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DENVER — Fantasy football fever apparently seized Denver International Airport one day last month when employee computers logged more than 30,000 hits to football Web sites.
An internal memo said the 30,000 hits came on Sunday, Sept. 18, KUSA-TV and The Denver Post reported.
A Sept. 19 memo asked airport workers not to access CBS SportsLine.com, saying it was “wreaking havoc” on computer capacity and firewalls.
Employees were told to use the airport’s public computers, which cost $1 for four minutes. “That is plenty of time to make those season ‘make or break’ transactions,” the memo said.
The hits came during work hours, a violation of airport policy, DIA spokesman Chuck Cannon said Monday. He refused to say whether any employees were disciplined.
Airport officials said operation systems were not threatened by the surge of website hits.
A memo sent Sept. 20 warns that information security officers will investigate if the fantasy football sites are accessed again.
Summit Daily News, Summit County, Colorado
An internal memo said the 30,000 hits came on Sunday, Sept. 18, KUSA-TV and The Denver Post reported.
A Sept. 19 memo asked airport workers not to access CBS SportsLine.com, saying it was “wreaking havoc” on computer capacity and firewalls.
Employees were told to use the airport’s public computers, which cost $1 for four minutes. “That is plenty of time to make those season ‘make or break’ transactions,” the memo said.
The hits came during work hours, a violation of airport policy, DIA spokesman Chuck Cannon said Monday. He refused to say whether any employees were disciplined.
Airport officials said operation systems were not threatened by the surge of website hits.
A memo sent Sept. 20 warns that information security officers will investigate if the fantasy football sites are accessed again.
Summit Daily News, Summit County, Colorado
