Barracuda CloudGen Web Application Firewall for Azure
Barracuda CloudGen Web Application Firewall for Azure provides advanced protection for your web applications deployed in the Azure cloud, safeguarding against a wide range of threats.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Coverage against common web attacks like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and zero-day exploits.
- Automated Security Updates: Protection against emerging threats through continuous updates to security policies and signatures.
- Compliance Enforcement: Entitlement to meet regulatory compliance requirements for web application security and data privacy.
- Centralized Management: Access to a unified console for managing security policies across multiple web applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Barracuda CloudGen Web Application Firewall for Azure is a cloud-based security solution designed to protect your web applications from sophisticated cyber threats. It offers robust defense mechanisms including advanced bot protection, API security, and DDoS mitigation, ensuring the availability and integrity of your online services.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage web applications hosted on Microsoft Azure. It integrates directly into the Azure environment, providing a critical layer of security without requiring extensive on-premises infrastructure.
- Web Application Firewalling: Defends against OWASP Top 10 threats and other web-based attacks.
- Bot Mitigation: Identifies and blocks malicious bots, preventing automated attacks and scraping.
- API Security: Secures your APIs against common vulnerabilities and unauthorized access.
- DDoS Protection: Mitigates distributed denial-of-service attacks to ensure application availability.
- Centralized Management: Provides a single pane of glass for policy configuration and monitoring.
Secure your Azure-hosted web applications effectively with Barracuda's proven web application firewall technology, designed for ease of use and powerful protection.
What This Solves
Enable teams to block web application attacks
Enable teams to defend against OWASP Top 10 threats and zero-day exploits targeting web applications. Streamline the process of identifying and blocking malicious traffic, ensuring the integrity of user data and application functionality.
cloud-hosted applications, SaaS platforms, e-commerce sites, customer portals
Automate protection against malicious bots
Automate the detection and blocking of sophisticated bots that can disrupt services or steal data. Streamline security operations by reducing the manual effort required to manage bot traffic and prevent automated attacks.
online services, content delivery networks, API gateways, data-intensive applications
Secure APIs from common vulnerabilities
Enable teams to secure their APIs against common vulnerabilities and unauthorized access attempts. Streamline the deployment of API security policies to protect sensitive data exchanged between applications.
microservices architectures, mobile application backends, partner integrations, data exchange platforms
Key Features
Advanced Threat Detection
Protects against a wide array of web-based attacks, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and zero-day threats, safeguarding sensitive data.
Bot Management
Identifies and blocks malicious bots, preventing automated attacks, credential stuffing, and content scraping, thereby improving user experience and security.
API Security
Secures APIs against common vulnerabilities and unauthorized access, protecting the data exchanged between applications and services.
DDoS Mitigation
Defends against distributed denial-of-service attacks, ensuring the continuous availability of web applications and services.
Cloud Integration
Seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Azure, simplifying deployment and management within your existing cloud infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GDPR, which this WAF helps enforce for web-facing applications.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, making advanced web application security essential for protecting patient information accessed via portals and applications.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle large volumes of customer data and transactions online, necessitating strong protection against e-commerce fraud, data breaches, and ensuring PCI DSS compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage highly confidential client information, requiring secure web applications and portals to prevent unauthorized access and maintain client trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security solution that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application. It protects web applications from attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in the application code.
How does Barracuda CloudGen WAF for Azure protect my applications?
It acts as a reverse proxy, inspecting incoming traffic for malicious patterns and blocking threats before they reach your web servers. It also provides features like bot mitigation and API security for layered defense.
Is this product suitable for SMBs?
Yes, this solution is designed for businesses of all sizes, including SMBs and mid-market companies, looking to enhance their web application security within the Azure environment without the overhead of complex 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.