Response to FBI Warnings About Attacks On E-banking and E-commerce Sites

Business Wire, March 9, 2001

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2001

WHO: Jack Danahy, Senior Vice President, Server Security,

WatchGuard Technologies (Nasdaq:WGRD)

WHAT: Expert comment on server security and network intrusion

Jack Danahy, an expert in server security and network intrusion, is available to provide expert comment and insight regarding exploits of Windows NT vulnerabilities, such as yesterday's FBI warnings about organized Russian hacker clans' theft of credit card numbers and customer information.

Danahy is an expert on new advances in preventive technologies geared toward eliminating sources of widespread information compromise. He is a frequent speaker on the Internet security circuit, and is regularly invited to participate at national security and private sector security events, including the US Army War College and the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security. He is a charter member of the International Computer Security Association (ICSA) consortia on cryptography and Internet security, a member of the High Technology Criminal Investigators' Association (HTCIA), and a contributor to the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection and the House Subcommittee on Information Technology.

WatchGuard Technologies provides firewalls, VPNs and server security for small, medium and enterprise customers. WatchGuard ServerLock locks down operational servers, protecting against internal and external attempts to change or divert data. Web site: www.watchguard.com

Certain statements in this media advisory are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect WatchGuard's actual results include, but are not limited to, the "Factors Affecting our Operating Results, Our Business and Our Stock Price" described in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release.

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