Barracuda: The smarter choice for email protection
Barracuda is built for the realities of today’s threat landscape – powered by adaptive AI, engineered for simplicity and trusted by hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. Our integrated cybersecurity platform delivers end-to-end protection against advanced threats, streamlines compliance and simplifies security management, so you can focus on what matters most: your business.
The Barracuda Advantage
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Inbound email security
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Outbound email security
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Security awareness training
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Data protection
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Account takeover protection
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Incident response
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File Scanning for PII and malware
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Flexible deployment options
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Easy to buy, deploy and use
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Onboarding included*
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* In North American regions
Barracuda provides better protection and is easier to use than Proofpoint's Hornetsecurity
Automated Incident Response
Barracuda’s integrated incident response enables one-click remediation across all mailboxes and includes automated workflows and reporting.
- Hornetsecurity’s post-delivery threat remediation is manual and too slow to stop fast-moving attacks.
Account Takeover Protection
Barracuda’s built-in Account Takeover Protection detects and blocks account takeover attempts as well as attacks launched from compromised accounts.
- Hornetsecurity primarily focuses on email filtering and lacks critical account takeover protection.
Data Security
Barracuda scans for malware and sensitive data in SharePoint and OneDrive files, with redaction and remediation capabilities for improper file shares.
- Hornetsecurity covers email, but other files are invisible to their scanners, making them vulnerable to exploitation by attackers.
A Unified Platform
The AI-powered BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform maximizes protection and cyber resilience by unifying solutions in a centralized dashboard. Barracuda’s single cloud console covers email security, backup, archiving, and compliance — all in one place.
- Hornetsecurity lacks an integrated dashboard.
Flexible Deployment
Barracuda supports inline deployment using Microsoft mail rules and connectors, offering more control and integration flexibility.
- Hornetsecurity lacks inline deployment options, and configuration can be time consuming and complex.
Industry-Leading Support
Barracuda is recognized as an industry leader fwith responsive, 24/7 hands-on technical support. You get around-the-clock access to live, highly skilled experts for quick resolution of any questions or issues.
- Hornetsecurity’s support can be challenging, according to customers, with slow and complicated escalation paths.
Protecting over 1 billion emails daily
Barracuda has been recognized as a leading provider of email security services for the past 17 years. Hundreds of thousands of organizations trust Barracuda for cybersecurity.
See why businesses choose Barracuda
Obviously one thing that stands out about Barracuda is the extraordinary ease of use. Everything is laid out very clearly, whatever you need is very easy to find. It’s clear that Barracuda has put a lot of effort into creating an excellent user experience. Compared to other products I’ve used, the difference is night-and-day.
It’s essential we had something in place and I personally think Barracuda is best in market.
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