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Test Validates Barracuda Web Application Firewall Security Effectiveness

Campbell, Calif. (November 5, 2014) - Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA),

Press Release Highlights:

• Barracuda Web Application Firewall achieved high performance results in a product analysis test completed by NSS Labs.
• The Barracuda Web Application Firewall blocked 99.97 percent of attacks and passed all stability and reliability tests with a low false positive rate of 0.715.
• For key findings and lab results, download the full Product Analysis Report here http://cuda.co/nss960, and view results from the Competitive Analysis Report here http://cuda.co/nsswaf.

"We continue to enhance the Barracuda Web Application Firewall to help ensure that our customers have the latest protection against DDoS and application layer attacks," said Stephen Pao, GM Security, Barracuda. "The NSS Labs test results indicate that the Barracuda Web Application Firewall blocked almost 100 percent of web-based attacks, ranking it among the most powerful web application security solutions available."

Barracuda Web Application Firewall protects thousands of production applications - having stopped more than 11 billion attacks since 2008. The underlying protocol inspection adds a strong layer of security to protect web applications from data breaches and defacement.

"NSS Labs' test reports are designed to address the challenges faced by IT professionals in selecting and managing security products," said Vikram Phatak, CEO, NSS Labs. "The Barracuda Web Application Firewall performed well in all testing completed by NSS Labs, achieving the highest block rate for security effectiveness, and offering good value for the cost."

NSS Labs performed an independent test of the Barracuda Web Application Firewall 960 v7.8.0.014. The product was subjected to thorough testing at the NSS facility in Austin, Texas, based on the Web Application Firewall Methodology v6.2 available at www.nsslabs.com. This test was conducted free of charge, and NSS did not receive any compensation in return for Barracuda's participation.

Barracuda Web Application Firewall will be demonstrated Nov. 11 - 14 at Amazon re:Invent in booth #1345.

For more information about the Barracuda Web Application Firewall, please visit http://cuda.co/waf.