Barracuda Spam Firewall Product Launch

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Firmware 3.3 Summary Barracuda Spyware Firewall

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Barracuda Spam Firewall Firmware 3.3 Key Feature
Enhancements

• Activation System
• Basic Outbound Functionality
• Enhanced Bayesian Analysis
• Enhanced plugins for Outlook and Lotus Notes
• TLS/SSL Encryption
• Secure LDAP
• Quarantine Retention Policies
• Other enhancements
• GUI switch for Outbound Mode

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Activation System

• Informs Customer of subscription expiration dates
• Allows customer to order Instant Replacement
• Gives warning when expiration is within 60 days
• Reseller can renew during this period
• Provides on-line renewals after expiration
• Gives error when North America Unit is used
  outside of North America
• Requires Activation by reseller
• reseller must provide end user information during
  activation
• Supports sales through 2 levels of distribution

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Basic Outbound Functionality

• Basic Outbound Functions included in all
  Barracuda Spam Firewalls with free firmware
  upgrade
• Includes Spam Filtering with rate control
• Includes Virus Filtering
• Includes Attachment scanning
• Includes attaching a corporate disclaimer
  (footer)
• Allows relay function for travelling or remote
  workers
• Controlled by IP, Domain, or email address
• SSL Authentication with LDAP or SMTP Auth proxy
• Allows use of Barracuda Spam Firewall in single
  IP environments
• Supports inbound and outbound SSL/TLS encryption
• Basic Outbound does not include
• outbound quarantine
• HIPPA and Sarbanes Oxley
• Keyword and regular expression outbound scanning
• Outbound white listing

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Enhanced Bayesian Analysis Plugins

• New Bayesian Algorithm for Global and Per-User
  Databases
• Includes Classification Statistics in Both Areas
• Supports all languages
• Tokenizing for Asian Languages
• Enhanced Outlook and Lotus Notes Plugin
• training for per user Bayesian
• automatic building of whitelist based on email
  sent
• Statistics for each users Bayesian database

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TLS/SSL Encryption

• Support for START TLS
• TLS/SSL encryption of outbound communication
  channel if destination supports it.
• This is a standard of the SMTP protocol
• Encrypts all email between two locations
• Email between Barracudas automatically encrypted
• Encryption supported from email clients and email
  servers sending to Barracuda as well
• Provides full path encryption
• Supported for both inbound and outbound email

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Secure and Enhanced LDAP

• LDAPSSL/TLS (out-of-band)
• LDAPS (in-band TLS) for the MSExchange
  Accelerator.

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Quarantine Retention Policies

• Admin-configurable retention policies
• based on time
• based on size of quarantine

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Other Features

• Email delivery status in the message log
• Quarantine ability for intent analysis
• Extra information in quarantine account view
  (such as number of messages, account size, oldest
  message)
• Multi-byte subject searching
• New "score range" filter for the Message Log
• Test Configuration button for user to check
  configuration
• Password reset
• Clustering robustness enhancements
• Proxy for Energize Updates

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Outbound Mode

• GUI switch between inbound and outbound mode
• Full Support to switch back and forth between
  modes
• Outbound mode whitelist of destination addresses
  to eliminate policy scanning
• Encrypted email support via SSL/TLS
• Relay controlled by
• SMTP Auth via LDAP and SMTP Auth Proxy
• Outbound delivery status in Message Log and
  syslog output
• Statistics, log and other features

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Firmware 3.3 Status

• In Beta test now
• Shipping after testing complete and quality is
  assured

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Spyware

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Spyware Defined

• Spyware is software that is downloaded onto a
  computer with out the users consent and then
  secretly collects and forwards information or
  displays advertising e.g. Keyboard loggers and
  screen capture
• Spyware as a category overlaps with adware. The
  more unethical forms of adware tend to coalesce
  with spyware.
• Malware uses spyware for explicitly illegal
  purposes
• Barnacles can be classified as a special type of
  spyware (Barnacles are data collection and/or
  advertisement producing software they normally
  targets the winsock protocol to redirect data
  from a system's TCP/IP stack. Removal it usually
  corrupts Internet protocols, thus requiring a
  reinstallation of the TCP/IP stack)

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The Spyware Problem

• Problem already exists for many companies
• Some industry analysts estimate that as much as
  95 of all computers connected to the Internet
  already have a spyware problem
• Lack of reliable methods for detecting spyware
• Lack of universal definition of what is spyware
• Are cookies spyware ??
• Is adware spyware ??

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How you become infected

• Companies bundle spyware with applications
• Companies trick users in installing spyware
• Visiting an infected page web pages
• Typically makes use of Active X controls
• Through email.

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Dangers of Spyware

• Intellectual property theft
• Productivity loss
• Privacy invasion
• Identity theft

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Preventing Spyware

• Stop getting on to the network before it reaches
  the client PCs by..
• Preventative, reactive proactive measures
• Stops spyware downloads
• Including drive-by downloads that are unknown to
  the user often through ActiveX
• Blocks .CAB, .OCX, .EXE, and .DLL files
• Stops virus downloads
• Blocks access to known spyware Web sites
• Whitelists and blacklists
• Detects spyware access to the Internet
• Finds existing spyware installations, allowing
  administrator notification and removal
• Facilitates spyware removal

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Implementing Anti Spam and Spyware

• Set clear and achievable objectives
• A 100 solution is not possible so
• How much is Spam and Spyware acceptable
• What Spam and Spyware is acceptable
• How much time needs to be invested in achieving
  and maintaining these acceptable levels
• Minimise investment
• Pay once
• Keep the solution simple
• Do not create complications to prevent the last
  few spam
• Plug, play configure and forget

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Introducing Barracuda Spyware Firewall

• First focused gateway appliance for powerful
  spyware, malware, and adware protection

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Architecture
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Barracuda Spyware Firewall

• Gateway appliance
• Powerful, easy to use install
• Intuitive user interface
• Affordable
• Prices starting at 2299
• Available in three models
• Spyware Firewall 210
• Spyware Firewall 310
• Spyware Firewall 410
• Inline hardware appliance
• Fit Forget
• Complete scalability for growing organizations

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Barracuda Spyware Firewall Deployment
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Deployment Configuration Options
Multiple department deployment
Multiple location deployment
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Network Deployment With or Without a Barracuda
Spam Firewall

• Barracuda Spyware Firewall at Internet access
  points
• Barracuda Spam Firewall in front of email server

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Barracuda Central - Energize Subscription

• Barracuda Central
• 24x7 operation
• Monitors latest spyware Web sites virus threats
• Hourly updates
• Latest updates on spyware virus outbreaks sent
  direct to all Barracuda Spyware Firewall
  customers
• Keeps Barracuda Spyware Firewall worry free
  accurate
• No maintenance for IT department

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Web Interface

• Easy
• Intuitive
• Consistent
• Multiple Languages