Barracuda Networks CloudGen Firewall Appliance F193 Rugged

Operating industrial control systems (ICS) in a secure way and integrating operational technology (OT) adds new challenges to the current standard means of protection and security management.

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall rugged appliances are the perfect fit for special requirements in regards to usability and operating concepts for industrial and harsh environments.

Full next-generation security:

Barracuda CloudGen Firewall is designed and built from the ground up to provide comprehensive, next-generation firewall protection. Firewalling, IPS, dual antivirus and application control (including industrial protocols and subprotocols) take place directly in the data path.

More resource-intensive tasks like sandboxing —required for protecting against ransomware—are seamlessly integrated in the cloud. All CloudGen Firewall platforms and models provide the same level of security, maintaining maximum security for micro-segmentation for Operational Technology with local enforcement of highest security levels.

Security meets OT

ICS/OT security projects have to combine two operating concepts: while the individual firewall is part of hundreds to thousands of other similar firewalls that follow similar policies and ensure that all security components function in a traceable and controllable manner, the very same firewall is one of many different components of a system that has to be integrated into operation and maintenance concepts.

Secure remote access for OT

For operational technology protected by CloudGen Firewall, secure remote access capabilities make it extremely convenient to grant secure, temporary VPN access to sensitive parts of manufacturing assets for third-party-maintenance providers.