CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Barracuda Networks,
Inc., a leading provider of cloud-enabled security and data
protection solutions, today announced the availability of Barracuda
Security Insight. The new advisory platform offers detailed
real-time threat intelligence and security risk information to help
consumers and IT professionals remain aware of current global
threat levels.
By analyzing data collected from Barracuda endpoints all over
the globe, Barracuda Security Insight helps determine the current
cybersecurity threat level based on email, network, and web traffic
flows. It provides summaries and detailed views of current threat
campaigns that Barracuda tracks in real-time.
Some of the recent threat trends revealed by Barracuda
Security Insight include:
- PDF files represent the highest volume of weaponized file types
to be transmitted through observed attack surfaces due to their
ability to be simply constructed and easily transmitted. PDFs
scanned in the last three months showed nearly 41 million were
part of an attack. PDFs often contain links to bad sites and active
scripts.
- The most sophisticated attacks with the highest efficacy are
carried over embedded scripts such as JavaScript (JS) and
VisualBasic (VB). Recent findings revealed that over 75 percent of
these scripts are malicious. Scripts can be embedded in html, or
other rich document formats such as rtf and Office. A sample of 70
million Office documents scanned in the last three months found
more than 4.7 million to be malicious or suspicious.
- Compressed files are an increasingly popular way for criminals
to transmit disguised attacks and hide non-malware infections such
as PowerShell (PS) scripts. An example of this took place in
September of 2017 when Barracuda detected and blocked a massive
ransomware campaign with over 27 million emails reaching customers
in less than 24 hours.
These threat trends gathered by Barracuda Security Insight are
expected to continue with extensive use of weaponized file types to
carry out massive attacks. In addition, the Equifax breach and
other cybersecurity events have resulted in the significant loss of
personally identifiable information (PII) for millions of
consumers. Barracuda expects to see an increased use of this
information for both mass phishing and targeted spear phishing
attacks.
"Organizations often become aware of vicious cyberattacks after
the damage has already been done," said Fleming Shi, SVP of
Technology at Barracuda. "By offering a free global advisory
platform like Barracuda Security Insight, we can help heighten
security awareness by proactively identifying the most current
threats that should be on everyone's radar. Those who use the
platform can ultimately gain a better understanding of the threat
landscape in real-time — an awareness that can lead to an overall
improved security posture."
How Barracuda Security Insight Works
Barracuda
analyzes large volumes of global threat intelligence from several
sources and presents this through Barracuda Security Insight in the
form of easy to read threat trends, detailed information on attack
campaigns and an aggregated threat score.
Barracuda Security Insight includes real-time activity seen from
the following traffic:
- Email: Includes email-borne attacks containing malicious
links and attachments, malware, ransomware, and botnets.
- Network Perimeter: Includes zero-hour vulnerability
exploits, brute force attacks, DDoS, spyware, and spam.
- Web Access: Includes web browsing attacks involving
ransomware, malware, and vulnerability exploits in the wild.
- Endpoints: Includes malware, persistent spyware,
botnets, ad and click fraud, IoT malware, and compromised dead
apps.
Barracuda Security Insight is currently offered at no cost. It
is available via the Barracuda website and also provides an open
API integration into applications from common web portals and
dashboards, and digital assistants such as Alexa. To access
Barracuda Security Insight today, please visit
https://csi.barracuda.com.
About Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Barracuda simplifies IT with cloud-enabled solutions that empower
customers to protect their networks, applications and data,
regardless of where they reside. These powerful, easy-to-use and
affordable solutions are trusted by more than 150,000 organizations
worldwide and are delivered in appliance, virtual appliance, and
cloud and hybrid deployment configurations. Barracuda's
customer-centric business model focuses on delivering high-value,
subscription-based IT solutions that provide end-to-end network and
data protection. For additional information, please visit
barracuda.com.
Barracuda Networks, Barracuda, and the Barracuda Networks logo
are registered trademarks of Barracuda Networks, Inc. in the US and
other countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
the potential benefits, performance, and functionality of Barracuda
Security Insight. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases,
beyond the Company's control and that could cause the Company's
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially
affect the Company's business and financial results include, but
are not limited to customer response to the Company's products, as
well as those factors set forth in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims
any intent or obligation to update the forward-looking information
to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the
date of this press release.
Contact
Jesse
Kimbrel
Barracuda Networks,
Inc.
408-342-5683
jkimbrel@barracuda.com
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