Case Study: Curtins achieves proactive email security and seamless remote working with Barracuda Networks' Total Email Protection

Leading consultancy chooses cloud email security suite to drive proactive protection

Curtins, an award-winning UK building consultancy with 14 offices and 400+ employees, faced rising email security risks: Office 365’s native protections were allowing phishing, CEO‑impersonation and account‑hijack attacks through to staff, while low security awareness and a reactive IT posture left the business exposed—issues that became critical during the rapid shift to remote working.

Curtins deployed Barracuda Total Email Protection (including Sentinel AI, PhishLine training, the FIR Outlook add‑in and archiving/backup). The solution dramatically cut malicious emails in inboxes, improved staff awareness through simulated exercises, reduced spam-related helpdesk tickets, provided full Office 365 backup, smoothed the COVID‑driven remote transition and helped the firm achieve Cyber Essentials Plus while progressing toward ISO 27001—freeing IT to focus on strategic work.

Curtins

David Price

Head of IT