Case Study: City of Lake Oswego achieves reliable, easy-to-manage web security with Barracuda Networks' Web Security Gateway

Barracuda Provides a Comprehensive Web Security and Management Solution to the City of Lake Oswego

The City of Lake Oswego, Oregon (pop. 36,600; 352 full‑time employees) needed a simple, cost‑effective way to manage web traffic, control employee access and block web‑based threats after their previous appliance failed and the vendor refused to honor the maintenance contract. IT director Chip Larouche required granular, real‑time visibility and the ability to quickly adjust access—especially for police detectives—without a complex or costly solution.

They deployed a Barracuda Web Security Gateway 410, gaining easy-to-administer content and access policies, Energize Updates for up‑to‑date threat definitions, and Barracuda Instant Replacement with a hardware refresh every four years. The result is reliable, affordable web security with full visibility into user browsing, fast policy changes, regular free appliance upgrades and greater peace of mind for the city’s IT team.

City of Lake Oswego

Chip Larouche

Chief Technical Officer