Barracuda Networks


In the News
2012
2012-02-03 Report examines the difference between real and fake Facebook profiles

...A recent report from Barracuda Labs highlights the differences between real Facebook profiles, and the fake ones often used to propagate spam and other scams on the popular social network, which just so happens to be heading for a lucrative IPO.
2012-02-03 How to identify a fake facebook profile

...Highlights from the Barracuda Labs study include: ‱ Fake accounts have six times more friends than real users, 726 versus 130 ‱ Fake accounts use photo tags over 100 times more than real users, 136 tags per four photos versus one tag per four photos ‱ Fake accounts almost always (97 percent) claim to be female, as opposed to 40 percent for real users
2012-02-03 Attackers Use Fake Friends to Blend into Facebook

...“Likes, News Feeds and Apps have helped lead Facebook to its social network dominance and now attackers are harnessing those same features to efficiently scale their efforts,” said Dr. Paul Judge, chief research officer at Barracuda Networks. “These fake profiles and apps give attackers a long-lived path to continuously present malicious links to innocent users.
2012-02-03 How to recognize fake Facebook “friends” with bad intentions (infographic)

...Facebook consistently fights to keep attackers out of its network, most recently announcing its lawsuit against a marketing firm accused of “spreading spam through misleading and deceptive tactics.” The Barracuda Labs study provides yet another example of this “arms race” as an increasing number of attackers move to social networks to carry out their wares.
2012-02-03 INFOGRAPHIC: How To Spot Fake Facebook Accounts

...Barracuda Labs analyzed 2,884 active Facebook accounts to determine the differences between authentic ones and fake pages created by scammers and spammers.
2012-02-03 Fake Facebook Users Likely to be Popular Bisexual College Women [INFOGRAPHIC]

...If that sounds like your dream friend, sorry — it also sounds exactly like the average fake profile set up by malicious users intent on spreading spam and malware once they’ve friended you. Security research firm Barracuda Labs studied 2,884 active Facebook accounts, looking for key differences between average real user accounts and fake accounts created by hackers and spammers. Check out the results in the infographic below.
2012-02-03 How To Spot A Fake Facebook Profile

...Turns out there are some common characteristics of the fake Friend, according to new data revealed Thursday by Barracuda Networks. For one thing, it's likely a female: Some 97% of fakes pose as women, while about 40% of real Facebook accounts are women, said Paul Judge, chief research officer at Barracuda, here at the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit in Cancun, Mexico.
2012-02-02 Bogus Facebook accounts always female, new study finds

...“These fake profiles and apps give attackers a long-lived path to continuously present malicious links to innocent users,” said Barracuda’s chief research officer, Dr. Paul Judge.
2012-02-02 How to identify fake Facebook accounts

...Apparently, of some 850 million active Facebook users, a lot are fake profiles created to spread spam and viruses. These are often categorized as spammers or attackers. Security firm Barracuda Networks released today the findings from its most recent study that helps distinguish attackers from real users. Here are the study's four key findings.
2012-02-02 How To Spot A Fake Facebook Profile

...Turns out there are some common characteristics of the fake Friend, according to new data revealed today by Barracuda Networks. For one thing, it's likely a female: Some 97 percent of fakes pose as women, while about 40 percent of real Facebook accounts are women, said Paul Judge, chief research officer at Barracuda, here today at the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit.
2012-02-02 Attackers Use Fake Friends to Blend into Facebook

...Facebook, which filed for IPO this week, has become an important part of personal and business communication. The company consistently fights to keep attackers out of its network, most recently announcing its lawsuit against a marketing firm accused of “spreading spam through misleading and deceptive tactics”. The Barracuda Labs study provides yet another example of this “arms race” as an increasing number of attackers move to social networks to carry out their wares.
2012-02-02 Infographic: How To Spot A Fake Facebook Friend Profile

...A whopping 97 percent of fake Facebook profiles purport to be female, according to this infographic based on a new study, announced today, from security firm Barracuda Networks. In order to expand their networks and entice would-be victims, 58 percent of the phony profiles also claim to be bisexual and on average, have 726 friends while 68 percent claim to have attended college.
2012-02-01 SC Magazine Awards Europe 2012: nominees announced

...The shortlist for this year's SC Magazine Awards Europe has been announced. Barracuda Networks was listed as a finalist in the Best Web Content Security and Best Enterprise Security categories. Taking place this year on 24 April at the London Hilton, Park Lane, the SC Awards are widely recognised as the most coveted and prestigious awards for the European information security industry; they honour professionals working to secure enterprises, and the vendor and channel communities that deliver innovative security technologies.
2012-01-30 Cowboys’ Ware to host VIBE magazine’s Super Bowl party

...“We are thrilled to host the Cuda Lounge in this year’s Super Bowl Village,” said Michael Perone, cofounder, EVP and CMO of Barracuda Networks. “It is especially exciting to be in Indianapolis on the heels of our announcement of the new Barracuda-Bryan Herta Autosport IndyCar team, and we look forward to a great week of sports and entertainment with our customers and partners.”
2012-01-26 Barracuda Networks Spam and Virus Firewall 900 review

...Barracuda uses an impressive arsenal of spam detection tools which include Bayesian algorithms, real-time blacklists, reverse DNS lookups, IP reputation analysis, fingerprinting, content filtering, keyword blocking and intent analysis.
2012-01-25 E-mail backup, archiving critical for continuity

...Paul Lawrence, regional sales director, UK, Nordics and MEA, at Barracuda Networks, concurs, saying e-mail storage and management have become important issues in the business space. “Most people now understand that having a backup of data such as e-mails is desirable in case of technology failure. However, because a large proportion of business communication takes place via this medium, archiving also becomes necessary to store data for legal purposes,” says Lawrence.
2012-01-25 Lotus Testing Picks Up Steam At Homestead

...Team Barracuda – BHA driver Alex Tagliani took to the road course of Homestead Miami-Speedway on Monday and Tuesday for the second in a series of engine tests for the new, Lotus-powered Dallara DW12.Overall, it was a good test,” said the Canadian driver. “It was nice to be back in the car and I really enjoyed working with everyone from Lotus and all three of the teams. It’s a very motivated group with high expectations.
2012-01-25 Alex Tagliani completes Lotus test for Herta squad at Homestead

...Team Barracuda - Bryan Herta Autosport driver Alex Tagliani took to the road course on Monday and Tuesday for the second in a series of engine tests for the Lotus-powered Dallara DW12.
2012-01-25 Super Bowl Party Rundown: City Builds Village, While Brands Plan Smaller Events on Bigger Budgets

...The event is "bigger this year, which required an increased budget" by about 50 percent, said William Ekeroth, owner and president of Axxis. "The majority of the budget is going to production, sound, lighting, decor, and more special effects." Planners expect around 1,500 guests each night. Sponsors include Belvedere, Moët and Chandon champagne, Monster Energy Drink, Sirius XM Radio, Designer Skin, and Barracuda Networks.
2012-01-23 Barracuda Networks Charts New Sponsorship Course

...Similar to the way its namesake stalks its prey in a swarm of fish, Barracuda Networks, Inc. is using sponsorship to gain business from team cosponsors. The privately-held technology company recently signed two new global sponsorships: primary status of Bryan Herta Autosport’s IZOD IndyCar Series team and co-title of SlipStream Sports’ Garmin-Barracuda pro cycling team.
2012-01-18 Barracuda Web Filter and Web Security Flex Integrate with YouTube for Schools

...Barracuda Networks has integrated its Web Filter and Web Security Flex tools with YouTube for Schools. YouTube for Schools provides comment-free access to approved videos. Schools using Barracuda Web Filter and Web Security Flex can control students' access to YouTube materials.
2012-01-18 Barracuda Networks Integrates with YouTube for Schools

...Barracuda Networks’ integration with YouTube for Schools provides a better approach for administrators to manage access to YouTube, which is critical as more and more valuable educational content comes online
2012-01-13 Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Barracuda Networks' Sponsorship Pact

...The chips are falling in all the right places for Bryan Herta Autosport, which capped the second week of the year by naming Barracuda Networks as primary sponsor for the team's Alex Tagliani-driven Lotus/Dallara/Firestone Indy car in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series.
2012-01-13 Bryan Herta Autosport names Barracuda Networks as primary sponsor

...Bryan Herta Autosport, last year’s Indianapolis 500-winning team, is proud to announce that it has partnered with Barracuda Networks Inc. as the primary sponsor for Alex Tagliani’s 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series entry.
2012-01-13 NDYCAR: Series news and notes 2012-01-13

..."Bryan Herta Autosport is well-known for its leadership, drive and focus on innovation," said Michael Perone, executive vice president and CMO of Barracuda Networks. "This partnership gives us an amazing opportunity to communicate our shared philosophy, expand our brand footprint and demonstrate our technology leadership around the world."
2012-01-12 Garmin-Cervélo New Name for 2012 Garmin-Barracuda

... Team Garmin-Cervélo, the elite American professional cycling team dedicated to ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, today announced that it will become Team Garmin-Barracuda with the addition of Barracuda Networks as a new sponsor of the team.
2012-01-12 Garmin-Cervélo becomes Garmin-Barracuda

...“The incredible sense of teamwork, passion and determination, and commitment to innovation, align perfectly with our philosophy on delivering the most innovative solutions and support to our customers,” said Michael Perone, executive vice president and CMO of Barracuda Networks. “This partnership provides a fantastic platform to share that message with millions of people around the world in a unique and meaningful way.”
2012-01-12 Introducing Team Garmin-Barracuda

...The professional team Garmin-Cervélo announced Wednesday that the team has changed its name to Garmin-Barracuda for the 2012 season due to additional sponsorship from Barracuda Networks. Along with the announcement of the merger, Garmin-Barracuda unveiled the 2012 jersey, to debut at the Tour Down Under.
2012-01-11 David Millar’s WorldTour team to race as Garmin-Barracuda in 2012 (+ video)

...“The partnership with Barracuda Networks is long-term and the company will also allow Slipstream Sports to continue to pursue other co-title sponsor opportunities,” said Vaughters.
2012-01-11 Garmin-Cervelo becomes Garmin-Barracuda

...Garmin-Cervelo will be known as Garmin-Barracuda for the 2012 season, after the US-based team secured co-sponsorship from IT company Barracuda Networks.
2012-01-11 Garmin-Cervélo changes name to Garmin-Barracuda, reveals new kit (+ video)

...Slipstream Sports, owner of the Garmin-Cervelo team, has revealed that the UCI WorldTour outfit is changing its name to Garmin-Barracuda after bringing tech firm Barracuda Networks in as co-sponsor, and has also unveiled the 2012 kit that will be sported on the road by the likes of Tyler Farrar, David Millar and Heinrich Haussler.
2012-01-11 Introducing Team Garmin-Barracuda

...Matt Johnson, president of Slipstream Sports said, “from a business standpoint, working with Barracuda Networks makes great sense. The sponsorship provides Barracuda Networks with an unprecedented opportunity to showcase its technology leadership and expand its brand footprint around the globe.”
2012-01-11 Barracuda Networks replaces Cervélo at Garmin

...Campbell, California-based Barracuda Networks is replacing CervĂ©lo as the co-title sponsor of the Garmin pro team, the team announced Wednesday. Team Garmin-Cervelo has been renamed Team Garmin-Barracuda for this season. CervĂ©lo remains the team’s bike sponsor
2012-01-02 Cybercriminals Commandeer Amnesty International UK Website

...The homepage of Amnesty International, an international human rights non-governmental organization (NGO), in the United Kingdom has been hijacked by cyber crooks. The site is spreading malicious software which makes use of a freshly-patched susceptibility in Java, say the researchers at Barracuda Networks, a security firm.
2012-01-02 Customers’ Public Social Data Isn’t Yours

...A recent Poll Position survey reveals that nearly 70 percent of U.S. Facebook users are comfortable with the personal information they share on the network. Yet, research by Barracuda Labs found that more than 50 percent of social media users in 21 countries are unhappy with Facebook's privacy controls; and 30 percent and 29 percent of respondents are displeased with the privacy controls on Twitter and Google+, respectively.
 

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