{"id":31208,"date":"2026-04-09T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kappadata.be\/?p=31208"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:06:59","slug":"even-mfa-is-not-foolproof-closing-the-holes-in-microsoft-with-barracuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kappadata.be\/en\/even-mfa-is-not-foolproof-closing-the-holes-in-microsoft-with-barracuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Even MFA is not foolproof: closing the holes in Microsoft with Barracuda."},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]On 17 February, Kappa Data and Barracuda Networks held a webinar covering two topics. The first was the Barracuda Networks security ecosystem (mapped to the Kappa Data IT Compass), and the second was a live hacking demonstration in which MFA was bypassed.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

The Barracuda Ecosystem and the Power of Layered Security<\/b><\/h2>\n

Kappa Data emphasizes that a truly secure network rests on several essential foundations, including Identity, ZTNA, Firewalls and Application Protection<\/b>. For resellers today, it is crucial to adopt a layered security strategy, but without getting bogged down in a cluttered tangle of different portals and different configuration methods.<\/p>\n

BarracudaONE<\/b><\/a> offers the all-encompassing solution for this: it acts as a central platform that provides a crystal-clear overview of Barracuda’s broad IT landscape. This enables resellers to present a powerful, streamlined and unambiguous proposition to their end customers.<\/p>\n

The Reality of MFA Bypass and Account Takeover<\/b><\/h2>\n

During a recent live hacking demonstration, it became painfully clear how vulnerable standard security measures can be in practice. For example, an attacker could send a spoofed Microsoft login page through a targeted phishing email. Even when an attentive user neatly accepts the default MFA prompt via the Microsoft Authenticator, the hacker can intercept and steal the so-called session token<\/b>.<\/p>\n

With this token in their hands, the attacker gains full access to the entire Microsoft environment, resulting in a complete account takeover<\/b>. This scenario proves conclusively that MFA alone is not always enough to effectively keep sophisticated and targeted attacks at bay.<\/p>\n

Barracuda Managed XDR and the Power of SOC Support<\/b><\/h2>\n

To detect such breaches in time and neutralize them immediately, Barracuda Managed XDR<\/b> is an indispensable umbrella product within architecture. Barracuda’s Security Operations Center (SOC) continuously receives telemetry from a wide variety of sources, such as Microsoft 365, email security, and EDR agents.<\/p>\n

By intelligently correlating all this data with each other, the SOC team can perform an in-depth root-cause analysis<\/b>. Unlike passive systems, the Barracuda SOC team can intervene directly. They block compromised accounts, accurately map the hacker’s actions, and work closely with the reseller to eliminate the threat.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: An integral safety partner<\/b><\/h2>\n

Barracuda Networks<\/a> positions itself not merely as a supplier of stand-alone individual products, but as a complete, integral security partner. The real strength of the solution lies in the synergy between the following three pillars:<\/p>\n