cyber security

Shares of Cyberark Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CYBR) surged higher by nearly 20 percent early Wednesday morning following a report that the company is a potential acquisition target. Haaretz, an Israeli-based publication, reported that Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is in talks...

Defense has emerged as an important topic for the coming year, especially after several unexpected terror attacks across the globe and a spate of high-profile hacking attacks brought attention to growing unease. While it remains unclear exactly how the US will protect itself moving forward, there...

Shares of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) spiked higher by more than 4 percent Tuesday morning. Ken Talanian of Evercore ISI initiated coverage of FireEye with a Buy rating and $39 price target. Talanian noted the company is a cyber security leader and concerns over increased competition are...

Shares of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) plunged to a new 52-week low of $21.88 Thursday as shares lost nearly 25 percent of its value. FireEye reported a loss of $0.37 per share in its third quarter on revenue of $165.62, while analysts were looking for a loss of $0.45 per share on revenue of $...

Several high-profile hacking attacks on government data and big name companies have caused U.S. officials to look more closely at the growing threat of cybercrime. Countries around the world are quickly developing new tools that could help them break into sensitive data and shut down major...

Shares of FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) lost more than 4 percent Wednesday morning, but are lower by more than 30 percent since its second-quarter print in late July. Analysts were mixed following the company's security conference in D.C. Karl Keirstead of Deutsche Bank maintained a Hold rating with...

Shares of Rapid7 Inc (NASDAQ: RPD), a security data and analytics provider began trading in mid-July and shares have soared nearly 54 percent from its IPO price. Several of Wall Street's leading experts initiated coverage of the issue on Tuesday. William Blair: ‘Attractive' Market Opportunity...

Cyberark Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CYBR) is scheduled to report its second quarter results before Tuesday's market open. The Estimize community is calling for the company to earn $0.13 per share on revenue of $34.84 million. The Wall Street's consensus estimate is less optimistic and are...

Splunk Inc (NASDAQ: SPLK) on Thursday announced it acquired Caspida, a cybersecurity and threat detection company for $190 million, $127 million of which will be in cash and $63 million in restricted common stock. Here are how some of Wall Street's top analysts reacted to the acquisition...

Benzinga recently had the chance to speak with Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) CEO Bill Solms about the modern landscape of cybersecurity. Solms discussed the lessons that companies should learn from recent headline-grabbing security breaches, and he issued warnings to the American public...

According to a new report by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), high-tech extortion attacks surged 165 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Intel’s latest McAfee Labs Threats Report indicates that the slight drop in so-called “ransomware” attacks that occurred in 2014...

Juniper Research released a report on Tuesday that articulated not only that cybercrime is on the rise, but it also comes with an extraordinary price tag. Due to digitization within the consumer sphere, data breaches will quadruple, costing upwards of $2.1 trillion across the globe within the...