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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

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Why F5 (FFIV) Stock Is Trading Lower Today

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What Happened?

Shares of application security provider F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) fell 3.9% in the afternoon session after the company disclosed a major cybersecurity incident involving a sophisticated nation-state actor. 

The cybersecurity firm revealed that hackers gained long-term access to its systems, including its BIG-IP product development environment. The attackers stole parts of the source code for the BIG-IP product, which is used by many organizations, including governments, to manage network traffic and security. They also took information about undisclosed security flaws F5 was working to fix. 

Following the news, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) declared the F5 vulnerability a “significant cyber threat” and ordered federal agencies to take immediate action. While F5 stated the incident had not materially impacted its operations, the seriousness of the breach, underscored by a delayed disclosure requested by the U.S. Department of Justice, concerned investors.

The shares closed the day at $330.88, down 3.6% from previous close.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

F5’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 4 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 2 days ago when the stock gained 2.6% on the news that President Donald Trump eased concerns over escalating trade tensions with China, calming markets rattled by his earlier tariff threats. U.S. stocks rose sharply, with Nasdaq-100 futures jumping nearly 2%, following a post on Truth Social where Trump suggested the trade conflict would not worsen. This shift in tone provided significant relief to investors, who had driven a sharp sell-off the previous Friday due to fears of higher tariffs. Technology companies with significant international supply chains and sales, such as AMD and Nvidia, led the market rally, with their shares climbing 4.2% and 3.4%, respectively. The broader market indexes, including the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, also saw substantial gains, reflecting widespread optimism that a potentially damaging trade war might be averted.

F5 is up 30.9% since the beginning of the year, and at $329.44 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $343.17 from October 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of F5’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,491.

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