Security solutions Energize Updates is a subscription service for your physical appliance that provides your Barracuda hardware solution with ongoing protection from the latest online threats. The team at Barracuda Central continuously monitors the internet for new trends in network security threats and develops strategies to mitigate those threats. Barracuda Central Energize Updates deliver the latest definitions most appropriate to your product — spam, virus, content categories, spyware filter, intrusion prevention, IM protocols, policies, security updates, attacks and document formats. These updates are sent out hourly or more frequently if needed, to ensure that you always have the latest and most comprehensive protection. A subscription to Energize Updates must be purchased with any Barracuda appliance to provide complete protection from the latest internet threats. Subscriptions can be purchased for one, three, or five year terms.