Comparison Overview

Barracuda

VS

Palo Alto Networks

Barracuda

3175 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell, 95008, US
Last Update: 2025-12-11
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Between 700 and 749
http://www.barracuda.com

Barracuda is a leading global cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats for all size business. Our AI-powered BarracudaONE platform secures email, data, applications and networks with innovative solutions, managed XDR and a centralized dashboard to maximize protection and strengthen cyber resilience. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide, Barracuda delivers powerful defenses that are easy to buy, deploy and use.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 2,214
Subsidiaries: 1
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2
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Palo Alto Networks

3000 Tannery Way, None, SANTA CLARA, California, US, 95054
Last Update: 2025-12-09
Between 750 and 799
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.

NAICS: 541514
NAICS Definition: Others
Employees: 17,868
Subsidiaries: 9
12-month incidents
5
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Barracuda
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Palo Alto Networks
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Barracuda
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Palo Alto Networks
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

Barracuda has 53.85% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incidents vs Computer and Network Security Industry Average (This Year)

Palo Alto Networks has 669.23% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Barracuda (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Barracuda cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Palo Alto Networks (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Palo Alto Networks cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Barracuda
Incidents

Date Detected: 12/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Remote Exploitation
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2018
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Palo Alto Networks
Incidents

Date Detected: 11/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Network-based (no authentication or user interaction required)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2025
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party Vulnerability Exploitation, OAuth Token Theft, Salesforce Integration Abuse
Motivation: Data Theft, Potential Phishing/Follow-on Attacks, Financial Gain (likely)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Authenticated administrator with CLI access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Palo Alto Networks company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Barracuda company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Palo Alto Networks company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Barracuda company.

In the current year, Palo Alto Networks company has reported more cyber incidents than Barracuda company.

Neither Palo Alto Networks company nor Barracuda company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Palo Alto Networks company and Barracuda company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Palo Alto Networks company nor Barracuda company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Both Barracuda company and Palo Alto Networks company have disclosed vulnerabilities.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Palo Alto Networks company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Barracuda company.

Palo Alto Networks company employs more people globally than Barracuda company, reflecting its scale as a Computer and Network Security.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Barracuda nor Palo Alto Networks holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. In versions 2.5.377 and below, an unchecked offset and size used in a memcpy operation inside PCSX2's CDVD SCMD 0x91 and SCMD 0x8F handlers allow a specially crafted disc image or ELF to cause an out-of-bounds read from emulator memory. Because the offset and size is controlled through MG header fields, a specially crafted ELF can read data beyond the bounds of mg_buffer and have it reflected back into emulated memory. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.378.

Published
Date
2025-12-12
Updated
Date
2025-12-12
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

Aircompressor is a library with ports of the Snappy, LZO, LZ4, and Zstandard compression algorithms to Java. In versions 3.3 and below, incorrect handling of malformed data in Java-based decompressor implementations for Snappy and LZ4 allow remote attackers to read previous buffer contents via crafted compressed input. With certain crafted compressed inputs, elements from the output buffer can end up in the uncompressed output, potentially leaking sensitive data. This is relevant for applications that reuse the same output buffer to uncompress multiple inputs. This can be the case of a web server that allocates a fix-sized buffer for performance purposes. There is similar vulnerability in GHSA-cmp6-m4wj-q63q. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.

Published
Date
2025-12-12
Updated
Date
2025-12-12
Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

A vulnerability was found in itsourcecode COVID Tracking System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /admin/?page=zone. The manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-12
Updated
Date
2025-12-12
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

A vulnerability has been found in itsourcecode COVID Tracking System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/login.php of the component Admin Login. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-12
Updated
Date
2025-12-12
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

A flaw has been found in campcodes Online Student Enrollment System 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /admin/register.php. Executing manipulation of the argument photo can lead to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

Published
Date
2025-12-12
Updated
Date
2025-12-12
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References