Barracuda named a 2025 SC Award finalist in multiple categories: Managed XDR, Email Protection and Data Protection offerings honored

We are thrilled to share that Barracuda has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2025 SC Awards! Recognized as one of the most esteemed honors in the cybersecurity industry, the SC Awards celebrate innovation, excellence and leadership.

This year, we are proud to have all three of our flagship offerings – Barracuda Managed XDR, Barracuda Email Protection and Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup – selected as finalists across three highly competitive categories:

• Best Managed Security Service
• Best Secure Messaging Solution
• Best Business Continuity / Disaster / Ransomware Recovery Solution

This recognition underscores Barracuda’s commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions that help organizations stay protected and resilient in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape.

“From the rise of generative AI attacks to breaches exploiting third-party access and non-human credentials, the past year has reminded us that cybersecurity needs to be about innovations that help enterprises pivot, adapt and thrive in a threat landscape that changes by the hour,” said Tom Spring, senior editorial director at SC Media. “Being named an SC Awards finalist is a recognition not only of technical innovation, but of a shared commitment to making the digital world safer.”

Here’s a closer look at the Barracuda solutions that have earned finalist honors.

Best Managed Security Service: Barracuda Managed XDR

Barracuda Managed XDR is redefining cybersecurity with its AI-driven threat detection and response capabilities, drastically reducing the time needed to identify, contain and neutralize attacks. More than just a detection and response platform, it’s a game-changing managed service that tilts the balance in favor of defenders.

Delivered as a fully managed service, Barracuda Managed XDR combines an advanced analytics platform with a 24/7 security operations center (SOC), ensuring proactive real-time protection and response to evolving threats. 

For organizations with limited resources, Barracuda Managed XDR extends the expertise of tenured security operations specialists, providing around-the-clock monitoring and rapid incident response. This accelerates detection and response times from days or weeks to minutes or even seconds – significantly reducing the risk of data breaches and easing the strain on internal IT teams.

Best Secure Messaging Solution: Barracuda Email Protection

Email continues to be the #1 attack vector, making its security an urgent priority – especially as cybercriminals increasingly leverage AI to scale and refine their attacks. Barracuda Email Protection defends against all types of email threats, including phishing, malware and business email compromise.

Barracuda Email Protection combines AI-powered threat detection, automated incident response and DMARC reporting – plus much more – as standard in every plan. This ensures that organizations receive robust, all-in-one protection without the need to manage multiple, disconnected tools or sacrifice security for simplicity.

Best Business Continuity / Disaster / Ransomware Recovery Solution: Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is designed to meet the evolving data protection needs of modern organizations, offering a fully cloud-native solution that ensures performance, scalability and rapid recovery. This industry-leading solution provides comprehensive backup and recovery for Entra ID and the Microsoft 365 suite, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange, and OneNote.

What sets Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup apart is its intuitive interface, powerful search functionality and quick recovery capabilities – making it an essential tool for organizations seeking reliable, scalable data protection. With fast backups, highly granular restore options and unmatched ease of use, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup enables businesses to focus on growth and operations, free from the worries of complex data recovery processes.

Commitment to innovation and security excellence

Being named a finalist in these categories is a testament to the hard work, dedication and innovation that drives our team at Barracuda. It reaffirms our commitment to delivering comprehensive protection that is easy to buy, deploy and use.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our customers and partners for their ongoing trust and support. As we eagerly await the 2025 SC Awards results, set to be announced on April 29, rest assured that Barracuda will continue to innovate and push the boundaries of cybersecurity to help safeguard your business.

Thank you for being part of our journey, and congratulations to the entire Barracuda team on this incredible recognition!