Barracuda Cloud Gen WAF Azure DDoS Prevention
Barracuda Cloud Gen WAF for Azure provides active DDoS prevention for your cloud applications, ensuring continuous service availability for your business.
- Active DDoS Mitigation: Defends against volumetric, protocol, and application layer attacks.
- Cloud Native Integration: Seamlessly deploys within your Microsoft Azure environment.
- Application Availability: Minimizes downtime and ensures uninterrupted access for your users.
- Security Posture Enhancement: Strengthens your overall cybersecurity defenses against sophisticated threats.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Barracuda Cloud Gen WAF for Azure is a cloud-based Web Application Firewall service designed to protect your applications hosted in Microsoft Azure from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. It offers active defense mechanisms to detect and mitigate malicious traffic before it impacts your services, ensuring high availability and performance.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are running critical applications on Azure. It integrates directly into your cloud infrastructure, providing a vital layer of security without requiring extensive on-premises hardware or complex management overhead.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Identifies and blocks a wide range of DDoS attack vectors.
- Scalable Cloud Architecture: Automatically scales to handle fluctuating traffic loads and attack volumes.
- Azure Environment Optimization: Tailored for deployment and operation within Microsoft Azure.
- Real-time Monitoring & Reporting: Provides visibility into traffic patterns and security events.
- Simplified Management: Offers an intuitive interface for configuration and policy management.
Empower your business with robust DDoS protection tailored for your Azure environment, delivering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Solves
Enable continuous application availability
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted service for their critical web applications hosted on Azure. Protect against volumetric, protocol, and application layer attacks that threaten service uptime and user access.
cloud-native deployments, SaaS applications, e-commerce platforms, customer portals
Streamline cloud security operations
Streamline the security management of your Azure environment by integrating advanced DDoS protection directly into your cloud infrastructure. Automate threat mitigation to reduce the burden on IT staff.
hybrid cloud environments, multi-cloud strategies, managed cloud services, DevOps workflows
Automate defense against evolving threats
Automate the defense against increasingly sophisticated and rapidly evolving DDoS attack vectors targeting web applications. Leverage cloud-native intelligence to adapt to new threats in real-time.
internet-facing applications, API services, sensitive data portals, critical business systems
Key Features
Active DDoS Mitigation Engine
Automatically detects and neutralizes a wide spectrum of DDoS attacks, preventing service degradation or outage.
Cloud-Native Azure Integration
Deploys and operates seamlessly within your existing Microsoft Azure environment, simplifying setup and management.
Application-Layer Attack Protection
Secures against sophisticated attacks targeting specific application vulnerabilities, beyond simple network floods.
Scalable and Elastic
Dynamically adjusts to traffic surges and attack volumes, ensuring consistent performance and availability.
Real-time Visibility and Reporting
Provides immediate insights into traffic patterns, threats, and mitigation actions, enabling informed decision-making.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require constant availability for online banking, trading platforms, and customer portals to maintain trust and comply with strict regulations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure uninterrupted access to patient portals, telehealth services, and critical health information systems, often subject to HIPAA compliance.
Retail & Hospitality
E-commerce sites and booking platforms in retail and hospitality rely on continuous uptime to process transactions and serve customers, especially during peak seasons.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies need to provide reliable access to public services, information portals, and citizen-facing applications, ensuring continuity of operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of DDoS attacks does this service protect against?
This service protects against volumetric attacks (e.g., UDP floods), protocol attacks (e.g., SYN floods), and application-layer attacks (e.g., HTTP floods) targeting your web applications.
How is this service deployed in Azure?
It is deployed as a cloud service within your Microsoft Azure subscription, integrating with your virtual networks and application gateways for comprehensive protection.
Is this service suitable for SMBs?
Yes, this service is designed for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking enterprise-grade DDoS protection for their cloud-hosted applications without the complexity of on-premises solutions.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.