Case Study: Geoactive Limited achieves zero trust networking and streamlined security operations with Barracuda Networks (CloudGen Access & XDR)

Supporting zero trust networking for boutique developer house Geoactive Limited

Geoactive Limited is a Scottish software developer of subsurface exploration and monitoring tools that was spun out in 2022 and deliberately built a cloud-first IT environment with no on‑premises infrastructure. Faced with a hybrid workforce, a security team of one, and the risk of remote-access threats, the company chose zero trust networking as its guiding security principle to protect Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365–based operations.

Geoactive deployed Barracuda CloudGen Access, CloudGen Firewall, Email Protection and XDR, rolling everything out in a few months. The integrated stack delivered unified visibility and continuous verification, email threat mitigation, and a 24/7 managed XDR service that reduced alert fatigue and let the firm run a much lighter IT function while enabling granular, zero‑trust access for developers and external collaborators.

Geoactive Limited

Malcolm Brown

Global Security Officer & IT Manager