http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Nasdaq-Hackers-After-Sensitive-Inside-Information-Not-Trading-System-490573/ By Fahmida Y. Rashid eWEEK.com 2011-02-08 The attackers who “repeatedly” breached Nasdaq OMX systems over the past year were most likely stealing insider information to use for financial trades, according to a security expert. Nasdaq OMX confirmed Feb. 5 that its systems had been breached by hackers and malware had been found on one of its servers, but assured investors that the system that controls trades weren’t affected and sensitive information stored in its Director’s Desk Web portal had not been compromised. According to Tom Kellermann, a former computer security official at the World Bank and current vice president of security awareness and government affairs at Core Security Technologies, hackers may not have been interested in the trading system at all. The goal of hackers is to “stay in” the network as long as they can, he said. The “reality” is that there is no point to hack into the trading platform, Kellermann said. It’s actually more beneficial for hackers to stay away from the trading system and to consider other applications, according to Kellermann. [...] ___________________________________________________________ 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/Received on Tue Feb 08 2011 - 23:27:25 PST
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