Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading cybersecurity company providing complete
protection against complex threats for all sized businesses, today unveiled powerful next-generation
threat detection capabilities fueled by multimodal AI. Barracuda now uniquely delivers adaptive,
context-aware protection against emerging attacks with unprecedented accuracy and speed by
simultaneously correlating and analyzing diverse text and visual data types – including URLs, documents,
images, QR codes, and more.
The new capabilities build on Barracuda’s long-standing use of AI and machine learning, with new
integration of multimodal AI – technology that synthesizes and interprets numerous data streams in
various formats – with its industry-leading machine learning classifiers and purpose-built sandbox
engine. This creates a faster, smarter and more adaptive defense layer, empowering Barracuda to detect
more than three times as many malicious files at eight times the speed of previous models.
“As cybercriminals increasingly weaponize AI to launch targeted, sophisticated and evasive attacks,
businesses need security that’s equally intelligent and adaptive,” said Sunil Kumar, vice president of
advanced technology at Barracuda. “By leveraging multimodal AI, we’re taking a holistic approach to
analyze different data types to identify attacks that bypass traditional models. It’s a transformative step
forward in proactive cybersecurity.”
These breakthrough capabilities significantly strengthen Barracuda Advanced Threat Protection, which
provides layered security across the Barracuda platform. Capabilities also enhance Barracuda
LinkProtect, which inspects URLs for hidden threats, malicious scripts, suspicious redirects, and other
attacks using a virtual sandbox and secure, isolated browser environment. Real time threat intelligence
is continuously shared across the entire Barracuda platform, enabling automated, adaptive defense at
every layer.
“Barracuda’s threat detection is unmatched. It’s the clear gold standard in cybersecurity,” said Wyatt
Hansen, vice president of information technology services at LeaderOne Financial. “As a leading national
mortgage lender managing more than $1 billion in loans, safeguarding our client and partner data is
critical. Barracuda’s ability to stay ahead of emerging attacks gives us confidence that our business and
more than 500 employees are protected against even the most advanced and sophisticated threats.
With Barracuda, we’re not just reacting to threats – we’re staying steps ahead of them.”