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Waters10-Q: Cybersecurity investment

Facing cybersecurity threats from state-sponsored actors targeting proprietary data.

What happened

Waters explicitly calls out the risk of attacks from 'private and state-sponsored' third parties attempting to access sensitive company data, products, and systems.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 12, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Waters 10-Q

Filing excerpt

risks associated with cybersecurity and our information technology infrastructure, including attempts by third parties, both private and state-sponsored, to defeat the information security measures of the Company or its third-party partners and gain unauthorized access to sensitive and proprietary Company products, services, systems, or data;

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10-Q: Cybersecurity investment

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Filed
May 12, 2026

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Details

CIK
1000697
Accession number
0001193125-26-219487
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Security vendor opportunity
Signal category
Technology

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
75%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 19, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
cybersecurityInvestment

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  "company": {
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  "data": {
    "detail": "Waters explicitly calls out the risk of attacks from 'private and state-sponsored' third parties attempting to access sensitive company data, products, and systems. This heightened threat level suggests an increased focus and budget for advanced cybersecurity solutions, particularly those dealing with intellectual property protection and sophisticated threat actors.",
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    "summary": "Facing cybersecurity threats from state-sponsored actors targeting proprietary data.",
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