International Security Summit Turns To WatchGuard; State-of-the-Art Security Equipment Keeps Hackers out and Blocks Thousands of Attacks from Cyberspace.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2003

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD), a leading provider of Internet security solutions, was selected to provide network security appliances for the recent conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

The two-day summit held in early December in Maastricht, The Netherlands, was attended by more than 350 global security experts, including U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

WatchGuard provided Firebox Vclass security appliances to protect summit participants from security breaches and malicious cyber-threats. The Firebox Vclass integrated firewall and VPN (Virtual Private Network) appliances secured the network infrastructure built specifically for the summit, which included four separate networks and more than 125 Virtual LANs (Local Area Networks), as well as VPN connections for more than 450 workstations and hundreds of private laptops. The project was supervised by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and executed in a four-day period leading up to the summit by WatchGuard in partnership with IT companies Kahuna and Radware.

"With the presence of the American Secretary of State Colin Powell and his delegation, we anticipated that hackers, cyber terrorists and spies worldwide would try to break network security," said Joash Herbrink of Kahuna, the IT company responsible for building and managing the network. "The security infrastructure, anchored by the WatchGuard Firebox Vclass appliances, stopped tens of thousands of attacks varying from simple to very sophisticated and professional."

"Security, obviously, was of paramount importance and the IT environment was very demanding, requiring high-speed connections, flexibility and stability -- all over four separate networks," said Marco Weeber, general manager of WatchGuard, Benelux. "If our Firebox Vclass products can perform under these demanding circumstances, our customers can feel confident that we can handle their security requirements."

"The cooperation between all parties involved in building the network infrastructure was excellent," said Tjeu Knaapen, Interim Head ICT of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Still, no matter how good preparations are, there are always surprises with this kind of event. And we managed them perfectly well; improvising without compromising established networking standards."

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

WatchGuard is a leading provider of Internet security solutions for small- to medium-sized enterprises worldwide, delivering integrated products and services that are robust as well as easy to buy, deploy and manage. WatchGuard Firebox security appliances are designed to deliver powerful firewall and VPN performance, outstanding security, intrusion prevention and networking features, scalability and flexibility in an affordable, integrated solution. Every WatchGuard product comes with an initial subscription to the company's innovative LiveSecurity service, which is designed to protect customers against constantly emerging threats by providing timely systematic updates, security intelligence and expert information. As a recent addition to its suite of security solutions, the company now offers customers the WatchGuard AuditScan service, powered by Qualys, a vulnerability assessment service that provides another layer of proactive perimeter protection to complement the security appliance. For more information, please call [phone] or visit www.watchguard.com.

WatchGuard, LiveSecurity, Firebox and AuditScan are either registered trademarks or trademarks of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Qualys is a trademark of Qualys, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.