The challenge
Their clients are targeted by sophisticated cyberthreats, such as an increase in email-based ransomware and account takeover (ATO) attacks. With many of their clients in highly regulated verticals and are required to meet cyber insurance requirements, they need a robust, proactive security solution that can seamlessly integrate with their managed services.
The solution
By integrating Barracuda's comprehensive suite of security solutions, including Barracuda Email Gateway Defense, Impersonation Protection, Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Cloud Archiving, Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, and Incident Response with their 24/7/365 network operations center (NOC), Advance2000 was able to provide proactive monitoring and response service to their customers. This enabled them to deliver fully managed security services with rapid incident response. Advance2000 also utilized Barracuda’s archiving capabilities to help clients meet regulatory compliance and cyber insurance requirements.
Results
By partnering with Barracuda, Advance2000 was able to:
- Significantly improve its cybersecurity measures, effectively preventing email-borne and ATO attacks for clients
- Deliver services that are easy to deploy and configure, reducing downtime and protecting clients from major financial losses
- Increase customer confidence and improve relationships due to the enhanced security they provide
- Meet its clients’ ever-changing regulatory and cyber insurance requirements
Location: Buffalo, NY
About Advance2000
With over 37 years of experience, Advance2000 has established itself as a trusted IT partner. Their focus on private cloud solutions and deep understanding of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry sets them apart.
The Barracuda solution immediately stopped thousands of spam emails from getting to the users’ inboxes. The productivity savings alone justified the cost of the solution.
