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From the average individual to the largest American Fortune 500 company and to the U.S. government, network and cyber security has become one of the highest priorities.
Source: courtesy of Cisco SystemsCisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter the networking giant...
July 23, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but only the DJIA was able to stay in positive territory throughout the day. There was little economic data out of Europe today, but...
Source: ThinkstockNetworking giant Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced this morning that it would acquire cybersecurity firm Sourcefire Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) for $76 a share in cash, a premium...
Source: ThinkstockWith hackers and whistle-blowing vendor employees continuing to threaten not only national security but business security as well, American and international companies continue to...
Source: ThinkstockOne recurring theme we see at 24/7 Wall Street is that technology stocks, for all of their glitter and notoriety, have greatly underperformed one of the longest and hottest bull...
Source: ThinkstockPrivate equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) for $24.75 a share in cash, or a total of about $907 million. The Internet security firm...
Source: ThinkstockAfter markets closed last night, Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) issued a warning on earnings and revenues for the company’s first quarter. The announcement dragged down share prices...
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a two-day run of losses. No significant data was scheduled to be released in the U.S. today, so investors were guided by corporate earnings...
Source: ThinkstockInternet security has gotten a lot of attention in the past few weeks. President Obama mentioned it in his State of the Union speech just days after the Federal Reserve Bank and...
Source: courtesy of SourcefireJust a couple of weeks ago, Internet security providers Check Point Software Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKP) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) reported...
Internet security providers Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) and Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) both reported weaker than expected results for the third quarter and both lowered...
US equities markets opened lower this morning following surprisingly weak manufacturing reports from Europe and China. Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Greek debt to ‘CCC’ could not have been a...
Just after noon ET today, all three major US stock indexes are showing losses, with the DJIA down about 49 points at about 12,916, the Nasdaq down nearly 18 points at 2,931, and the S&P 500 down more...
We are seeing some surprise moves for all-time high stocks this Wednesday.  Some are even moving without the benefit of fresh news.Core Laboratories NV (NYSE: CLB) almost made it to $125.00 today...