GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations

Published 29 Sep 2026, 14:58 UTC. Updated 29 Sep 2026, 23:01 UTC.

Representatives of three critical infrastructure sectors identified the conflicting and redundant rules that they said made their jobs much more difficult.

Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
CGNT COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD REGISTERED SHS ISIN IL0011691438
GA selected CGNT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC COM
GA selected GWRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ITA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LHX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HII	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CGNT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GWRE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Representatives of three critical infrastructure sectors identified the conflicting and redundant rules that they said made their jobs much more difficult.

Source: Cybersecurity Dive

Price since this story was published: Cognyte Software (CGNT)

Since the first closing price after “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Cognyte Software (CGNT) is +0.35%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.56% over the same days, a -0.21% difference versus the market.

CGNT

SPY

Official trades in Cognyte Software (CGNT) around 29 Sep 2026

Kevin Hern sell Progress Software (PRGS) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 29 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations.”

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around Cognyte Software (CGNT)

Companies carried with this story

CGNT Cognyte Software
In “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Cognyte Software (CGNT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CGNT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
GWRE Guidewire Software
In “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Guidewire Software (GWRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GWRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
U Unity Software
Unity Software (U) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations.” Reason on file: GA selected U as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CHKP Check Point Software Technologies
For “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CHKP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
HUBC Hub Cyber Security
In “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Hub Cyber Security (HUBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected HUBC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cyber. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
PRGS Progress Software
For “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” Progress Software (PRGS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PRGS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Cognyte Software (CGNT)

Cognyte Software (CGNT) is the company in “GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations,” the 29 Sep 2026 this story story.

For Cognyte Software (CGNT), the reason on file says GA selected CGNT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Guidewire Software (GWRE), is listed for a different reason: GA selected GWRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Cognyte Software (CGNT), and the dates in the story

CGNT traded between 8.21 and 9.01 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 8.72. GWRE traded between 139.15 and 178.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 171.39. U traded between 38.47 and 47.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 40.58.

How strong the case is around Cognyte Software (CGNT)

46 out of 100

“GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.