Barracuda

Security, Access and Reliability for Cloud-Connected Networks and Applications

Wenyu Zhang

Barracuda NextGen Firewall: Auto Scale, PAYG, and AWS Security Competency

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In the shared security responsibility model, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is responsible for the security of the cloud infrastructure that includes the physical facilities, servers, networking gears, and hypervisors. The customer, on the other hand, is responsible for the security of everything running in the cloud, such as the operating systems, applications/workloads, network configurations, data, and connections to the cloud. Scalable and cost-effective cloud security has become a top priority for enterprises as they are moving workloads to AWS in droves. 

With the Barracuda Web Application Firewall already in the AWS Security Competency program and the Barracuda NextGen Firewall joining soon, Barracuda is effectively one of a handful of security vendors that demonstrates deep technical knowledge, integration and the highest degree of cloud automation.

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Evolution of technology platforms

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IDC recently released a report on the battles for dominance and survival on the ‘3rd Platform' of technology. The 3rd Platform is the latest in the evolution of the general IT landscapes, and this platform is not as well-defined as the ones that came before.

Consider the 1st Platform: mainframe and terminal technologies. We know exactly what these technologies are and how they were used. The 2nd Platform is similar: Lan/Internet and Client/Server technologies are functionally similar to the 1st Platform and are easy to envision. The 3rd Platform however, as defined by IDC, is comprised of the following:

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