Web application firewall models for enterprises

Barracuda Networks launched the Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 and 960 which can service up to 150 backend servers and up to 600 Mbps of inbound Web traffic. The Barracuda Web Application Firewall 960 can handle up to 300 backend servers and up to 900 Mbps of inbound Web traffic.

With new anti-virus protection for file uploads, organizations can ensure that all file uploads are free of viruses and other malware. The fully integrated XML firewall functionality ensures that all business-to-business application exchange over XML Web Services is secured against denial of service and other application-level threats.

Capabilities include WS-I conformance checks, SOAP validation, XML schema and WSDL enforcement, and protections common to standard Web (HTML) applications. With this new functionality, the Barracuda Web Application provides integrated security policy management across both traditional Web (HTML) and XML Web Services applications.

The Barracuda Web Application Firewall 860 and 960 are priced at $24,999 and $34,999 respectively.