Security company says Nasdaq waited two weeks to fix XSS flaw
A Swiss security company said the Nasdaq website had a serious cross-site scripting vulnerability for two weeks before being fixed on Monday, despite earlier warnings.
A Swiss security company said the Nasdaq website had a serious cross-site scripting vulnerability for two weeks before being fixed on Monday, despite earlier warnings.
All trading on the NASDAQ market was halted on Thursday due to a glitch in a system used to disseminate trading information.
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Though Amazon and Red Hat provided a few glimmers of sunlight the tech sector suffered through a turbulent week, with no signs of letup soon.
The NZX is warning local technology companies to wait and see before engaging with a new Nasdaq-like stock exchange being launched in Australia and aiming to be a “focus for the region”.
Do you listen to Alistair Cook's Letter from America on National Radio?
As ever, when the stock market goes for a burton it's as much about emotion as anything.
That's it, pack your bags. Put down your software and step away from the keyboard, nice and slow now.
The US stock market took a severe loss last week as the Nasdaq and the Dow each suffered their largest point drops ever - and the repercussions are being felt here in New Zealand this week. The Nasdaq fell 355.72, a whopping 9.67%, to 3321.06. The Dow dropped 616.23 points, or 5.64%, to 10307.32. Last Friday's nosedive capped four previous days of losses for the Nasdaq, bringing it to its lowest level in months. The index is down 32% from its all-time high, a setback far larger than the 20% figure used to define a bear market.