barracuda spam and virus filter

WMIT has bought a special machine in 2008: the Barracuda Networks' Spam Firewall. Among the users of this highly advanced machine are NASA, IBM and Mercedes-Benz. Only few small companies have such a filter machine at their disposal. The Barracuda Spam Firewall is the weapon of choice against spam.

The Barracuda Spam Firewall is a physical machine that works like this: Before email reaches your inbox each message is processed by a number of filters. Like a Swiss timepiece each message is carefully analyzed.

The major difference compared to other filters is that this machine is in continuous contact with its siblings across the globe. As soon as any new kind of spam is encountered by any Barracuda this discovery distributed by Barracuda Central. The WMIT Barracuda receives an update every hour containing the newest spam and virus definitions.