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Request edit on 06 June 2015

Add https://barracudalabs.com/

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Some or all of the changes may be promotional in tone.

_{(The above requested edit was made by clicking on a link in an automatically added notice.)}

Diverse

1. What is a "whitlist"? 2. What are "Barracuda Blog Lists"? 3. The behaviour of this company is dubious at least, wildly blocking IPs for unexplained reasons. Especially in Europe where the majority of users has dynamic IPs which are given to them by European providers of a good reputation are blocked already at the very first contact. Research shows even stranger behavior which might be illegal in different Non-U.S. countries under their own jurisdictions.

--- What are you asking/suggesting? When my IP was blocked they fixed it right away and told me why it was blocked. Nothing dubious or illegal about it. You should add your research to the controversies section.

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My name is Anne and I work for Barracuda Networks. I'd like to propose the below infobox to replace the current one.

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Barracuda Networks

Company type	Private
Industry	Information Security
Founded	2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Founders	Dean Drako, Michael Perone, and Zach Levow
Headquarters	Campbell, California , U.S.
Key people	Rohit Ghai (CEO)
Owner	KKR
Number of employees	1001-5000
Website	barracuda.com

Below is each change in the proposed infobox for individual review:

Key People: The current page attempts to list the entire C-suite and names an old CEO. The proposed lists just the current CEO, Rohit Ghai.
Products: The current page attempts to list every product individually (in violation of WP:NOTPRICE). The proposed trims this and leaves just an "industry" parameter of "information security"
Revenue: The current page has revenue data from 2017, which is 9 years-old and no longer relevant or useful. 2017 was the last time Barracuda publicly disclosed its financials. The proposed infobox trims this, as there is no recent data publicly available.

Thanks in advance for your time and attention. Best regards. AnneKasperCampbell (talk) 16:15, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

This seems reasonable to me. Edits made per request. By all means WP:BRD if there's a problem. Chumpih ^t 20:07, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

History section corrections

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Hi. As stated previously, my name is Anne and I work for Barracuda Networks. I'd like to request a couple corrections to the History section as outlined below. I also have some corrections for the Acquisitions section, if an editor wants to look at all of them together.

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 History Section
 Request #1: History Section
− In November 2017, private equity firm [[Thoma Bravo]] announced they were taking Barracuda Networks private in a $1.6 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/27/network-security-company-barracuda-to-be-acquired-for-1-6-billion/|title=Cybersecurity company Barracuda to go private as part of $1.6 billion acquisition|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2017-11-22|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> In February 2018 Thoma Bravo announced that it had completed the acquisition.{{Needs citation|date=January 2025}} + In November 2017, private equity firm [[Thoma Bravo]] announced they were taking Barracuda Networks private in a $1.6 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/27/network-security-company-barracuda-to-be-acquired-for-1-6-billion/|title=Cybersecurity company Barracuda to go private as part of $1.6 billion acquisition|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2017-11-22|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> In February 2018 Thoma Bravo completed the acquisition.<ref name="z609">{{cite web | last=Peterson | first=Becky | title=A major private equity player just acquired the publicly traded Imperva for $2.1 billion — and there could be more acquisitions like it to come | website=Business Insider | date=October 10, 2018 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/thoma-bravo-acquires-imperva-2-billion-could-be-more-acquisitions-to-come-2018-10 | access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref>




Explanation: The citation needed tag has been there for a year. I can't find any good citations that specifically contrast the date the acquisition was announced (November 2017) to when it was completed (February 2018), but the the citation provided says "which was acquired in February for $1.6 billion", stating when the acquisition took place, as opposed to when it was announced.



Request #2: History Section (near the end)
− In 2024, Barracude Networks launched BarracudeONE, an AI-powered unified cybersecurity platform that consolidates the company's security offerings. The suite includes email protection, data backup, threat detection, and extended detection and response, all in one interface.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Todd R. |date=2025-06-06 |title=Barracuda Networks Unveils BarracudaONE to Simplify Cybersecurity for Businesses |url=https://www.channele2e.com/news/barracuda-networks-unveils-barracudaone-to-simplify-cybersecurity-for-businesses |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en}}</ref> + In 2025, Barracude Networks released BarracudeONE, an AI-powered cybersecurity product that consolidates email protection, data backup, threat detection, and extended detection and response.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Todd R. |date=2025-06-06 |title=Barracuda Networks Unveils BarracudaONE to Simplify Cybersecurity for Businesses |url=https://www.channele2e.com/news/barracuda-networks-unveils-barracudaone-to-simplify-cybersecurity-for-businesses |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en}}</ref>




Explanation: Reducing promotionalism and correcting the year the features were released to match the year of the cited article.
-In November 2017, private equity firm [[Thoma Bravo]] announced they were taking Barracuda Networks private in a $1.6 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/27/network-security-company-barracuda-to-be-acquired-for-1-6-billion/|title=Cybersecurity company Barracuda to go private as part of $1.6 billion acquisition|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2017-11-22|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> In February 2018 Thoma Bravo announced that it had completed the acquisition.{{Needs citation|date=January 2025}}
+In November 2017, private equity firm [[Thoma Bravo]] announced they were taking Barracuda Networks private in a $1.6 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/27/network-security-company-barracuda-to-be-acquired-for-1-6-billion/|title=Cybersecurity company Barracuda to go private as part of $1.6 billion acquisition|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2017-11-22|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> In February 2018 Thoma Bravo completed the acquisition.<ref name="z609">{{cite web | last=Peterson | first=Becky | title=A major private equity player just acquired the publicly traded Imperva for $2.1 billion — and there could be more acquisitions like it to come | website=Business Insider | date=October 10, 2018 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/thoma-bravo-acquires-imperva-2-billion-could-be-more-acquisitions-to-come-2018-10 | access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref>
-In 2024, Barracude Networks launched BarracudeONE, an AI-powered unified cybersecurity platform that consolidates the company's security offerings. The suite includes email protection, data backup, threat detection, and extended detection and response, all in one interface.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Todd R. |date=2025-06-06 |title=Barracuda Networks Unveils BarracudaONE to Simplify Cybersecurity for Businesses |url=https://www.channele2e.com/news/barracuda-networks-unveils-barracudaone-to-simplify-cybersecurity-for-businesses |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en}}</ref>
+In 2025, Barracude Networks released BarracudeONE, an AI-powered cybersecurity product that consolidates email protection, data backup, threat detection, and extended detection and response.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Todd R. |date=2025-06-06 |title=Barracuda Networks Unveils BarracudaONE to Simplify Cybersecurity for Businesses |url=https://www.channele2e.com/news/barracuda-networks-unveils-barracudaone-to-simplify-cybersecurity-for-businesses |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en}}</ref>

Sending a ping to @Chumpih:, who reviewed my last request. AnneKasperCampbell (talk) 19:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

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