SecureWorks, Inc. Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP)

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Atlanta, GA, April 20, 2009 - SecureWorks®, one of the market's leading Security as a Service providers, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America. The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a graphical portrayal of vendor performance in a market segment, including categories for leaders, challengers, visionaries and niche players. Criteria by which the vendors are measured include a company's completeness of vision and ability to execute.

According to Gartner, "Each of the service providers in the Leaders quadrant has significant 'mind share' among enterprises looking to buy a MSS (Managed Security Service) as a discrete offering, and they generally receive positive reports on service and performance from Gartner clients. Managed Security Service Providers in the Leaders quadrant are typically appropriate options for enterprises requiring frequent interaction with the MSSP for analyst expertise and advice, portal-based correlation and workflow support and flexible reporting options."

"We are excited about our positioning in the Leaders quadrant and we will continue to work hard to provide our clients with outstanding security, coupled with the highest level of client service," said Mike Cote, chairman and CEO of SecureWorks.  "As the threat continues to accelerate, there is no better time to offer innovative and high quality security to our clients."

About SecureWorks

With 2,000 clients, SecureWorks is one of the market's leading Security as a Service providers. Organizations are protected from external and internal cyber-threats through SecureWorks' On-Demand Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit^SM and three fully synchronous Security Operations Centers (SOCs) staffed with SANS GIAC certified analysts working 24x7 to safeguard client systems. SecureWorks has won SC Magazine's "Best Managed Security Service" award for 2006, 2007 & 2008 and has been named to the Inc 500 and Deloitte lists of fastest-growing companies. www.secureworks.com.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Gartner Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America by Kelly M. Kavanagh, John Pescatore, April 16, 2009.