Global Survey Finds Security Tool Sprawl Driving Cyber
Risk and Overwhelming IT Teams, with 65% of Professionals Managing Too Many
Tools
Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading cybersecurity company providing complete
protection against complex threats for all sized businesses, today unveiled
the BarracudaONE AI-powered cybersecurity
platform. BarracudaONE maximizes threat protection and cyber resilience by
unifying layered security defenses and providing deep, intelligent threat
detection and response for managed service providers (MSPs), other channel
partners, and end users.
Barracuda today also announced the findings of a global
survey highlighting the growing risk posed by security tool sprawl. According
to the study conducted by Vanson Bourne, 65% of IT and security professionals
globally say their organizations are juggling too many security tools, while
in India, this number rises to 71%. More than half (57%) of Indian respondents
also say their security tools cannot be integrated – creating
fragmented environments that are difficult to manage and secure. Based on
responses from 2,000 senior security decision-makers, 80% of respondents report
that this lack of integration increases the time required to manage security,
while 81% cited higher overall costs. Additionally, it significantly weakens
threat defense capabilities, with 77% saying it hinders detection and 78%
citing challenges in threat mitigation. Only a minority (32%) of respondents
globally and (34%) are fully confident their tools are properly configured,
leaving organizations vulnerable to breaches caused by hidden
misconfigurations—with only 34% of respondents in India expressing full
confidence.
“This research serves as a stark wake-up call for
organizations still relying on disconnected, siloed security tools,” said Neal
Bradbury, Chief Product Officer at Barracuda. “Managing a
patchwork of solutions drives up costs and complexity while creating blind
spots that attackers are quick to exploit. Security teams simply cannot afford
to waste time switching between systems while critical threats go undetected.
The path forward is clear: consolidation and integration are essential for
cyber resilience. That is exactly why we built BarracudaONE – to improve
security operations, reduce risk, and enable teams to secure their environments
faster and more effectively. We are cutting through the complexity, closing
critical gaps, and empowering organizations with the confidence and control
they need to stay ahead of evolving threats.”
“In India, the challenge of security tool sprawl is
acute, with organizations facing fragmented, hard-to-manage environments,”
said Parag Khurana, Country Manager, India, Barracuda Networks.
“Eighty percent of Indian respondents say a lack of integration is increasing
the time needed for security management, with the same number reporting delays
in risk mitigation as a result. The launch of BarracudaONE will directly help
IT teams in India operate more efficiently, detect threats faster, and reduce
risk with greater confidence.”
BarracudaONE simplifies and strengthens security
operations by unifying Barracuda’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions into a
single, integrated platform. It delivers layered threat protection, managed
through a centralized dashboard, reducing operational complexity and improving
visibility. By consolidating key security functions, BarracudaONE minimizes the
administrative burden and enhances overall cyber resilience.
Advanced, battle-tested AI – integrated across
Barracuda’s solutions and fine-tuned over years of real-world application –
enables precise threat detection, rapid response, and intelligence automation.
At the core of this AI-driven platform are robust reporting capabilities that
deliver clear, actionable insights. These reports help security teams and
channel partners demonstrate the effectiveness of the AI threat layer in
identifying and neutralizing attacks, while also highlighting ROI and
operational impact. By making threat data easy to interpret and communicate,
the platform empowers organizations to validate their cybersecurity posture and
make informed decisions with confidence.
“BarracudaONE is a shields-up force multiplier that helps
us safeguard critical municipal services – including our police dispatcher center, police and fire departments, as well as wastewater,
finance, and other essential operations,” said William Mann, chief information
security officer (CISO) at the Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania. “The
ability to manage multiple security modules through a single, centralized dashboard
is transformational. Barracuda Email Protection’s incident response
capabilities are mission-critical, and with BarracudaONE, they’re more accessible, faster, and
easier to manage. The streamlined experience of having fewer clicks and faster
insights enables us to prioritize threats and respond with the speed and
precision our first responders, government teams and community depend on.”
“As an MSP, BarracudaONE isn’t just another tool – it’s
a strategic differentiator for our business,” said Tyler Bracken, director of
network operations at OpX Networks. “We’re already using BarracudaONE as a
powerful sales asset to demonstrate the value we deliver and make ROI tangible
for our customers. Cybersecurity can sometimes be a challenging sell, clouded by
misconceptions around complexity and cost. BarracudaONE helps shift that
narrative. Its rich telemetry and real-time insights enable us to show exactly
what threats we’re neutralizing and the protection we’re providing. That level
of transparency builds trust with our customers and gives us a strong advantage
in a crowded market.”
“BarracudaONE brings all our Barracuda solutions into a
unified, powerful platform – delivering centralized visibility, real-time
alerts, and actionable reporting,” said Adam Butler, principal cyber solutions
architect at ARO. “It represents a major step forward for our customers and an
even greater advantage for us as an MSP overseeing thousands of customer
environments. With BarracudaONE, we can pinpoint security gaps faster, prioritize
alerts with greater accuracy, and generate high-value reports in seconds.”
Availability
BarracudaONE is now available at no
additional cost to MSPs, other channel partners, and customers already
using Barracuda Email
Protection, Barracuda
Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, and Barracuda
Data Inspector. The platform provides a centralized interface for MSPs and
partners to easily manage solutions and licenses.
MSPs, partners, and end users can further strengthen their security posture with Barracuda Managed XDR, a 24/7 service that delivers
expert threat detection and response backed by Barracuda’s award-winning
security operations center (SOC).
