Security News > 2011 > February > NASDAQ Breach: Lesson for Banks
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3342 By Tracy Kitten Managing Editor Bank Info Security February 11, 2011 Could real-time forensics have helped uncover the NASDAQ breach sooner? It's unclear how long cyberhackers breached and prowled NASDAQ's network and systems. According to NASDAQ, the investigation continues. In a statement posted to the company's website, NASDAQ says, it "was honoring the U.S. Government's request to delay notification, but when a story ran in the media on Saturday, February, 5, 2011, regarding a hacking incident at NASDAQ OMX, we immediately decided, in consultation with the authorities, that we must inform our customers." Industry experts wonder whether the use of real-time forensics might have detected or even prevented this incident. The Wall Street Journal reported that NASDAQ hacks were reported in October and November to the Securities and Exchange Commission. But nothing about when the systems were first accessed or how often they were visited has been released. Director's Desk, a NASDAQ subsidiary that offers Web-based tools to executives and board members, seems to have left the gap hackers exploited. NASDAQ goes on to say that no evidence suggests customer information or any of NASDAQ's trading platforms were compromised. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/