Introduction to Barracuda IM Firewall

Two Security Products in One Public IM Management –Manages traffic from public IM clients, including AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN & Windows Live Messenger, and ICQ –Transparent to users Internal IM Client/server –Standards-based XMPP IM client/server solution –Included Barracuda IM Client on Windows, Mac, Linux –Encrypted internal IM –Includes transports to public IM services Barracuda IM Firewall Readers Trust Award Best IM Security Solution

Time to regulate IM usage for business needs Results from survey of employers –35% of employees use IM at work –Only 31% of organizations have IM policy in place, and only 13% retain IM business records –50% of workplace users download free IM tools; 26% of employers aren’t aware of it Left Unchecked, IM usage can –Expose an organization to security breach –Introduce viruses and malware via file transfer –Leak sensitive information to unauthorized users

Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE EASY DEVELOPMENT

Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE EASY DEVELOPMENT PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE Scan file transfers for viruses Set policy to block file transfer completely Log file transfers

Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE EASY DEVELOPMENT ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM Keep internal IM off public networks Prevent information leakage Secure communication

Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE EASY DEVELOPMENT RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE Log and audit all IM’s Create policies to block IM Archive IM to Barracuda Message Archiver

Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM RETAIN AND RECORD IM FOR COMPLIANCE EASY DEVELOPMENT EASY DEVELOPMENT Zero configuration client Easy roll out tools Roster tool to push IM contact lists

Barracuda IM Client Unified client for all IM conversations Custom avatars and sounds Zero-configuration client Server integrates with LDAP Easy access to logged messages Runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers

Barracuda IM Firewall Web Interface Easy Intuitive Consistent Administration –LDAP and Active Directory compatibility –Easy client rollout tools –Roster push tool can push IM contact lists out to users or groups

Barracuda IM Firewall Architecture

Summary Secure, internal IM communications Logging and retention of internal and public IM Gateway anti-virus scanning of IM file transfers No per user license fees Easy deployment