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AWS Competency Status for Web Application Firewall

September 3, 2022

Barracuda again earns AWS Competency status for its Web Application Firewall (WAF). In addition to the CloudGen Firewall, the Barracuda WAF now also has the status. Barracuda has again received Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency status in the Application Security category. The award proves that the cloud security specialist has reliable technology and in-depth expertise and can provide solutions seamlessly on AWS. Barracuda Web Application Firewall has held AWS Security Competency status since 2016. In order to earn this status, Barracuda WAF had to solve extensive security requirements and demonstrate specific application protection measures - the latter with...

Report on the state of IIoT and OT security

August 19, 2022

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Network and cloud security specialist Barracuda publishes its report on the state of IIoT and OT security "The State of Industrial Security in 2022". Manufacturing and health care bring up the rear when it comes to completed security projects. 800 IIoT/OT managers answered the survey. Cloud security specialist Barracuda surveyed 800 senior IIoT/OT managers worldwide about their experiences and views regarding IIOT/OT security in their companies. Barracuda presents the findings on IIoT/OT security projects, implementation challenges, security incidents and technology investments as well as topics related to cyber security risks with the current report The State of Industrial Security in 2022. KRITIS increasingly as a target of attack Critical infrastructures are increasingly being targeted by…

Phishing trap: Malicious HTML attachments in emails

August 12, 2022

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HTML attachments are commonly used in email communication. They are particularly common in system-generated e-mail reports that users receive in order to be directed to the actual report via a link. Dangerous: because this is where malicious phishing links are hiding more and more often. In this way, companies can protect themselves better. A comment from Dr. Klaus Gheri, General Manager Network Security at Barracuda. In an attack, hackers often take advantage of this form of email, embedding HTML attachments in emails disguised as reports to trick victims into clicking phishing links. So can…

Email Attacks: Hard-to-Detect Threats

August 1, 2022

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There's a question all organizations need to ask themselves when it comes to email attacks: do their employees know how to distinguish a legitimate message from an email threat? Some companies are able to invest heavily in security architecture, but many are not. A comment from Dr. Klaus Gheri, General Manager Network Security at Barracuda. However, in every company there is one point of entry that remains constant: the end users. These are among the most popular targets for cybercriminals, as they are usually the weakest link in the security chain. Therefore…

Attacks on the zero-day vulnerability in Confluence

July 18, 2022

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After the zero-day vulnerability – now known as CVE-2022-26134 – was exposed in Atlassian's collaboration tool Confluence, attackers attempt to exploit it in a targeted manner. The attacks come mainly from Russia, USA, India, Netherlands and Germany. Confluence touts “the remote-ready workspace for your team, where knowledge and collaboration meet.” This work is currently endangered by a security vulnerability. Security analysts from Barracuda have now analyzed data from the cloud security specialist's worldwide installations and have identified an increasing number of attempted attacks via the vulnerability. These range from harmless intentions to some more complex attempts to infect systems with DDoS botnet malware and cryptominers...

More protection for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

June 9, 2022

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Barracuda introduces new Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) capabilities. New technology integration with Venafi Trust Protection Platform. Added to this is the continuously automated API detection with machine learning. Barracuda announces the expansion of its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) platform Barracuda Cloud Application Protection. The new platform release adds powerful new automated API discovery and GraphQL security features, expands account takeover protection capabilities, and improves the functionality of client-side protection. Automated management of machine identities In addition, the integration of the Barracuda Web Application Firewall and the Venafi Trust Protection Platform, which…

IIoT in the hacker focus: connecting IT and OT security securely

June 1, 2022

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Automation and digitization of operational processes bring many advantages to medium-sized companies, for example in terms of production flexibility or pricing for the market. But the more successful a company is, the more attractive it becomes for cybercriminals, for example for attempts at blackmail with ransomware. Here it is important to securely combine IT and OT security. In terms of IT security, medium-sized companies are now well positioned. Surveys have sometimes shown that medium-sized companies in the IT security sector use up to 50 different security tools to counter all IT threats. With a well thought-out security strategy, the IT security area covers internal business processes, protects communication with...

Spear Phishing: Top Threats and Trends

2 April 2022

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Small businesses are three times more likely to be targeted than larger organizations. Barracuda Releases 7th Spear Phishing Report: Microsoft is the Most Mimicked Brand Name. Which companies are most likely to be at risk of spear phishing attacks, what new tricks are cybercriminals using, and what is the number of email accounts that have been compromised in the recent past? Barracuda's seventh current Spear Phishing Report: Top Threats and Trends Vol. 2021 answers these questions, explains the latest spear phishing trends and what companies can do with which technologies to improve their email security. Evaluation of the year XNUMX Between January and…

SASE network: connecting security and the cloud

March 18, 2022

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A centralized approach in the cloud has as many limitations as an on-premises data center. But you can also connect a SASE network, security and the cloud. A comment from Stefan Schachinger, Product Manager Network Security - IoT/OT/ICS at Barracuda. The much-cited prophecy that life punishes those who come late seems to find its truth in IT network security as well. At the beginning of the pandemic, many companies were forced to switch from office work to home office - often with incomplete security regarding the IT infrastructure. A feast for hackers! Now remote work is not really something new;…

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AWS Competency Status for Web Application Firewall

Report on the state of IIoT and OT security

Phishing trap: Malicious HTML attachments in emails

Email Attacks: Hard-to-Detect Threats

Attacks on the zero-day vulnerability in Confluence

More protection for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

IIoT in the hacker focus: connecting IT and OT security securely

Spear Phishing: Top Threats and Trends

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