Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Postby winston » Wed May 27, 2015 7:53 am

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Best ETFs for June: Purefunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK)

JuneYTD Performance: +14% vs. +2% for the S&P 500
Assets: $740 million
Expense Ratio: 0.75%, or $75 annually on every $10,000 INVESTED
Top Holdings: Cyberark Software Ltd. NASDAQ:CYBR), FireEye Inc. (NASDAQ:FEYE), Infoblox Inc. NYSE:BLOX)

It’s nice to think that technology stocks are focused solely on disrupting old norms to create great NEW BUSINESS models, but some high-flying tech players right now are very much in demand because of their ability to keep things constant and reliable — particularly in the face of cybersecurity threats.

That’s where the Purefunds Cyber Security ETF (NYSEARCA:HACK) comes in.

As America’s first cybersecurity-focused ETF, components of this fund all help BUSINESSES and consumers protect businesses, governments or consumers from fraud and abuse at the hands of hackers.

Given recent headlines and recent outperformance, it’s easy to like the TREND. But why play HACK instead of individual players?

Well, because in a high-growth area like cybersecurity, there tends to be a general run-up followed by a period of painful consolidation. And while that’s great if you’re holding a winner that gobbles up market SHARE or gets bought out for a massive premium, it stinks if you are holding one of the losers.

Play it safe and just buy the entire basked of frontrunners via HACK.

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:55 pm

The Best Way to Invest in Cybersecurity Stocks in 2015

The pick is the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE Arca: HACK). Instead of picking specialized companies with volatile stocks, HACK offers a broad play on the entire industry.

Money Morning's Small-Cap Investing Specialist Sid Riggs first recommended HACK to his readers in February. Since then, the ETF has climbed 21%. That compares to a gain of 5.3% for the Dow since Feb. 1.

"One of the things I really like about HACK is its industry-specific diversity," Riggs said. "HACK is most heavily invested in the systems software industry, which will prove to be a great stabilizing force for the fund.

That's the sphere of the IT sector that's been growing most reliably since 2010, with the consulting firm Gartner Inc. already forecasting enterprise software to grow by 7.3% in 2015."

HACK invests in all three of the high-profile names we mentioned earlier (FEYE, PANW, and FTNT). Here are some of its other notable holdings:

Cyberark Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: CYBR), an Israeli cybersecurity company that sells protective software to companies around the world, including 30 Fortune 100 companies. It's up 107% in the last year.

Qualys Inc. (Nasdaq: QLYS), which offers cloud-based and web-application based security offerings to its nearly 7,000 customers. In the last year, QLYS stock is up 69%.
Infoblox Inc. (NYSE: BLOX) provides network automation and domain name system security. In the last 12 months, BLOX is up 106%.

This tech ETF has more than $760 million in assets and has an expense ratio of 0.75%. An average of 359,000 HACK shares are exchanged on a daily basis.

HACK opened today at $30.66 and has a range of $24.44 to $30.93 since its November debut.

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:04 pm

How To Invest in the Cybersecurity Boom

There’s plenty of fear-mongering out there about the robot apocalypse or a terrorists stealing our very sophisticated nuclear launch codes.

But for every villain out there, you’ll find a hacker hero ensuring that the government and major corporations are safe from these high-tech threats.
And as tech challenges get more sophisticated? Well, expect the white hat cybersecurity crowd to keep up – and those governments and corporations to spend even more money on protection.

In fact, aside from the long-term potential of healthcare stocks thanks to aging Boomers and emerging market growth, investing in cybersecurity might be the nearest to a “sure thing” on Wall Street.

Which is funny, when you think about it, considering many think the biggest potential in technology stocks comes from disrupting old norms to create great new business models. Cybersecurity’s potential is actually the opposite – protecting the status quo to make sure the unexpected never happens.

So how can you play this trend? Well, among the best cybersecurity stocks to buy now, I personally like Palo Alto Networks $PANW and Fortinet $FTNT as two standouts. You can read more about these individual players if you want, but there’s a natural risk involved with these smaller up-and-comers.

So for the longer-term investor who simply wants to play the broad trend, I actually recommend an ETF instead – the Purefunds Cyber Security ETF $HACK to be precise.
As America’s first cybersecurity-focused ETF, $HACK is pretty young – becoming available to investors only late last year. But it’s racked up almost $760 million in assets since then, which should tell you something.

As the name implies, components of this fund all help businesses and consumers protect businesses, governments or consumers from fraud and abuse at the hands of hackers.

In a high-growth area like cybersecurity, there tends to be a general run-up followed by a period of painful consolidation. And while that’s great if you’re holding a winner that gobbles up market share or gets bought out for a massive premium, it stinks if you are holding one of the losers.

If you want to play it safe but still play this macro trend, just buy the entire basket of front-runners via this ETF
Check out the official website for more details on $HACK. But here are the highlights:
YTD Performance: +15% vs. +3% for the S&P 500
Assets: $740 million
Expense Ratio: 0.75%, or $75 annually on every $10,000 invested
Top Holdings: Cyberark Software Ltd. $CYBR, FireEye Inc. $FEYE, Infoblox Inc. $BLOX

Source: InvestorPlace.com.
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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:29 am

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Tech ETFs to Buy Now: PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK)
YTD Return: +21%
Expense Ratio: 0.75%

Looking for timely picks in the ETF area? Look no further than HACK, the cybersecurity ETF.

Although the fund holds 31 different stocks, the year-to-date performance has been remarkable; the fund’s 21% returns outpace the S&P by 18 percentage points.

The appropriately named HACK ETF, though designed to track the software-heavy cyber security industry, doesn’t only focus on software companies; it also holds stocks that sell hardware and other cybersecurity-related services. For example, Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Juniper Networks (JNPR), both known for their networking hardware, make up about 8% of the HACK ETF portfolio.

With industry pioneers like FireEye (FEYE), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Fortinet (FTNT) taking the spotlight in the wake of the China-U.S. government hack, the HACK ETF has exposure to some of the best names in cybersecurity. Each of those three stocks is up more than 35% in 2015.

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:54 pm

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FireEye, Palo Alto Networks Among 6 Cybersecurity Stocks to Watch

By Marguerite Arnold

Cybersecurity spending topped $71 billion worldwide last year, according to research firm Gartner, with an 8.2% uptick predicted for 2015 to a total market size of $76.9 billion.

FBR Capital Markets predicts a global 20% increase in spending this year and Markets and Markets, a global market research firm, said that number could more than double to more than $155 billion by 2019.


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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Wed Jun 17, 2015 6:54 pm

How to Protect Your Online Identity By Nick Papple

On Monday, password manager service LastPass admitted it was the target of a hack that accessed its users’s email addresses, encrypted master passwords, and the reminder words and phrases the service asks users to create for those master passwords, says Wired magazine's Andy Greenberg.

Following the announcement, LastPass CEO, Joe Siegrist addressed the app user's concerns by saying, "We are confident our encryption measures are sufficient to protect the vast majority of users,”“Nonetheless, we are taking additional measures to ensure your data remains secure, and users will be notified via email.”

While it is unlikely LastPass users will experience identity theft over this breach, it is a good time for users to consider switching to a more secure alternative like 1Password, which stores user passwords on their own computers, not on external servers (like Lastpass).

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:55 pm

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Best ETFs to Own for 2015, No. 1: HACK

The first ETF we recommend is the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE Arca: HACK). It's an ETF that invests in cybersecurity, one of the fastest-growing industries on the market.

Last year, more than $95 billion was spent on cyber defense. That total is expected to hit $155.74 billion by 2019, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets. That's a 63% growth rate.

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) claims its client companies are attacked 16,856 times per year on average.

Each year, cybercrime costs the global economy more than $575 billion, annually.

The biggest names in the industry have also been some of the biggest winners. FireEye Inc. (Nasdaq: FEYE), one of the most recognizable names in the industry, is up 68.6% in 2015. The Dow is up just 0.5% in the same time.

But these stocks can also be very volatile. Last July, FEYE stock fell nearly 18% in the first week of the month.

That's why we recommend the HACK ETF. It holds some of the biggest names in cybersecurity like Cyberark Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: CYBR), Qualys Inc. (Nasdaq: QLYS), and Infoblox Inc. (NYSE: BLOX). Those three stocks alone are up 81%, 19%, and 34% in 2015, respectively.

"One of the things I really like about HACK is its industry-specific diversity," Money Morning Small-Cap Investing Specialist Sid Riggs said.

"HACK is most heavily invested in the systems software industry, which will prove to be a great stabilizing force for the fund. That's the sphere of the IT sector that's been growing most reliably since 2010, with the consulting firm Gartner Inc. already forecasting enterprise software to grow by 7.3% in 2015."

HACK is up 24.4% in 2015. It has more than $990 million in assets and has an expense ratio of 0.75%.


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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:51 pm

3 Defense & Cybersecurity Stocks That Could Get Some Federal Love

SAIC, MANT and BAH should benefit from increased government cybersecurity spending

By Larry Ramer

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:28 pm

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3 Dips to Buy: Purefunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK)

The Purefunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK) holds a great fundamental and technical story as the recent surge in cyberattacks has driven business to the companies within this ETF.

From a technical perspective, the ETF is beating the market’s returns by a wide margin, and HACK shares are just above what should be significant support at their 50-day trendline.

The surge in short interest should enhance technical support, putting HACK at the top of our “buy the dips” list.

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Re: Cyber Security

Postby winston » Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:09 pm

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is one of the best-performing stocks of the past year… up 131%.
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