Case Study: Sparc Group achieves scalable Zero Trust security across 47 acquisitions with Barracuda Networks

Making Zero Trust a reality for fast-growing Swedish installation group

Sparc Group is a fast-growing Swedish installation company—covering plumbing, electrical, telecoms, IT and security—that scaled rapidly through 47 acquisitions in 17 months and now exceeds $100M in revenue with roughly 600 users. Leadership needed to establish control, stability and consistent security across a complex, geographically distributed portfolio while making Zero Trust practical and manageable during ongoing M&A activity.

Sparc deployed Barracuda Email Protection, CloudGen Access, Web Application Firewall and XDR/SKOUT to deliver a user-centric Zero Trust architecture that’s plug-and-play for acquired companies. The stack provided AI-driven phishing protection, continuous access verification, 24/7 SOC-backed detection and rapid onboarding/offboarding; it blocked a large number of attacks on a smaller site in five days and now gives the group consistent security regardless of location or network configuration.

Sparc Group

Daniel Ekroth

Chief Information Officer