Investor’s Watch List: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Visa Inc (NYSE:V)
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The Cisco® ( NASDAQ : CSCO ) 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks. These could eliminate organizations’ backups and safety nets, required to restore systems and data after an attack. Also, with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), key industries are bringing more operations online, increasing attack surfaces and the potential scale and impact of these threats.
Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) gained 0.03% to $31.91 on Thursday.
Recent cyber incidents such as WannaCry and Nyetya show the rapid spread and wide impact of attacks that look like traditional ransomware, but are much more destructive. These events foreshadow what Cisco is calling destruction of service attacks, which can be far more damaging, leaving businesses with no way to recover.
The Internet of Things continues to offer new opportunities for cybercriminals, and its security weaknesses, ripe for exploitation, will play a central role in enabling these campaigns with escalating impact. Recent IoT botnet activity already suggests that some attackers may be laying the foundation for a wide-reaching, high-impact cyber-threat event that could potentially disrupt the Internet itself.
Measuring effectiveness of security practices in the face of these attacks is critical. Cisco tracks progress in reducing “time to detection” (TTD), the window of time between a compromise and the detection of a threat. Faster time to detection is critical to constrain attackers’ operational space and minimize damage from intrusions. Since November 2015, Cisco reduced its median time-to-detection (TTD) from just over 39 hours to about 3.5 hours for the period from November 2016 to May 2017. This figure is based on opt-in telemetry gathered from Cisco security products deployed worldwide.
The stock is currently trading at $31.91 per share, floating in a range of $31.76 to $32.05. The stock is moving on low volume, traded at a volume of 8.35 million shares, as compared to its average daily volume of 20.60 million shares. The market capitalization billion for the company is reported at $161.48 Billion.
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) opened at $99.11. It reached an intraday trading high of $99.14 and now trading at $97.93. The stock price inclined 0.42 points or 0.43% at the market. The total volume traded for the day is 4.17 million, as compared to its average daily volume of 8.13 million shares. The current EPS for the company has been recorded at $1.67 and the beta value recorded by the company stands at 0.95 points.