Cartoon of the Week: So-Called Guardians of Peace Blackmail Sony

This week, The Guardians of Peace launched a hacker attack on Sony, in order to prevent it from releasing The Interview film. As a result, emails between Sony and Snapchat executives were leaked, revealing sensitive information about Snapchat’s business plan. The Guardians of Peace then threatened to attack movie theatres playing the film, leading Sony to cancel the release. It’s incredible how much power hackers potentially hold, and that they’re able to publicly blackmail a big corporation like Sony.

In other interesting news this week…

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DEVELOPERS & LIFELONG LEARNING: The challenges & opportunities impacting your team
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Beyond Code: Using GitHub for Every Company Workflow
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Brahim Jaouane

I am a Digital Marketing specialist specialized in SEO at eXo Platform. Passionate about new technologies and Digital Marketing. With 10 years' experience, I support companies in their digital communication strategies and implement the tools necessary for their success. My approach combines the use of different traffic acquisition levers and an optimization of the user experience to convert visitors into customers. After various digital experiences in communication agencies as well as in B2B company, I have a wide range of skills and I am able to manage the digital marketing strategy of small and medium-sized companies.