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ArcSight Wins 2010 SC Magazine Award for Best SIM/SEM

Security Professionals Vote ArcSight ESM as Best Security Information/Event Management (SIM/SEM) Solution

CUPERTINO, CA – March 8, 2010 – ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARST), a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies, has been recognized with SC Magazine’s 2010 Reader Trust Award as the company with the best Security Information/Event Management (SIM/SEM) solution. The announcement was made yesterday at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.

ArcSight ESM was chosen as the Best SIM/SEM solutions by the Reader Trust Voting Panel – comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets – representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers. With an unprecedented number of entries submitted, the 2010 SC Awards was the most competitive in the program’s history.

“ArcSight is proud to be recognized with such prestigious awards in the security industry,” said Tom Reilly, president and CEO of ArcSight. “This award validates that our products are fulfilling our mission in customers’ eyes to provide government agencies and enterprises with best-of-breed solutions to protect against cyber threat and risk.”

The annual SC Awards highlight and showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence in the information security industry. As the industry’s preeminent awards program, the annual SC Awards has acclaimed security’s key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. Individuals, brands and solutions recognized in the program address not only the security challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazineus.com/awards.

“Our Reader Trust panel of judges has recognized ArcSight ESM for its superior ability to address the most pressing IT security challenges facing the industry,” said Illena Armstrong, editor in chief, SC Magazine. “Every vote is a testament to ArcSight success in helping organizations tackle IT security on a day-to-day basis.”

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About ArcSight

ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) is a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions that protect businesses and government agencies. ArcSight identifies, assesses, and mitigates both internal and external cyber threats and risks across the organization for activities associated with critical assets and processes. With the market-leading ArcSight SIEM platform, organizations can proactively safeguard their assets, comply with corporate and regulatory policy and control the risks associated with cyber-theft, cyber-fraud, cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage. For more information, visit www.arcsight.com. (ARST-IR)

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