December 30, 2008 — As the repair of three undersea cables in the Mediterranean cut on December 19 was reaching a close, another break occurred on one of the same cables in a different location.

December 30, 2008 — Domain registrar and web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Tuesday that it contributed $1.7 million in charitable donations during 2008, beating the company’s record last year of $1.4 million.

December 30, 2008 — Several large service carriers including AT&T and Level 3 experienced service disruption Sunday, affecting both mobile and Internet users in the Midwest and other areas of the United States, according to Data Center Knowledge.

December 30, 2008 — A group of hackers in the US and Europe have found a way to create a phony SSL certification authority, essentially defeating "the way modern web browsers trust secure websites and [providing] a way for attackers to conduct phishing attacks that are virtually undetectable."

December 30, 2008 — Web hosting and virtualized data center services provider SoftLayer has successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards Number 70 Type II audit and evaluation of all its processes and systems, reassuring customers of the company’s high standards and practices.

December 30, 2008 — Managed hosting provider FireHost announced on Tuesday it is now offering for free a web application security scanning solution, providing small and medium-sized businesses with detailed reporting on website and web application vulnerabilities.

December 29, 2009 — Web analytics firm Netcraft announced last Wednesday that it has released the results of its December 2008 Web Server Survey.