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PROS

Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service effectively identifies and stops known attacks, including DDOS attacks.
It has plug-and-play capabilities, automated policies, and easy-to-create rules.
It offers both threat prevention and cloud-to-cloud backup features.
Bot protection is valuable for companies using Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service.
It simplifies policy management for its users.

CONS

Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service exposes the username and hashed password in the URL, posing a security risk.
There is a recommendation for Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service to bundle Security Operation Center with the service for added value.
The service is very specific and only requested for certain customer requirements or IT policies.
Stability is a concern and improvements in this area are required.
Market positioning and pricing strategy are highlighted as significant areas for improvement.
 

Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service Pros review quotes

KS
Dec 20, 2023
The product's bot protection feature is valuable for our company.
reviewer1525836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 8, 2021
I like its ability to identify known attacks, including DDOS attacks. It's valuable because software must be able to stop known attacks. Application attacks are evolving all the time. When it comes to software-as-a-service, we need to have software that knows about all the latest attacks. It should also protect against major unknown attacks.
reviewer1080873 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2022
The solution can be used for threat prevention or as a cloud-to-cloud backup system
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Hadar Eshel - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2024
It provides an ease of policy management.
reviewer1048086 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 16, 2021
The most valuable features of the solution are it is plug and play, has automated policies, a simple configuration, and is easy to create rules.
 

Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service Cons review quotes

KS
Dec 20, 2023
The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
reviewer1525836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 8, 2021
We found it a bit slow when accessing it through the web browser. The URL also exposed the user name and the hashed password. When I log into my Barracuda WAF user portal, I could see the username and the hashed password on the URL itself. So, it is not very secure, and it is important to take that off.
reviewer1080873 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2022
It's a very specific solution that is only requested for a customer's web code or their global IT policy.
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Hadar Eshel - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2024
One significant area for improvement in Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service lies in its market positioning and pricing strategy.
reviewer1048086 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 16, 2021
The solution can improve by bundling Security Operation Center (SOC) with the WAF-as-a-Service, it would provide a lot more value to customers.