BT managed the official website for the Games, serving up over 40 billion page views during the event. Chief executive of BT Global Services, Luis Alvarez, revealed the extent of the threats the firm faced. No more information was given on the types of attack or when they occurred, but the figure underlines the scale of attacks made on major websites. Security has become one of the first issues the firm is talking with its customers about, as threats to their networks increase all the time. The figure was revealed as part of a wider discussion on the fact security has become the first issue they are talking about with customers.”]