Barracuda Web Application Firewall for Amazon Web Service

Overview:

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall blocks application layer DDoS and other attack vectors directed at web-facing applications hosted in Amazon Web Services, while providing superior protection against data loss. It also has strong authentication and access control capabilities for restricting access to sensitive applications and data, along with the ability to autoscale inside your VPC.

Moving your IT Infrastructure to the Cloud? Running on Amazon Web Services?

Barracuda Networks is your partner for various kinds of deployments in Amazon Web Services. We understand your IT needs and provide best-of-breed solutions for firewalling, load balancing, web application security, and email security in the public cloud.

Barracuda Networks and Amazon Web Services

Today, many organizations are looking to the cloud to take advantage of the economic gains and operational efficiencies inherent to non-hardware-based solutions. While migrating to the cloud means companies need to adjust to new security threats, the ability to scale according to business needs means that AWS offers a powerful value proposition. The pay-as-you go model Amazon uses enables businesses of all sizes to access just the AWS services they need, and no more.

In the cloud, companies need security that can compensate for a broader attack surface and a new array of threat vectors. As Amazon seeks to provide more options for hybrid cloud and pay-as-you-go subscriptions, Barracuda’s security services have moved hand-in-hand with Amazon’s values. Not only is Barracuda committed to providing total threat protection to AWS customers, but we’re taking steps to emulate Amazon’s methodologies within our product offerings. Barracuda and Amazon work well together because we have the same end user in mind: A person Amazon calls the “whole stack professional” and Barracuda describes as a “mid-market IT professional who wears a lot of hats.”

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall blocks application layer DDoS and other attack vectors, directed at online applications hosted in Amazon Web Services, while providing superior protection against data loss. It also has strong authentication and access control capabilities for restricting access to sensitive applications and data.

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall virtual appliance for AWS is a scalable security solution that protects applications from targeted and automated attacks. Barracuda Web Application Firewall is ideal for organizations looking to protect web applications from data breaches, defacement, application layer DDoS and other attack vectors, directed at online applications hosted in AWS. Automatic updates provide defense against new threats as they appear. As new types of threats emerge, it will acquire new capabilities to block them. Barracuda Web Application Firewall has strong authentication and access control capabilities that ensure security and privacy by restricting access to sensitive applications or data to authorized users. Plus, it is affordable and easy to use. Companies of all sizes can enjoy total application security with no need to learn, configure, and manage complex technology. 

Pre-built security templates and intuitive web-user interface provide immediate security without the need for time-consuming tuning.

	Constant Protection from Evolving Threats The Barracuda Web Application Firewall provides superior protection against data loss, DDoS, and all known application-layer attack modalities. Automatic updates provide defense against new threats as they appear. As new types of threats emerge, it will acquire new capabilities to block them.
	Identity and Access Management The Barracuda Web Application Firewall has strong authentication and access control capabilities that ensure security and privacy by restricting access to sensitive applications or data to authorized users.
	Affordable and Easy to Use Pre-built security templates and intuitive web interface provide immediate security without the need for time-consuming tuning or application learning. Integration with security vulnerability scanners and SIEM tools automates the assessment, monitoring, and mitigation process.

Deployment:

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall provides proven application security and data loss prevention for your applications on Amazon Web Service (AWS), including:

• Detecting and blocking attacks including SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, malware uploads, and volumetric or application DDoS.
• Authentication and access control allowing organizations to exercise strong user control.
• Scanning of outbound traffic for sensitive data, with admin control of masking or blocking information to prevent data leakage.
• Built-in load balancing and session management, allowing organizations to manage multiple applications behind a single instance of the Barracuda Web Application Firewall.

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall on Amazon Web Services protects your applications in the cloud.

Deploy Barracuda Web Application Firewall on AWS

Take advantage of auto-scaling by deploying the Barracuda Web Application Firewall clusters in an auto-scaling group on AWS.

• Build a multi-tier redundant architecture that allows you to independently scale each tier based on your requirements.
• Automatically scale based on metrics or a schedule to meet business needs. (An example of metric based scaling is an increase in traffic load; an example of scheduled scaling is to meet a planned traffic increase during a sale or holiday.)

Model Comparison:

¹ Premium Support ensures that an organization's network is running at its peak performance by providing the highest level of 24x7 technical support for mission-critical environments.
² Requires active Advanced Threat Detection subscription

Documentation:

Download the Barracuda Web Application Firewall for Amazon Web Services Data Sheet (.PDF)