We use the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall to monitor all incoming emails to our corporate domain. Additionally, we use the device to manage and control outbound traffic from our internal email servers. One of the most beneficial features of this solution is its ability to effectively control traffic.
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for AWS - PAYG
Barracuda Networks | 10.0.0-0993-170625Linux/Unix, Other 10.0.0-0993 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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My experience from solution
What do you like best about the product?
In these we are glad to setup the zero trust to all our workloads on both on-prem & Cloud.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would request to work more on dashboard to make still more friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing all workloads in single roof
It is very secure cloud service.
What do you like best about the product?
Its security and user friendliness are main features
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the cost of SASE service is but more than all others
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me to filter and control data
Amazing product
What do you like best about the product?
It is a amazing product and it has good capabilities with tightly integrated next-generation technologies
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing all are good nothing to dislike it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helped me in tightly integrated next-generation technologies, including application profiling, intrusion prevention, advanced threat and malware protection, antispam, and full-fledged network access control.
A comprehensive set of next-generation firewall technologies to ensure real-time network protection against a broad range of network
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Since implementing the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, we've seen significant benefits, particularly in stopping a lot of unnecessary or dangerous emails. One key feature we value is the ability to train the solution with emails categorized as threats, giving it a learning capacity.
What needs improvement?
However, the solution isn’t perfect. It sometimes lets through emails incorrectlycategorized as safe but malicious. I believe the tool could be improved by incorporating artificial intelligence to enhance its email analysis capabilities, though I’m unsure if this feature is currently available.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven’t had any stability issues; the device is very stable, even without redundancy.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, the on-premise solution isn't very flexible. If our corporation's email volume increases, we’d need to change the device as it's impossible to form a cluster by adding another unit. But in the cloud environment, there are no scalability issues.
How are customer service and support?
We’ve had some issues where support didn’t provide clear solutions or explanations.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
Setting up the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall was easy. You must configure an IP and set up the domain and DNS servers.The deployment took about a month, and we configured it according to new rules. For example, we noticed it blocked certain needed emails, so we adjusted the settings. We also have the ability to configure both blocklists and allowlists, which adds more control but requires a bit more manual configuration.
What about the implementation team?
We only have one person responsible for maintaining the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, and it’s easy to manage.
What was our ROI?
In terms of return on investment, it's good. We generate reports about the device's activity, including the emails it blocks, which prevents users from wasting time on commercial, unwanted, or spam emails.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
When the corporation purchases something, it follows a request-for-proposal process and the best price wins. So, I think Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is reasonably priced, though I’m not sure of the exact amount
What other advice do I have?
I’d rate the firewall a seven because it hasn’t been upgraded in recent years, and attacks keep evolving. We now need other consoles to complement it since it lacksdevelopment.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Bang for your buck!
What do you like best about the product?
It's intuitive and allows API based management. If you go to the cloud and want a easy to deploy solution this is it!
What do you dislike about the product?
Initially the API left something out but they enhanced it as they when't forward to version 9
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's a line of defence and part of disaster recovery plans.
SSL VPN
What do you like best about the product?
We love the SSL VPN on the Barracuda CloudGen Firewall. It very reliable and easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
N/A - I don't have anything negative to say...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing are remote users to connect up to us.
Rock solid hardware appliance that has protected us very well
What do you like best about the product?
Firewalls work well as an eco system so you can control multiple devices from a single control centre. It offers a single pane of glass interface. Spinning up a new firewall became quite easy. Customer support was very responsive. We have been using multiple CloudGen Firewalls for a while now and have found that they very easily adapted themselves to the change from a virtual CoVid world to our new Live/Hybrid event environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user GUI while very powerful is very clunky and not intuitive. Drastic changes in the workflow and operational mechanisms need to be done to make the learning curve much easier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
we were able to manage failover scenarios from our multiple ISP solutions and customize them based on the source of the traffic.
Very satisfied
What do you like best about the product?
Available onpremise and Cloud environments with centrale management from Control center.
It was 8 year one of the first with integration in Azure.
It was 8 year one of the first with integration in Azure.
What do you dislike about the product?
In the way that we use the firewall we have not found a dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Centrale solution for the hybrid environment
We have been working with the firewall for years
What do you like best about the product?
More than 8 years ago the task was to replace a shared infrastructure consisting of several firewalls and network accesses, some of which were simple devices without next-gen functions or modern ones such as ATP, botnet protection, etc. Since I had only just started the position, I was familiar with the entire structure and data streams completely unknown. Unfortunately, my predecessors didn't do a particularly good job in terms of documentation.
The observation mode made it easy to analyze the current data stream and plan initial optimizations and detect weak points and security gaps. This made it possible to build in parallel and switch directly. Afterwards, all deficiencies could be eliminated in small steps. Despite the many firmware updates with some architectural changes over the many years, the basic operation has not changed and updates were possible without support except once (an old configured network was not removed correctly). Changing the hardware was extremely easy, just import a backup of the old one, wire everything up and off we went. Otherwise, daily operations are very quiet and give me a lot of freedom for other tasks.
The observation mode made it easy to analyze the current data stream and plan initial optimizations and detect weak points and security gaps. This made it possible to build in parallel and switch directly. Afterwards, all deficiencies could be eliminated in small steps. Despite the many firmware updates with some architectural changes over the many years, the basic operation has not changed and updates were possible without support except once (an old configured network was not removed correctly). Changing the hardware was extremely easy, just import a backup of the old one, wire everything up and off we went. Otherwise, daily operations are very quiet and give me a lot of freedom for other tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
The configuration software is only available for Windows. Some firewalls offer Wireguard support, which is still missing here, as this is the only solution available, especially for smaller third-party companies that we connect with.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Except for a second firewall (for UCM), it is the only authenticator, access point, network protection and router we have. The configuration is logical and easy after a short training period. This creates more time for other activities.
A tool that allows its users to manage big environments with fewer resources
What is most valuable?
One of the big benefits of the product is that it allows you to manage big environments with fewer resources. The product offers very good management.
What needs improvement?
Barracuda CloudGen Firewall should work a little bit more with the logs so that, in our company, we can generate a little bit more reports and get a bit more statistics, which would be fine for us. The firewall's functionalities are okay, including network and security. The tool should improve its reporting and security areas, which are the only areas of concern related to the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Barracuda CloudGen Firewall for twenty-two years. I use the solution's different model versions, including Barracuda CloudGen Firewall F12.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The product is easy to deploy, configure, and update.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I would prefer users to opt for Palo Alto in enterprise-sized environments, like energy companies, health companies, or financial organizations. Compared to Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls, Palo Alto offers its users a little bit more security. Palo Alto's threat prevention, sandboxing functionalities, and web filtering features are good. I don't know the other vendors so well that I could talk about them.
What other advice do I have?
Though there are some issues with Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, those working with it in our company are mostly satisfied with it.
I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.
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