# Barracuda Email Gateway Defense

Barracuda Email Gateway Defense (EGD) is a cloud-based email security gateway that filters inbound mail for spam, malware, phishing, business email compromise, and zero-day threats before delivery to user mailboxes. Connecting Barracuda EGD forwards email security alerts and message metadata to Radiant Security through the Radiant Agent via syslog. Radiant uses this data to triage email-borne threats and correlate them with endpoint, identity, and network activity, giving analysts a complete view of how a malicious message moved through the environment.

### Prerequisites

* [ ] Admin access to the Barracuda Email Gateway Defense console
* [ ] A deployed [Radiant Agent](/radiant-connectors/data-connectors/install-the-radiant-security-agent.md) reachable from Barracuda Email Gateway Defense
* [ ] Administrator role in Radiant Security

### Add the data connector in Radiant Security

1. Sign in to [Radiant Security](https://app.radiantsecurity.ai/).
2. From the navigation menu, select **Settings** > **Data Connectors**, then click **+ Add Connector**.
3. Search for and select **Radiant Agent**, then click **Data Feeds**.
4. Under **Select your data feeds**, select **Barracuda Email Gateway Defense**, then click **Credentials**.
5. Under **Credential Name**, enter an identifiable name for the Radiant Agent integration (e.g., `Radiant Agent integration`). To reuse an existing Radiant Agent credential, select it from the drop-down menu.
6. Click **Add Connector**.

### Configure Barracuda Email Gateway Defense to forward syslog

Before starting, confirm the IP address of the Radiant Agent and the port configured to receive Barracuda EGD data. If you do not know the port, contact your Customer Success representative.

1. Sign in to the **Barracuda Email Gateway Defense** console.
2. Select the **Account Management** tab.
3. Under **Syslog Integration**, enter the following:
   * **IP Address / Hostname**: the IP address or hostname of the Radiant Agent.
   * **Port**: the TCP port configured on the Radiant Agent to receive Barracuda EGD data.
4. Click **Add**.
5. Under **Actions**, click **Test** to send a test message and confirm connectivity to the Radiant Agent.

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