Barracuda snags Purewire in Web security play

It was announced today that security appliance maker Barracuda Networks has acquired Purewire, a Web security-as-a-service provider. The acquisition gives Barracuda the SaaS offering. Barracuda also reported that the deal provides some additions to its security researcher and threat detection capabilities.

Barracuda offers lower end e-mail, Internet, Web, and instant messaging protection in appliance form factors, much of it based on open-source software. Purewire launched its Trust Web reputation service earlier this year.