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Barracuda
Campbell, California, United StatesFounded 20032.3k staff

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About

Barracuda Networks, founded in 2003 and based in Campbell, California, is a prominent cybersecurity company that provides a wide array of security, networking, and data protection solutions for businesses around the world. Established by Dean Drako, Michael Perone, and Zach Levow, the company initially focused on affordable email protection against spam and viruses. Over the years, Barracuda has expanded its offerings significantly. The company's product suite includes email protection solutions, next-generation firewalls, web filters, and application security tools. Barracuda also offers backup and disaster recovery services to safeguard critical business data. With a customer base of over 200,000, including enterprises, small and medium businesses, and educational institutions, Barracuda's solutions are designed to be easy to deploy and accessible to organizations of all sizes. The company is recognized for its commitment to innovation and has received accolades for its technology leadership.

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Improve your customers’ security posture with Barracuda MSP’s Advanced Software Management. Advanced Software Management provides access to a comprehensive library of patches and updates from over one hundred software vendors, all of which can be easily deployed from your Barracuda RMM platform.

Patch Management
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Application Protection protects websites and applications from various attacks.

Browser & Web Security
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Backup – MSP appliance is an all-in-one, subscription-based solution that simplifies data backup and recovery from advanced threats, disasters and human error. Also available in a virtual version, the appliance is flexible enough to meet the requirements of your customers running physical, virtual, and multi-site environments – all from a single, centralized management console.

API
BCDR (Backup & Disaster Recovery)
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is an easy-to-use SaaS solution that provides comprehensive, cost effective, scalable backup and recovery for all of your customers’ Microsoft Office 365 data, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Data resides in Barracuda Cloud Storage with unlimited storage or retention timeframe; and can be restored to the desired location in just a few clicks.

Data Protection & Backup
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Hybrid workforce and cloud migrations are driving the need for zero trust network access technology. Facing the increasingly complex IT environments, MSPs must expand security service offerings to include Zero Trust Network Access. Through Barracuda CloudGen Access, MSPs can ensure that only the right person, with the right device, and the right permissions can access your customers’ data or applications, provides continuous identity-aware access control and device-based contextual security policies.

AI
Zero Trust Access
Updated Aug 6, 2026

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall provides secure, regulated and optimized access to your customer’s data and applications by protecting against network intrusions, advanced threats, and data exfiltration all from one centralized management console. It offers Flexible deployment options for MSPs include Virtual Firewall and Public Cloud Firewall versions, all subscription-based with no upfront fees.

Cybersecurity
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Barracuda Content Shield Plus is a cloud managed and provisioned web security solution. Its robust content filtering, powered by Barracuda’s extensive real-time threat intelligence, protect users onsite or remote from malicious sites, inappropriate content, and file-based threats. It also includes reporting which provides insight into the threats customers are being protected from and demonstrates value delivered by the MSP.

Cybersecurity
Updated Dec 27, 2025

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense for MSPs protect your customers via multilayered email security, compliance archiving, data leak protection, email continuity, and cloud-to-cloud backup.

AIAPI
Email Security & Filtering
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is a free sales tool that allows MSPs to quickly and effectively show threats currently sits in your customers’ Microsoft 365 mailboxes. It’s fast, free, and safe—with no impact on email performance.

AIAPI
Cybersecurity
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Backs up Entra ID beyond user identity.

Cloud Backup (M365, Google Workspace, SaaS)
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Provides comprehensive identity protection and resilience solutions, specifically designed for MSPs, leveraging the capabilities of the acquired Evo Security.

AI
Identity & Access Management
Updated Aug 29, 2026

Barracuda Impersonation Protection (formerly Barracuda Sentinel) combines artificial intelligence, deep integration with Microsoft Office 365, and brand protection into a comprehensive cloud-based solution that guards against business email compromise, account takeover, spear phishing, and other cyber fraud.

AI
Email Security & Filtering
Updated Oct 4, 2026

When email-borne attacks evade security and land in customers’ inboxes, MSPs need to respond quickly and accurately to prevent damage and to limit the spread of the attack. Barracuda Incident Response automates incident response process to ensure MSPs can quickly identify the attack, eliminate malicious emails, and carry out remediation actions rapidly to halt the attack’s progress and minimize damages.

AIAPI
Email Security & Filtering
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Intronis Backup is a software-only BDR solution designed to offer value to your customers by protecting what matters most, while creating new opportunities to expand your margins and grow your business. Built specifically for MSPs around a centralized management portal, the solution enables you to protect, recover, and restore SMB files, folders, emails, applications, and servers — physical or virtual — both locally and in the cloud.

API
BCDR (Backup & Disaster Recovery)
Updated Oct 4, 2026
PSAIntegrates with ConnectWise PSA

Barracuda Managed Backup, our team works closely with your technicians to monitor all of your backups to bring error levels to a minimum and customer satisfaction to a maximum. Managed Backup Service lets you offload the bulk of backup monitoring and management, so you can focus on other revenue generating tasks.

API
BCDR (Backup & Disaster Recovery)
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Managed CloudGen Firewall service enables you to offer robust, comprehensive network security protection to your customers. Our MSP Professional Services team configures, monitors, and manages the firewalls, freeing up and supplementing your resources for your customers.

Firewall & Network Security
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Strengthen customers’ defense against email-borne threats by building a ‘human firewall’ via education and enablement. Barracuda Managed Security Awareness Training provide phishing simulation and end-user security awareness training service on MSPs' behalf. MSPs can teach customers’ employees how to spot, avoid, and report real-world attacks, while our team manages the campaign and reporting.

Security Awareness & Training
Updated Dec 27, 2025

Barracuda Managed XDR is an Extended Detection & Response platform that is backed by a group of tenured security experts in a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC), providing proactive cybersecurity-as-a-service for MSPs.

AI
XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Aug 6, 2026

Barracuda Managed XDR Cloud Security is a 24x7 service that monitors malicious activity in the cloud to find identity, asset, and privilege risks such as unauthorized access to cloud mailboxes, admin changes in the environment, impossible logins, and brute force attacks.

XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Barracuda Managed XDR Email Security offers comprehensive 24x7 email service for gateway security, account compromise, and more, minimizing the impact an attack can have on your customer’s environment.

AIAPI
XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda Managed XDR Endpoint Security unifies and extends detection and response capability to the laptops, desktops, and servers within a network, protecting against most endpoint malware, including ransomware. MSPs can choose between the managed or monitor-only options, giving you control over the technology used and how hands-on you want our team to be.

AI
XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Oct 4, 2026

Barracuda XDR Network Security is a 24x7 monitoring service that protects firewalls, IDSs, and other network devices. Suspected threats are correlated for analysis using XDR’s analytics platform, threat intelligence, and Security Operations Center. Detect potential threat activity on your network like command-and-control connections, denial of service attacks, data exfiltration, and reconnaissance.

AI
XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Aug 6, 2026

Barracuda XDR Server Security collects, aggregates, and normalizes log data from critical Windows and Linux servers within a network. It identifies potential risks such as password sprays, bruteforce attacks, privilege escalations, and more, using XDR’s analytics platform, threat intelligence, and 24x7 Security Operations Center.

XDR (Extended Detection & Response)
Updated Aug 19, 2026

Enhance your service offering with Barracuda MSP’s around the clock Network Operations Center (NOC). When coupled with Barracuda RMM, the NOC and Help Desk services enable MSPs to generate more recurring revenue, without incurring additional expenses.

API
NOC Services
Updated Oct 4, 2026

The first RMM tool in its class to include a built-in security assessment tool that enables MSPs to quickly assess customers’ networks, deliver multi-layered security, monitor anomalies, and seamlessly recover data in the event of an attack.

API
RMM Platforms
Updated Oct 4, 2026
PSAIntegrates with Halo PSAIntegrates with Autotask PSA

Barracuda SecureEdge Part of Barracuda SASE offerings for MSPs, which includes next-generation network protection, web security, and zero trust network access to help MSPs protect customers’ perimeterless network.

SASE / SSE
Updated Dec 27, 2025

Integrated Email Protection offers complete defense against AI-powered threats, featuring AI-powered detection, rapid deployment, and automated response capabilities for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

AIAPI
Email Security & Filtering
Updated Oct 5, 2026

A software-only backup solution designed for MSPs, offering centralized management and integration with RMM/PSA platforms.

API
BCDR (Backup & Disaster Recovery)
Updated Oct 5, 2026

Managed Workplace is a security-centric remote monitoring and management tool. It is the first RMM tool to include a built-in security assessment that enables MSPs to quickly assess customers’ network

RMM Platforms
Updated Oct 5, 2026
PSAIntegrates with ConnectWise PSA

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Barracuda Named Best Email Security Solution in the 2026 Tech Ascension Awards

Barracuda Integrated Email Protection received the Best Email Security Solution award in the 2026 Tech Ascension Awards, recognized for its AI-powered detection, rapid deployment, and automated response for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, which is beneficial for MSPs managing client email security.

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Barracuda Integrated Email Protection was recognized as the Best Email Security Solution, valued by MSPs for its AI-powered detection, rapid deployment, and automated response across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.

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Company Overview

Founded

2003

Employees

2.3k

Industry

computer & network security

Headquarters

Campbell, California, United States