# Barracuda Networks

> Barracuda Networks is a cybersecurity company based in Campbell, California that protects more than 200,000 organizations worldwide. It packages email protection, application and network security, data protection and managed detection and response into the AI-powered BarracudaONE platform, sold largely through a global network of managed service providers and channel partners.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Campbell, California, United States
- **Founders:** Dean Drako (Co-founder, first President & CEO (2003-2012)), Michael Perone (Co-founder), Zach Levow (Co-founder, CTO)
- **Team size:** ~2,200 employees
- **Products:** BarracudaONE, Email Protection, Application Protection, Network Protection, Data Protection
- **Notable:** Grew from a single 2003 anti-spam appliance to a platform protecting 200,000+ organizations, Listed on the NYSE in 2013 under ticker CUDA, Taken private by Thoma Bravo for $1.6B in 2018

## Products & services

- **BarracudaONE** — AI-powered cybersecurity platform launched in 2025 that consolidates email protection, data protection, network protection, application protection and managed XDR into a single console.
- **Email Protection** — Anti-spam, anti-phishing, email encryption and advanced threat protection - the lineage of the original 2003 Spam Firewall appliance.
- **Application Protection** — Web Application Firewall and API protection that shields web apps from bots, exploits and DDoS attacks.
- **Network Protection** — CloudGen Firewall and Secure SD-WAN / SASE products for distributed and cloud-first networks.
- **Data Protection** — Barracuda Backup and message archiving for on-prem, cloud and SaaS data including Microsoft 365.
- **Managed XDR** — 24/7 managed detection and response service backed by a security operations center and threat intelligence.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single 2003 anti-spam appliance to a platform protecting 200,000+ organizations
- Listed on the NYSE in 2013 under ticker CUDA
- Taken private by Thoma Bravo for $1.6B in 2018
- Acquired by KKR for roughly $4B in 2022
- Launched the AI-powered BarracudaONE platform in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Rohit Ghai, former CEO of RSA, appointed CEO; Hatem Naguib steps down after four years leading the company.
- **2025** — Launched BarracudaONE, an AI-powered platform unifying email, data, network and application protection with managed XDR.
- **2022-08** — KKR completed its ~$4 billion acquisition of Barracuda from Thoma Bravo.

## Links

- Website: https://www.barracuda.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barracuda-networks
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/barracuda
- GitHub: https://github.com/barracuda
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/barracudanetworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barracudanetworks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarracudaNetworks

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Last updated: 2026-06-02