Stories about: Barracuda Networks

The recent acquisition by Barracuda Networks of an enterprise Web application firewall company is another sign stand-alone vendors are about to disappear, according to an industry analyst.

Barracuda Networks is getting into the Web application security business.

Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors.

Spammers may have an Achilles Heel.

How do you know if your computer, or any of the computers in the network you manage, has become infected with zombie code? After all, the programs that turn a computer into an undead slave for spammers and phishers don't install a desktop icon or an entry on the Windows Start menu. A survey of experts reveals some agreement on basic steps you can take to reduce the risk of having your machines join the army of the evil botnet undead.

Who says the e-mail security market is overfunded? Certainly not Sequoia Capital, which led a whopping US$40 million investment in messaging appliance maker Barracuda Networks in a deal that was announced on Monday.

With spam blocking becoming a checklist item for network managers, antispam companies are developing complementary features and turning to new ways to deliver their technology with hopes of distinguishing themselves in this heavily crowded market.

The fight against spam to date has been too tactical and not strategic enough, according to experts at the Next Generation Networks conference.