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Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition

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This report is about cybersecurity.

Directly affected

  • AMZN Amazon Com+2.9% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF+9.3% 30d

    First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings+20.0% 16d

    CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks+6.9% 30d

    Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • FTNT Fortinet+7.7% 30d

    Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+2.3% 18d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that Amazon.com belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • CPNG Coupang-3.4% 30d

    Coupang is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.

  • CDW Cdw+13.5% 30d

    Cdw is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.

  • W Wayfair

    Wayfair is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Who gains and who loses around First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

Companies carried with this story

  • CIBR First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd

    For “Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition,” First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings

    In “Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition,” CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • PANW Palo Alto Networks

    For “Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition,” Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Palo Alto Networks (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

  • FTNT Fortinet

    For “Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition,” Fortinet (FTNT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Fortinet (computer peripheral equipment): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

The 28 Oct 2026 story “Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition” names First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) because of this story.

First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR) is on the page because First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF: it holds cybersecurity firms. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

Also listed, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD): CrowdStrike Holdings (prepackaged software): hacks and breaches raise demand for security software. Linked by “cybersecurity” (cybersecurity) in this story

The price range for First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR), and the dates in the story

CIBR traded between 98.09 and 110.59 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 109.58. CRWD traded between 216.05 and 286.94 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 249.35. PANW traded between 334.84 and 432.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 401.53.

What the saved facts support for First Tr Exchange-Traded Fd (CIBR)

33 out of 100

“Hofstra Cybersecurity Students Capture Top Honors at Amazon Competition” scores 33 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 4 linked companies.