SSH Communications Security Oyj - Company Announcement

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY LOWERS ITS ESTIMATE ON SALES GROWTH FOR 2013

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-10-17 15:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSH Communications
Security lowers its estimate on sales growth for 2013. Growth will be slower
than previously estimated due to longer than estimated sales cycles for new
products. 

New guidance:
SSH Communications Security estimates its revenue in 2013 to grow 10% to 20%
from the previous year.  The lower revenue growth will impact profitability in
2013, but the full year still seems more likely to be profitable than not. 

Old guidance:
SSH Communications Security estimates its revenue to grow significantly from
2012 driven by strong need for its products and services. The company estimates
the financial year 2013 to be profitable. 

Several customers have indicated that they have budgeted for SSH's solutions
for 2014, the sales pipeline looks good, and lead on competition still looks
solid. 

Upside possibilities for 2013 include faster than expected closing of new
deals.  Downside risks include delays in closing new business, product
development delays, and macroeconomic challenges.  Particularly US government
sales may be impacted by the recent government shutdown. 

Helsinki 17.10.2013

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION

Tatu Ylönen
CEO

Further info:
Jyrki Lalla, CFO. Tel. +358 45 340 4641

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy
Major media
www.ssh.com

Founded in 1995, SSH Communications Security is the company that invented the
Secure Shell protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security
solutions. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe - including seven of
the Fortune 10 - trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to
their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of
customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the
world. SSH Communications Security operates in the Americas, Europe, and APAC
regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company shares
(SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.