Global Lombardi Group relies on Barracuda. Here’s why.

I love sharing stories about how some of our small and mid-size customers with limited IT budgets and resources find success with Barracuda products and services that keep them secure and protected against cyber threats and data loss. Like this one. And this one. And this one.

But today I want to highlight the fact that large, global corporations also find our solutions to deliver the right mix of capabilities and value to address their needs.

The Lombardi Group, with offices on five continents, is in the latter category. Founded in 1955, this engineering consulting firm works on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects around the globe. Check out the complete case study here.

Identifying needs

Giuseppe Curatitoli, the firm’s IT Manager, first engaged with Barracuda over a decade ago, to provide email gateway filtering. But a couple of years back he and his team decided to migrate to Microsoft 365. And the cloud email security product that they initially chose just wasn’t up to the task—especially as the number of phishing attempts and other attacks was increasing. 

“We had a product for a year or two, but it had too many false positives and I received lots of complaints. Most of the threats we see are looking for passwords to steal. I don’t feel like they’re highly targeted, but with ransomware, if they block our projects, it’s a big problem.” — Giuseppe Curatitoli, IT Manager, Lombardi Group

That’s when Giuseppe decided to upgrade to Barracuda Email Protection, including Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, to get a more capable and comprehensive platform to protect data and communications in Microsoft 365. 

A full suite of benefits

With unlimited backup storage, Cloud-to-Cloud Backup ensures that data stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive is protected against corruption or accidental deletion. And Giuseppe especially appreciates the way that it ensures swift, easy recovery in case of a successful ransomware attack.

Barracuda Incident Response, also built into Barracuda Email Protection, is another set of capabilities that Giuseppe appreciates. 

“Incident Response saves time and risk, because if you get an email that gets through the spam filter, but you know it’s dangerous, you can delete it from all mailboxes. What I also appreciate is the high degree of automation in the platform to block and respond to threats.” — Giuseppe Curatitoli

A deepening partnership

After ten years of reliable, effective email security and, more recently, a broader set of capabilities delivered via the cloud, the Lombardi Group has chosen to expand its relationship with Barracuda by investing in Barracuda Content Shield for web content security and Barracuda CloudGen Access to implement zero trust access controls. 

No matter how big or small, organizations of all sizes have found Barracuda products and services to keep them secure throughout constant change in the threat environment. Get the Lombardi Group case study to learn more about how and why they have chosen Barracuda as their long-term security partner.