Case Study: ICDDR,B reduces nonproductive web traffic by 85% and boosts productivity with Barracuda Networks' Web Security Gateway

Barracuda Web Security Gateway Lets ICDDR,B Eliminate Wasteful Web Usage, While Securing Against Web-based Threats

ICDDR,B is a Dhaka‑based, non‑profit healthcare research organization founded in 1960 that develops low‑cost, life‑saving interventions for low‑ and middle‑income countries and supports about 2,500 staff across 70+ locations. Faced with rapidly growing internet traffic driven by social media and streaming, rising bandwidth costs, lost employee productivity, and a small IT budget, the organization needed a simple, cost‑effective way to control web usage and secure its network.

ICDDR,B deployed the Barracuda Web Security Gateway—chosen for its strong ROI and familiarity from their Barracuda email gateway—and put it into service with minimal effort. The appliance blocked thousands of malicious web requests, cut nonproductive web traffic by about 85%, improved productivity across locations, and reduced IT overhead; the team has since added a Barracuda Load Balancer to further optimize existing infrastructure.

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Wealie P. Antar

IT Systems Manager