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Barracuda Network and Application Security

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

Traditional security strategies and firewalls were never intended for today’s cloud-integrated infrastructures and workloads. They can’t give branch offices direct access to your cloud applications. They often don’t support cloud-friendly consumption models, and they don’t have the scalability and flexibility that cloud-hosted applications demand.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls and Web Application Firewalls are the industry’s first solutions purpose-built for securing cloud-connected networks. They protect all your users, applications, and data – regardless of what your infrastructure looks like. They ensure secure and reliable connections among multiple sites on premises and the cloud with consumption-based pricing, saving you money on infrastructure costs.

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What is Barracuda Firewall Insights?

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Keeping an organization secure and connected can be a challenging, time-consuming task, something cybersecurity professionals know all too well. This situation is only exacerbated by the growing cybersecurity staffing shortage. According to recent research, there is now a gap of nearly 3 million cybersecurity jobs globally.  

So how do IT security teams deal with this harsh reality and the pressure that comes with it? One way is to find solutions that help make life easier by automating manual tasks, freeing up security professionals to focus on more strategic operations. That’s why we recently introduced Barracuda Firewall Insights. [Read more…] about What is Barracuda Firewall Insights?

What is Advanced Bot Protection?

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Web applications are the top attack vector for hacks resulting in breaches, and cybercriminals are getting better every day at using sophisticated bots to exploit web application vulnerabilities. While malicious bots started out using simple scripts, these attacks have evolved to using advanced tactics such as headless browsers and machine learning to outmaneuver traditional application security. That’s where the need for Advanced Bot Protection comes in.

Barracuda Advanced Bot Protection uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help customers defend against the latest automated threats. Available as part of Web Application Firewall and WAF-as-a-Service solutions, the new functionality fights malicious bot activity in several ways. [Read more…] about What is Advanced Bot Protection?

Cybersecurity teams need to keep invasive malware species out of the IT garden

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Hunting for malware is a lot like trying to keep a garden from being choked by weeds. Every once in a great while, different types of weeds may cross-pollinate to create a new strain. For the most part, however, cybersecurity professionals are familiar with most of the malware they discover. In fact, most of that malware, much like weeds in a garden, arrives in much the same way.

A report this week from Malwarebytes, a provider of endpoint security tools, details the extent of the challenge cybersecurity professionals routinely face. The WannaCry ransomware attack that devasted so many organizations is now two years old. It turns out, however, more recent attacks such as EternalBlue and EternalRomance are exploiting the same weaknesses.

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Protecting the cloud, one event at a time

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Note:  This is the fourth in a six-part series on public cloud security.  You can follow the entire series here.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions often predate CWWP ones – these products were logical extensions of standard network reporting.  SEIM solutions focus on the analysis event data in real time for early detection of targeted attacks and data breaches.  They also collect, aggregate, and report on this data, primarily for incident response, forensics, and regulatory compliance requirements.

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Survey identifies root causes of cybersecurity staff turnover

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Most cybersecurity professionals enter the field because the work is challenging, and the rewards are comparatively high. However, the stress that is an inherent part of the job does inevitably take its toll.

A survey of 267 cybersecurity professionals conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) on behalf of the non-profit Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) finds the biggest contributor to those rising levels of stress is the chronic cybersecurity skills shortage. One-third of survey respondents believe that the global cybersecurity skills shortage has had a significant impact on their organization, while another 41 percent said the skills shortage has impacted their organizations somewhat.

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