Computer Network Security: Ransomware and Virus Defense

• Overview of Firewall and VPN Consulting Services
• Cisco Firepower, ASA and PIX Firewall Consulting
• Palo Alto Networks PA-Series Firewalls Consulting
• Check Point Software Consulting
• Barracuda CloudGen Firewall Consulting
• WatchGuard Consulting
• Juniper Networks NetScreen Consulting
• SonicWall Consulting
• Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Consulting
• Symantec Raptor and VelociRaptor Consulting

Progent's Barracuda Networks firewall experts and certified cybersecurity consultants can help you update your legacy firewall environment by delivering a variety of cost-effective services such as solution design, migration planning and implementation, policy definition, configuration, unified management, system testing and optimization, and debugging. Progent offers online or onsite support and can provide occasional guidance or full project management or co-management.

Barracuda Networks F-Series Firewalls Supported by Progent
The F-Series family of firewall appliances from Barracuda includes models intended for deployments ranging from retail sites and branches to global enterprises. All F-Series appliances offer a common set of next-generation firewall features that include:

• Stateful packet inspection and forwarding
• Full user-identity awareness
• IDS/IPS
• Application control and granular application enforcement
• Interception and decryption of SSL/TLS encrypted applications
• Single-pass antivirus and web filtering
• Email protection
• SafeSearch filtering
• Google Accounts Enforcement
• Protection against Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks
• Protection against spoofing and flooding
• Protection against ARP spoofing and trashing
• DNS reputation filtering
• NAT (SNAT, DNAT), PAT
• Dynamic rules/timer triggers
• Single object-oriented rule set for routing, bridging, and routed bridging
• Virtual rule test environment
• Network security orchestration with tufin SecureTrack

Barracuda Networks F-Series Firewalls for Entry Level/Branch Deployments
Barracuda Networks branch and retail class CloudGen firewall appliances are value-priced devices in desktop or compact form factors with external power supplies. These units deliver Barracuda's common CloudGen firewall feature set with performance suitable for smaller organizations. The entry-level CloudGen F12A firewall includes 5x 1 GbE ports and offers 1.2 Gbps firewall throughput, 220 Mbps SD-WAN throughput, and 230 Mbps threat protection. The firewall supports 80,000 concurrent sessions and 8,000 new sessions per second. Barracuda's CloudGen F18B firewall and CloudGen F80B firewall both come with 5x 1 GbE ports and deliver 2.0 Gbps firewall performance, 720 Mbps SD-WAN throughput, and 380 Mbps threat protection. These firewalls each support 80,000 concurrent sessions and 12,000 new sessions per second. The CloudGen F80B firewall includes a Wi-Fi access point.

Barracuda's CloudGen F180B firewall comes with 12x 1 GbE ports and 4x SFP 1 GbE interfaces. The F180B delivers 3.2 Gbps firewall performance, 800 Mbps SD-WAN throughput, and 1.0 Gbps threat protection. The F180B firewall supports 150,000 concurrent sessions and 12,000 new sessions per second. The Barracuda CloudGen F280C firewall provides 4.8 Gbps firewall throughput, 1.5 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 2.0 Gbps threat protection. The F280C firewall supports 300,000 concurrent sessions and 12,000 new sessions per second. The F180B and F280C firewalls both include Wi-Fi access points.

Barracuda Networks F-Series Firewalls for Mid-range Deployments
Barracuda Networks offers a variety of mid-range firewall models in the 1U standard rack mount form factor and with either single or dual hot-swappable power supplies. The Barracuda CloudGen F380B firewall includes 8x 1GbE ports and 2x SFP+ 10 GbE interfaces. The F380B firewall provides 8.5 Gbps firewall throughput, 2.1 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 1.7 Gbps threat protection. The F380B firewall supports 400,000 concurrent sessions and 15,000 new sessions per second.

The Barracuda CloudGen F400C firewall includes 8x 1GbE ports and 2x SFP+ 10 GbE interfaces. The F400C firewall delivers 13 Gbps firewall throughput, 3.6 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 3.1 Gbps threat protection. The F400C firewall supports 500,000 concurrent sessions and 20,000 new sessions per second. Barracuda's CloudGen F600D.C10 firewall includes 18x 1GbE ports and delivers 15 Gbps firewall throughput, 3.8 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 4.0 Gbps threat protection. The F600D.C10 firewall supports 2,100,000 concurrent sessions and 115,000 new sessions per second. Barracuda's CloudGen F600D.E20 firewall includes 10x 1GbE ports, 8x SFP+ 1 GbE interfaces, and 2x SFP+ 10 GbE ports. The F600D.E20 delivers 20 Gbps firewall throughput, 6.8 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 5.8 Gbps threat protection. The F600D.E20 firewall supports 2,100,000 concurrent sessions and 115,000 new sessions per second. The F600D.E20 also has dual internal hot-swap power supplies for high availability.

Barracuda Networks F-Series Firewalls for Enterprise Deployments
Barracuda Networks high-end firewalls are designed for large data centers or campuses and all models offer high port density, fast performance, and dual internal hot-swap power supplies. The Barracuda CloudGen F800C firewall is a 1U rack mount appliance and includes 24x 1GbE ports or 16x 1GbE ports and 8x SFP+ 1 GbE interfaces. The F800C delivers 34.5 Gbps firewall throughput, 9 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 8 Gbps threat protection. The F800C firewall supports 2,500,000 concurrent sessions and 180,000 new sessions per second.

The Barracuda CloudGen F900B firewall is a 1U rack mount appliance and includes 32x 1GbE ports or 16x 1GbE ports and 8x SFP+ 10 GbE interfaces. The F900B delivers 43 Gbps firewall throughput, 12.1 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 9.6 Gbps threat protection. The F900B firewall supports 4,000,000 concurrent sessions and 190,000 new sessions per second. Barracuda's CloudGen F1000B.CFEQ firewall is a 2U rack mount unit and includes 16x 1GbE ports, 16x SFP 1GbE ports, 6x SFP+ 10 GbE ports, and 2x QSFP+ 40 GbE ports. The F1000B.CFEQ delivers 52 Gbps firewall throughput, 15.8 Gbps SD-WAN throughput, and 13.5 Gbps threat protection. The F1000B.CFEQ firewall supports 10,000,000 concurrent sessions and 250,000 new sessions per second.

How Progent Can Help with Barracuda Networks Firewall Solutions
Progent's Barracuda Networks consultants can assist you to plan and deploy Barracuda physical and virtual firewalls and manage them from a single, centralized interface via Barracuda Firewall Control Center. Progent can help you migrate efficiently from legacy Barracuda firewalls to modern CloudGen devices and can help you create and enforce policies to protect your network. Progent's certified cybersecurity experts offer security vulnerability assessments and penetration testing consultants to determine or validate your network's current security profile.

Progent can save you time and money by providing online consulting and debugging services for Barracuda Networks technology, eliminating travel delays and expenses and minimizing downtime. Progent has successfully delivered remote support to clients in every state in the United States (see Progent's customer testimonials).

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