Barracuda Web Filter
Powerful and Affordable
Designed for businesses of all sizes.
Management is always seeking to know its’ employees’ activities, checking how employees spend their office time, how much time they spend in gaming sites, are they engaged in social networks, downloading malware or pornography? What makes internet slower today? Barracuda Web Filter offers clear picture to administrators about these important questions while fighting with aggressive web threads at same time.
Barracuda Web Filter is affordable as well as powerful content filtering appliance, engineered for all sizes of organizations; with extensive policy tools for managing web access in office place without per-user fees.
Protect and Enforce Intelligently
Smart Integration
Barracuda Web Filter is a powerful, easy to use & affordable solution for scalable businesses offering malware protection, application blocking and content filtering. It eliminates additional staff time required for repairing infected computers, enforces internet usage policies by blocking access to applications and website irrelevant to core business and it easily swaps away malware, spyware and other forms of threads from your organization.
Web Security Agents
In order to protect & enforce web policies on off-network computers, compatible agents of Windows & MAC are available.
Spyware Removal
It comes with a built-in spyware removal tool to clear nodes that are already connected to network with spyware applications.
Web Policy Enforcement
Policies are created in order to grant web access by groups, individuals or global users in 95 content categories, time factors, applications, bandwidth, media and more.
Secure
Default security policies are robust enough to fight with viruses, spywares, phishing and other forms of web threads from the start. Gradual updates add enhance threat profiles in real-time.
Easy to Use
It is easy to install and takes around less than fifteen minutes and dashboard offer complete system information, logs & reports, powerful policy features in easy reach without having to acquire database administration.
Affordable
Price is affordable and per-user fees or license fees for software agents are not taken, which makes Barracuda Web Filter appliance as best value in web security in current time. You can request a free trial of 30 days today!
Features
Get Ahead of the Curve
Industry Leading Technology.
The complete range of industry-leading features provided by Barracuda Web Filter for web security and policy enforcement are affordable; they cover main goals like enforcing content/application policies, protecting the network against viruses, spywares, malwares, phishing and other sources of web based threads or for optimizing network performance.
Its offers fine turned, thoroughly tested & widely praised solution for monitoring web traffic by integrating several technologies of enforcing web-content policies which are intended to increase user productivity level and to prevent exposing users to irrelevant or inappropriate material during his office time.
Integrated Spyware & Virus Protection
Blocks Known Spyware Sites
As an initial defense against known spyware sites, Barracuda Web Filter block as soon they are executed and update database of such sites in real time.
Blocks Spyware Downloads
Barracuda Web Filter takes full control over downloads and auto-detect and report those spywares, which tend to install themselves in to the system without users permission.
Integrated Antivirus Protection
Viruses are aggressively control through dual-layer virus protection by smart recognizing, decompressing archives, scanning attachments and blocking certain file types.
Detects & Blocks Spyware Activity
Barracuda Web Filter smartly monitors activities of spywares and upon discovery, they auto-block their activities and report administrator immediately for further actions.
Content Filtering
URL by Category
Administrators can create policies that control user access to websites using 95 content categories including pornography, violence, hacking, sports, news, dating, shopping, chat and others.
URL by Domain or Pattern
It allows administrator to control specific patterns of web site addresses using the powerful UNIX regular expression syntax (regexp). They can add content filtering policies to customize or restrict specified websites or URL patterns.
Image/Multimedia Safe Search
Barracuda Web Filter offers an extensive searching feature, which help in preventing offensive thumbnail images in search results of different search engines including Google, MSN & Yahoo.
File Type Blocking
It allows Administrators to created policies for controlling web files downloading through MIME types automatically. As an example, Administrator can block executable downloads by adding MIME type application/octet-steam.
SSL Inspection
Decryption is made on those domains and URL categories which are encrypted by Administrator via SSL-encryption, in order to scan malware and policies and then they are re-encrypted where required.
Youtube For Schools
YouTube is one of the biggest pools of resources for educators, which serves wide array of high quality educational material; Barracuda Web Filter make is safer and easier to utilize this resource by auto-redirecting YouTube requests to YouTube for educational portals.
Remote Filtering
Barracuda Web Filter offers standalone client “Barracuda Web Security Agent (WSA)” that can installed on remotely on external network laptop or desktops, this allows and ensures extension of local web browsing policies to remote users transparently. WSA supports both Windows and Max OS x devices and offer rich features along with hack-proof centrally managed system for controlling web security policies across local and external workforces while keeping this solution easy to install and manage.
Application Control
Port/Protocol Based Control
Based on different combinations of source & destination IP address ranges and ports, administrator can customize IP blocking policies.
Granular Control of Web 2.0 Applications
It let administrators to allow access to certain part of Social Media content while restricting irrelevant or non-productive activates. This feature allows administrators to set policies that may enable access to certain parts of public exposure by preventing well posting, comments, liking, following, playing games and other forms of non-productive activities. Granular control of content policies ensures that employees stick with only productive activities.
Deep Packet Inspection
Barracuda Web Filter uses inner-most packet inspection technology in real-time for analyzing protocols independent of their port of destination servers; along with policy control, analysis are made till later 7 protocols and complete control over application usage is acquired and monitored.
Instant Message Blocking
It lets administrator to manage access to Instant Messaging services like AIM, ICQ, YAHOO and MSN messengers.
Social Media Monitoring
Barracuda Web Filter offers a distinctive set of capabilities to monitor communication over Social Media like Twitter, Linkedin & Facebook. It can inspect, sniff and catalog external content and later forward to external Message Archiver; using Active directory, these messages are bind with user’s identity and become indexed, which make them easy to search as Exchange emails. Barracuda Web Filter ensures availability of Social Media communication with local networks for accessing and retrieving e-discovery, audits or forensics while administrators can set triggers by social networking messages for pro-active monitoring.
Easy Deployment
LDAP
In order to create policies of different granularity, Barracuda Web Filter integrates with LDAP directory servers in real-time, including Microsoft Active Directory, IBM Lotus Domino Directory and Novel eDirectory.
Windows Domain Controllers
Barracuda Web Filter includes Barracuda DC Agent software as well, which installs on Windows domain controllers and it provides username logged at individual IP address and apply policies correctly without separate login or user action.
Terminal Service Environments
With virtual IP support or native Windows authentication through NTLM or Kerberos, Citrix/Terminal services users can use LDAP/Active directly, which allows per user or group based policy management and reporting in CITRIX and Windows Terminal services environment.
Policy Management
Flexible Policies
Even a new administrator and organizations can get started quickly with the default policies as Barracuda Web Filter was designed with ease of deployment in mind. It facilities enterprises with advanced filtering requirements, they can take advantage of advanced policy exceptions and integrations.
Warning Policies
Administrators can add content blocking policies and display “block” page to users through Barracuda Web Filter; users can proceed after the warning message.
Network IP Address Groups
Policies for individual IP address ranges or subnets can be defined by administrator.
Local Users and Groups
Barracuda Web Filter offer administrators to created local users and groups for those locations that either don’t use directory servers or otherwise define local policies for users and group.
Time-based Exceptions
Policies exceptions related with content filtering and application blocking can be time bounded as well. As an example, a gaming or sport site can be blocked during office hours and later open in non-working hours.
Centralized Management
With Barracuda Control Center web portal, administrator can easily control multiple Barracuda Web Filters; it let administrator to manage and configure multiple Barracuda Web Filter appliances at time from a single console using same tabbed pages shows in each appliance’s dashboard.
CIPA Compliance
Get Compliant with Barracuda
For enforcing CIPA policies in an easy and cost-effective manner at Schools and Libraries, Barracuda Web Filter is an ideal tool suited for helping these sectors.
Combined with Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Networks can be used to enable CIPA compliance for nearly all parts of a network.
For complying with CIPA, many of the schools and libraries have deployed the Barracuda Web Filter.
CIPA Requirement 1
Until certifying Internet safety policy and technology protection measure, schools and libraries (subject to CIPA) may not receive E-Rate program discount. Internet filtration policy must include technology protection measures for blocking or filtering internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene, (b) child pornography, or (c) harmful to minor or to the computers that minor access from.
CIPA Requirement 2
School and educational institutes subject to CIPA are required to adopt and enforce online acidities of minors during school timing; and …
CIPA Requirement 3
Schools & libraries subject to CIPA are required to implement and apply addressing: (a) minors access to improper matter on the internet; (b) the protection and security of minors while using electronic mails, chat rooms and other forms of direct communications through electronic; (c) unconstitutional access such as “hacking” and other forms of unlawful online activities by minors; (d) unauthorized sharing of personal information regarding minors; (e) blocking harmful material access to minors.
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Model
210
| 5 – 10 Mbps Throughput |
| 50 – 400 Concurrent Users |
| 400 – 1600 Active TCP Connections |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
310
| 10 – 50 Mbps Throughput |
| 10 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 100 – 400 Concurrent Users |
| 400 – 1600 Active TCP Connections |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
410
| 30 – 80 Mbps Throughput |
| 50 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 300 – 800 Concurrent Users |
| 1600 – 3200 Active TCP Connections |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Remote Filtering |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
| SNMP/API |
| Linked Management |
| WCCP |
610
| 70 – 150 Mbps Throughput |
| 100 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 800 – 2000 Concurrent Users |
| 3200 – 8000 Active TCP Connections |
| Redundant Disk Array (RAID) |
| ECC Memory |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Remote Filtering |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
| SNMP/API |
| Linked Management |
| WCCP |
| SSL Inspection |
| Social Media Monitoring |
810
| 100 – 200 Mbps Throughput |
| 200 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 1500 – 3000 Concurrent Users |
| 8000 – 10000 Active TCP Connections |
| Redundant Disk Array (RAID) |
| ECC Memory |
| Redundant Power Supply |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Remote Filtering |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
| SNMP/API |
| Linked Management |
| WCCP |
| SSL Inspection |
| Social Media Monitoring |
910
| 200 – 300 Mbps Throughput |
| 300 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 2500 – 4500 Concurrent Users |
| 10000 – 15000 Active TCP Connections |
| Redundant Disk Array (RAID) |
| ECC Memory |
| Redundant Power Supply |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Remote Filtering |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
| SNMP/API |
| Linked Management |
| WCCP |
| SSL Inspection |
| Social Media Monitoring |
1010
| 600 – 1000 Mbps Throughput |
| 300 Gb Web Cache Size |
| 2500 – 4500 Concurrent Users |
| 10000 – 15000 Active TCP Connections |
| Redundant Disk Array (RAID) |
| ECC Memory |
| Redundant Power Supply |
| Hardened and Secure OS |
| Content Filtering |
| Application Control |
| Advanced Policy Creation |
| Network Threat Protection |
| Spyware Removal |
| Summary Reports |
| Role-Based Administration |
| Web 2.0 Application Control |
| Remote Filtering |
| Syslog Support |
| Ethernet Bypass Hardware |
| SNMP/API |
| Linked Management |
| WCCP |
| SSL Inspection |
| Social Media Monitoring |