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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 FirewallReaders 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 IMFROM MALWARE
ENCRYPT INTERNALIM
RETAIN ANDRECORD IMFOR COMPLIANCE
EASYDEVELOPMENT
Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits
PROTECT IMFROM MALWARE
ENCRYPT INTERNALIM
RETAIN ANDRECORD IMFOR COMPLIANCE
EASYDEVELOPMENT
PROTECT IM FROM MALWARE
• Scan file transfers for viruses
• Set policy to block file transfer completely
• Log file transfers
Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits
PROTECT IMFROM MALWARE
ENCRYPT INTERNALIM
RETAIN ANDRECORD IMFOR COMPLIANCE
EASYDEVELOPMENT
ENCRYPT INTERNAL IM
• Keep internal IM off public networks
• Prevent information leakage
• Secure communication
Barracuda IM Firewall Benefits
PROTECT IMFROM MALWARE
ENCRYPT INTERNALIM
RETAIN ANDRECORD IMFOR COMPLIANCE
EASYDEVELOPMENT
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 IMFROM MALWARE
ENCRYPT INTERNALIM
RETAIN ANDRECORD IMFOR COMPLIANCE
EASYDEVELOPMENT
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
