Several surprising findings were revealed in the wake of the Target breach, providing a cautionary tale for all executives and s
ecurity professionals. Which of the following was not thought to have occurred during the Target security breach? a. Target had security software, but the notification alerts from the software were
ignored.
b. Target had properly installed and configured its security software, but hackers got in,
anyway.
c. Credit card databases were on entirely separate systems, not connected to other parts
of the firm’s information system, but wireless networking allowed hackers to access
anything reachable from a cell phone connection.
d. Target regularly monitored file names and matched them to file sizes and archival
copies to ensure that software was not installed on their systems using the names of
legitimate products, but hackers saved files with blank file names so they wouldn’t be
detected.
e. All of the above
Answer: (a) Target had security software, but the notification alerts from the software were ignored.
Explanation:
The security software was there in target but its notification alerts being ignored was something which was not thought to have been occurred during the Target security breach, as anyone could be alerted with the notification alert.
