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Introduction to Barracuda IM Firewall

Introduction to Barracuda IM Firewall. Two Security Products in One. Barracuda IM Firewall Readers Trust Award Best IM Security Solution. Public IM Management Manages traffic from public IM clients, including AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN & Windows Live Messenger, and ICQ Transparent to users

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Introduction to Barracuda IM Firewall

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  1. Introduction to Barracuda IM Firewall

  2. Two Security Products in One Barracuda IM Firewall Readers Trust Award Best IM Security Solution • 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

  3. 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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Barracuda IM Firewall Architecture

  12. 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

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