Case Study: AZ Jan Palfijn secures email and streamlines compliance with Barracuda Networks Total Email Protection

Large Belgian hospital improves email security and simplifies compliance

AZ Jan Palfijn is a 525‑bed hospital in Ghent, Belgium, with about 1,200 users preparing to migrate to Microsoft Office 365. Facing rising ransomware and phishing attacks, strict GDPR/NIS compliance requirements, limited IT staff and a tight budget, the hospital found Microsoft’s native security and retention insufficient for its needs.

The hospital continued its relationship with Barracuda and deployed Total Email Protection (Essentials, Sentinel, PhishLine and Cloud‑to‑Cloud Backup) with local partner Secutec. The cloud solution delivered advanced gateway and inbox protection, European cloud backup, faster incident response (removing a phishing message from 19 inboxes) and targeted security‑awareness training—simplifying compliance and improving overall email security and operational efficiency.

AZ Jan Palfijn

Francky Deleu

IT and Facilities Director