12 Days competition: Day 3 – This buffer overflow broke sysadmins’ hearts

In April 2014, a critical bug in OpenSSL wasn’t just reported and fixed, it was given a media-savvy name, a logo and massive publicity. So you should be able to answer Day 3’s question without too much trouble…

12 Days competition: Day 2 – Microsoft waved goodbye to this fondly remembered ex-P

In April 2014 Microsoft said adieu to its stalwart OS but despite seven years of warnings some weren’t ready to let it go. Can you work out the answer to our question in day two of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?