Barracuda bolsters its Zero Trust Access solution with new functionality

Barracuda, a trusted partner of cloud-first security solutions, announced that CloudGen Access has been expanded with new functionality and is now available on the AWS and Azure marketplaces. Barracuda CloudGen Access, which is part of Barracuda’s SASE platform, now includes web security to protect users from malicious web content and keep employees safe and productive no matter where they work.

“CloudGen Access provides secure access to cloud, hybrid, and SaaS applications with identity, posture, context, and DNS-based security policies for remote and office users,” said Tim Jefferson, Barracuda SVP, Engineering and Product Management, Data, Network and Application Security. “The concept of Zero Trust is moving beyond network access and into many facets of business operations because it helps to ensure continuity, mitigate risk, and boost overall security posture.”

With the rapid adoption of hybrid and remote working, providing secure access for employees and contractors remains a top priority and a major challenge for many businesses. Barracuda CloudGen Access employs a “Zero Trust” approach to security in which no one is implicitly trusted – not employees, partners, or systems – until permissions and identity are verified. It requires user and device verification before granting access to resources, making it difficult for attackers to breach the network or steal data.

Barracuda now offers an integrated Zero Trust Network Access and web security solution, assisting organizations in protecting their users, applications, devices, and other critical resources from ransomware and other cyberattacks. Among the new advanced web filtering capabilities are:

• DNS-based web security policies
• Remote user / work-from-home coverage
• User and group-based policies and reporting
• Time and location-based policies and reporting
• Latency elimination via local inspection
• Continuous threat intelligence updates 

Barracuda CloudGen Access is now available on the AWS and Azure Marketplaces for customers and channel partners who want to benefit from simplified and streamlined procurement and deployment processes. This allows you to buy Barracuda CloudGen Access using your existing AWS or Microsoft billing procedures and deploy it with a few clicks.