NETWORK PROTECTION - BARRACUDA NETWORKS

Spyware Firewall Features

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Protection Against All Threats

The Barracuda Spyware Firewall family of products is designed to protect your network against spyware, inappropriate web content and virus attacks. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall combines preventative, reactive, and proactive measures to form a complete anti-spyware and content filter solution with the following features.

• Content Filtering: The Barracuda Spyware Firewall not only blocks spyware websites, but also blocks offensive and inappropriate content using enterprise-class policy enforcement.
• Spyware and Virus Downloads: The Barracuda Spyware Firewall blocks spyware installed without the user’s knowledge or consent, also known as drive-by installs or downloads, as well as any installations from known spyware web sites. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall further protects your network by blocking all virus downloads.
• Detection and Blocking of Spyware Activity: The Barracuda Spyware Firewall secures the organization by detecting spyware access to the Internet, blocking it, and then notifying the administrator

Integrated Spyware Protection

The Barracuda Spyware Firewall integrates spyware web site blocking, spyware download blocking and spyware detection into one easy to use appliance. By utilizing both rule based and signature based blocking, the Barracuda Spyware Firewall not only blocks spyware sources, but also detects and blocks spyware access to the internet.

Integrated Web Content Filtering

The Barracuda Spyware Firewall incorporates content filtering for those organizations that need to block inappropriate Web sites. An extensive Web site category list is updated hourly via Energize Updates. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall also includes flexible enforcement options for easy administrative management.

Integrated Virus Protection

The Barracuda Spyware Firewall provides complete virus protection for all downloads in addition to blocking spyware. By utilizing dual layer virus blocking, decompression of archives and file type blocking, the anti-virus engine in the Barracuda Spyware Firewall further protects your network from crippling threats.

Barracuda Energize Updates

A team of security engineers at Barracuda Central monitor the Internet for trends in spyware and virus attacks. As they detect trends, updates are created for the Barracuda Spyware Firewall. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall is then automatically updated hourly with new spyware rules, spyware algorithms, and virus definitions. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall will continue to deliver comprehensive protection even as the methods of spyware change.

Logs and Reports

System administrators can view logs or generate reports. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall can provide information on infected clients, downloaded spyware and viruses, top blocked spyware websites, and many more items.

No Per-User Charges

Barracuda Spyware Firewall pricing is simple. Each of the Barracuda Spyware Firewall's is designed to handle an approximate number of users. With the Barracuda Spyware Firewall our robust features are included in one fixed cost and there are no per user charges.