Case Study
First-Responder Agency Uses Barracuda to Put Out Digital Fires
NETWORK AND APP SECURITY Barracuda Networks • CASE STUDY • First-Responder Agency Uses Barracuda to Put Out Digital Fires First-Responder Agency Uses Barracuda to Put Out Digital Fires To save lives and property, Smith County ESD2 needed a modern network. With Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, they made it happen. Profile • Headquartered in Whitehouse, Texas • 22 fire stations serving ~200,000 residents spread across 749 square miles Challenges • Disparate, ad hoc IT setups across different stations • Lack of reliable data connectivity among stations • No way to prioritize critical traffic over casual employee internet usage Solution • Barracuda CloudGen Firewall x 27 • Barracuda Cloud Control Results • Fully connected distributed network across fire district • Traffic prioritization