Schools are facing a growing volume of phishing attacks, ransomware threats, account compromises, and email-based fraud. At the same time, ICT teams are being asked to reduce costs, simplify management, and better secure Microsoft 365.

Barracuda Email Protection helps schools achieve all three.

Advanced Protection Against Modern Email Threats
Barracuda provides multiple layers of AI-powered email security designed to stop threats before they reach staff and students.

Key capabilities include:

  • Spam, malware and ransomware protection
  • Phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC) protection
  • Account takeover detection
  • Link protection and click-time analysis
  • Attachment sandboxing for zero-day threats
  • QR-code phishing protection
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  • Automated incident response and threat remediation
  • DMARC reporting and Domain Fraud Protection to prevent email spoofing and impersonation attacks

Consolidate More Than Just Email Security
Many schools currently manage separate products for email security, Microsoft 365 backup, archiving, user awareness training, and compliance.

Barracuda Email Protection allows these capabilities to be consolidated under a single platform.

Premium Plan
Includes everything required for advanced email protection plus:

  • Microsoft 365 Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
  • Entra ID Backup
  • Point-in-time recovery
  • Protection for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
  • Data Inspector for identifying exposed or sensitive files

Premium Plus Plan
Includes everything in Premium plus:

  • Cloud Archiving Service
  • Security Awareness Training
  • Phishing simulations and reporting
  • Support for eDiscovery, retention and compliance requirements

The result is fewer vendors, fewer consoles, and lower administrative overhead.

Education Licensing That Makes Sense
One of Barracuda’s strongest differentiators is its education licensing model.

Licensing is typically based on staff FTEs, while student accounts are covered at no additional cost under the Education plan. For schools with hundreds or thousands of students, this can deliver substantial cost savings while ensuring both staff and students receive the same level of protection.

Barracuda Email Protection vs Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides strong email threat protection, but many schools still require additional solutions for backup, recovery, archiving and user awareness training.

Barracuda combines:

✅ Advanced Email Security
✅ DMARC Reporting & Domain Fraud Protection
✅ Microsoft 365 Backup & Point-in-Time Recovery
✅ Cloud Archiving
✅ Security Awareness Training
✅ Student Licensing Included

into a single platform, helping education organisations reduce complexity while improving overall cyber resilience.

The Bottom Line
Barracuda Email Protection delivers enterprise-grade email security, Microsoft 365 data protection, compliance capabilities, and end-user training in a single solution. For schools looking to strengthen cybersecurity while simplifying their technology stack, it offers a compelling alternative to managing multiple standalone products.

Find out more at Barracuda Email Protection or contact your Novo3 Account Manager for more information.