IR-T10.IR-T10-r1.annotated_sentences.json

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said, because most of FireEye\u2019s products are deployed behind their client\u2019s existing firewalls or antivirus software, so everything FireEye catches has already evaded other defenses, he said.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s24"},{"sentence":"\u201CWe are the investigators called in when the processes, people, and technology fail to prevent a security breach or incident,\u201D he said.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s25"},{"sentence":"\u201CWe find the gaps in the security fabric and we find the needle in the haystack.\u201D","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s26"},{"sentence":"FireEye Inc.\u2019s second-quarter revenue rose 6 percent to $203 million but it lost $72.9 million, or 38 cents per share.","judgment":"P","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s27"},{"sentence":"That met Wall Street\u2019s expectations, but its shares fell as investors expected more.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s28"},{"sentence":"That\u2019s a common problem in the white-hot cybersecurity sector, which includes competitors like Palo Alto Networks, CloudFlare and Check Point.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s29"},{"sentence":"The companies are facing high expectations as the cybersecurity market booms, fueled by heightened cyberattacks and hacking fears.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s30"},{"sentence":"\u201CAs the space has become more competitive ... profitability and growth has been a challenge for (FireEye),\u201D Ives said.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s31"},{"sentence":"Still, FireEye\u2019s stock jumped 6 percent on Thursday when news broke of its role in uncovering the fake accounts on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s32"},{"sentence":"It was up another 3 percent Friday.","judgment":"","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd1-s33"},{"sentence":"FireEye shares hit their all-time peak of $95.63 on March 5, 2014, a few months after they went public, but began a long decline 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is expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter, the company said.","judgment":"P","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd2-s3"},{"sentence":"FireEye, one of the largest cybersecurity firms in the United States, also said its board had approved a share buyback plan of up to $500 million.","judgment":"P","sentenceId":"IR-T10-r1-rd2-s4"}]}]},"taskNarr":"FireEye has become well-known for responding to high-profile cyber attacks  The firm offers security products as well as analysis and consulting services   FireEye has been critical of China's Belt and Road Initiative   ","taskTitle":"10 FireEye, hack","taskNum":"IR-T10"}