Barracuda Networks.
CUDA.US | Computer programming activities
Barracuda Networks, Inc. is a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to protect organizations from security threats, including email security, network and application security, and data protection. Its solutions are delivered t...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Barracuda Networks on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Barracuda Networks is a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions and does not operate as a financial institution. The company does not offer lending, deposit, or other consumer financial products or services. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity, such as underserved client share, pricing fairness, exploitative fee exposure, inclusion initiatives, fair lending compliance, wealth building outcomes, profit reinvestment in community finance, financial literacy initiatives, debt burden ratio, geographic inclusion for banking services, and product simplicity for financial products, are not applicable to its core business model. While the company handles personal data, it does not generate or manage customer finance data in the context of banking or lending, nor does it operate financial service access points.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Barracuda Networks has an overall employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars (70%), which is in line with the average for the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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56% of employees would recommend working at the company.
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The Culture & Values rating is 3.8 out of 5 stars, and Work/Life Balance is 3.1 out of 5 stars, with flexible PTO mentioned.
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However, Compensation and Benefits received a lower rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, with common complaints about low starting salaries and medical benefits, which some reviews state are below industry average.
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CEO approval stands at 65%.
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The overall Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion rating is 3.6 out of 5 stars, but specific demographic groups, including LGBTQ+ (1.9/5), Asian (2.9/5), White (2.8/5), men (2.9/5), and women (2.9/5), provided lower ratings.
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Multiple reviews also mention layoffs and concerns about job security.
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No specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues have been mentioned.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided articles, primarily Barracuda Networks' Supplier Code of Conduct and related policy statements, outline the company's expectations for ethical and responsible sourcing, including labor practices, environmental considerations, and business ethics
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. While the Supplier Code of Conduct addresses areas like conflict minerals
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, it does not provide any quantitative data or specific performance metrics for any of the KPIs, such as fair trade certification share, audit frequency, forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend
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Honest & Fair Business
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No evidence available to assess Barracuda Networks on Honest & Fair Business.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Barracuda Networks on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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Barracuda Networks sold internet security products to entities in sanctioned countries including Iran, Sudan, and Syria, between August 2009 and April 2012.
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These sales resulted in 37 violations with a total transaction value of $123,586.
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The company demonstrated reckless disregard for sanctions, lacking adequate compliance policies, training, and an OFAC compliance program, which included not screening IP addresses.
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A fine of $38,930 was imposed.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs. While one article mentions a 19% reduction in power consumption for new firewall and SASE appliances
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, this is a product-specific improvement and not a company-wide operational metric or a quantified impact on overall emissions. All other KPIs lack publicly available data or specific information in the articles.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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Barracuda Networks has established 7 formal partnerships with local community groups.
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These include Africa ICT Right, MAIA, a partner in Tanzania, Visit Truckee-Tahoe (VTT), Youth on Course (YOC), High Fives Foundation, and Girls Who Code.
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These collaborations focus on initiatives such as ICT education, digital safety, makerspaces, and promoting women in technology.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Barracuda experienced a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Email Security Gateway (ESG) devices that was exploited for 7-8 months, from October 2022 to May 2023, before detection
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. Initial patches released in May 2023 were ineffective, leading the company to recommend full replacement of approximately 5% of active ESG appliances worldwide due to the depth of compromise
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. The FBI also warned that Barracuda's patches were ineffective
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. This incident also involved unauthorized data exfiltration, including emails and intellectual property, over the same 7-8 month period
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Barracuda Technologies, linked to CUDA.US, has completed its first modular bio-refinery project in India
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. This facility is designed with circular principles, utilizing a proprietary process to convert agricultural waste into valuable, sustainable, green, and biodegradable materials
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. The facility is described as environmentally friendly and waste-free, implying zero hazardous waste generation
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. No waste disposal violations, regulatory actions, fines, or compliance issues have been mentioned in the provided articles
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