Case Study: Wade Ford Auto Dealership achieves total threat protection and centralized network, web, and email security with Barracuda Networks

Atlanta Auto Dealership Gets a Jumpstart on Total Threat Protection

Wade Ford, an 80-year‑old, award‑winning Atlanta auto dealership, needed better control of its IT security as it grew. IT lead Ben Warringer faced limited firewall management, no visibility or enforcement of employee web browsing, recurring email viruses and outbound spam that risked blacklisting the dealership’s mail domain, and a need for secure remote access to hosted applications.

Wade Ford deployed Barracuda NextGen Firewall X-Series, Barracuda Web Security Service, and Barracuda Email Security Service to gain centralized management and layered protection across network, web, and email vectors. The solution delivered flexible web filtering, site‑to‑site and client VPNs for secure remote access, dramatically reduced inbound spam and viruses, stopped outbound spamming and potential domain blacklisting, and enabled quarantine and protection of sensitive customer data.

Wade Ford

Ben Warringer

Business and IT Operations