Games Drive Christmas Web Traffic

If you turned on a new game console and/or downloaded video games over the holidays, you certainly weren’t alone. New data from Akamai shows that game-related traffic delivered across our network was more than double the Q4 average on December 25, and … Continue reading Games Drive Christmas Web Traffic

Games Drive Christmas Web Traffic

If you turned on a new game console and/or downloaded video games over the holidays, you certainly weren’t alone. New data from Akamai shows that game-related traffic delivered across our network was more than double the Q4 average on December 25, and up nearly 50% on December 26. During the same period, traffic for all other industries combined was relatively even compared to the rest of the quarter. Continue reading Games Drive Christmas Web Traffic

How the Gates (Almost) Stole Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
Blue screens were everywhere; no response from the mouse
Windows, it seems, had decided to die
Because it had updated; we didn’t know why
But Santa had a plan while we were all in bed
He reformatted our server and

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Smashing Security podcast #209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts

Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.

All this and much much more is discussed in the final episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts

You’re invited to the “Smashing Security” Christmas party!

Following the popularity of the YouTube livestream we did to celebrate 200 episodes of the “Smashing Security” podcast a couple of months ago, Carole Theriault and I have made the bold and some would say foolhardy decision to hold a live Christmas part… Continue reading You’re invited to the “Smashing Security” Christmas party!