Secure and Optimize Your Network Your network is supporting a growing number of 1-to-1 devices and student-owned mobile devices, and traffic to cloud and SaaS applications is increasing dramatically as mobile learning becomes the norm. This not only creates new opportunities for advanced threats. It also puts a real strain on your bandwidth, leading to costly upgrades. Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls effectively secure all traffic into, out of, and within your network. Plus, their built-in load-balancing and WAN-optimization capabilities help you ensure reliable, high-volume connections without adding costly high-capacity lines to your network—which all adds up to significant savings. Learn more Cloud generation firewalls for today’s hybrid networks
Secure Your Web and Chromebook Users Third-party websites and online applications provide valuable opportunities for educational enrichment and individualization—and they’re important to your day-to-day operations as well. But traffic to and from external sites can also harbor threats—and the wrong sites can put your CIPA compliance at risk. Barracuda Web Security Gateway scans web traffic for threats, enforces both global and granular access policies to improve security, and extends protections for mobile users—including Chromebooks—even when they are not connected to your network Learn more On-premises web security
Protect Your Data Cyberattacks are not the only threat to your private student data and operational files. Natural disasters, fires, hardware failures, power surges, and simple errors can erase data and bring your work to a standstill. Barracuda Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution that ensures you have an up-to-date backup of all your data, which can be restored quickly and easily in case of disaster. Encryption of all data in transit and in storage ensures end-to-end privacy and security. Learn more Advanced data protection and disaster recovery
Secure Your Email System Email traffic remains the single most common vector for ransomware and other threats to enter your network. K-12 organizations are a prime target for ransomware. And no one is immune to a well-crafted spear-phishing attack—least of all impulsive and impressionable young people. Barracuda Email Security Gateway and Barracuda Essentials scan your email traffic to block malicious attachments and URLs. Outbound scanning prevents data loss, and advanced analysis spots typo-squatting and other signs of phishing. And Barracuda Sentinel adds advanced protection against spear phishing. Learn more On-premises email security Learn more Cloud-based email security Learn more AI defense against spear phishing and cyber fraud
Facilitate Compliance and E-Discovery Retaining accurate, accessible archives of all your email and IM messages is critical for regulatory compliance, and makes audits and e-discovery much easier and less disruptive. Barracuda Message Archiver is a comprehensive email archiving solution that integrates seamlessly with Outlook or cloud-based email systems. It reduces storage costs, and gives all users instant, transparent access to archived messages on any device. Powerful search and reporting capabilities optimize audits and e-discovery—critical for K-12 organizations with limited IT staffing. Learn more Secure, accessible email archiving