXDR). These awards underscore Barracuda’s dedication to providing innovative solutions that offer complete protection again complex threats.

Our Managed XDR solution is revolutionizing cybersecurity with its AI-driven threat detection and response capabilities. This fully managed service combines an advanced analytics platform with a 24/7 security operations center (SOC), providing organizations with proactive, real-time protection against evolving threats. For businesses with limited resources, Barracuda Managed XDR extends the expertise of seasoned security operations specialists, drastically reducing detection and response times from days to minutes.

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Rounding out Barrcuda’s new award wins, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup was recognized in the Best Service: Cloud Backup category of the Global Infosec Awards. This accolade demonstrates Barracuda long-standing expertise in data protection and commitment helping organizations of all sizes keep their data secure.

In today’s data-driven world, reliable backup solutions are crucial. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup offers a fully cloud-native solution that ensures performance, scalability and rapid recovery. This industry-leading service provides comprehensive backup and recovery for Microsoft 365 applications, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Exchange. With its user-friendly interface and powerful search functionality, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup simplifies data protection, empowering organizations to focus on growth without the stress of complicated recovery processes.

Looking Ahead

Gary S. Miliefsky, publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine, highlights the qualities that set Barracuda apart: “Barracuda embodies three major qualities we look for in winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats today; providing a cost-effective solution; and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach.”

These latest honors add to a growing list of awards Barracuda has received in 2025, including recognition in the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, CRN Security 100, the Cloud Awards, TMC Backup and Disaster Recovery Awards, and CRN AI 100. As Barracuda continues to lead the charge in cybersecurity, these awards not only celebrate past achievements but also set the stage for future innovations that will help businesses navigate the continually evolving landscape of cyberthreats.

Thank you for being part of our journey, and congratulations to the entire Barracuda team on this remarkable achievement! We look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of cybersecurity to safeguard your business.