Another example of the perils of trying to help companies keep their website safe. The 18 year old Hungarian found a gaping hole in the security for Budapest’s Transport Authority. The resulting arrest enraged the Hungarian public, and the way the company handled the issues is a 101 course on how not to respond to public outrage. For those that want an English summary, here is an article on The Register.
Author: Kristian
Bye bye Flash (in 2020)
Adobe has finally decided on an end date for Flash as 2020. Facebook has decided to follow the same timeline. It is rather amusing how long this format has been around, and the endless grief it has given us over the years and the risks we had to take to use. Good riddance I say!
AT&T Q2 2017: Continues to bleed customers
AT&T continues to lose customers in Q2 of 2017 according to their quarterly report, a reported decline of 351.000 video customers, despite the acquisition of DirecTV . The planned purchase of TimeWarner is still on track and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
LA Times reported earlier this month that AT&T are planning to form a media division that includes the acquired TimeWarner to be headed by John Stankley (current CEO AT&T entertainment)