Saturday, February 5, 2011

Top 10 articles: Egypt's internet block, and the London Stock Exchange attack




The top story with V3.co.uk readers this week concerned a major drop in spam after the Egyptian authorities blocked access to the internet in reaction to widespread civil unrest.
This was followed by news of a cyber attack on the London Stock Exchange, and yet another zero-day Windows vulnerability.


The launch date for Dell's Venue Pro handset also grabbed readers' attentions, as did new opt-in privacy settings in the forthcoming Firefox 4, a Wyse thin client based on AMD Fusion, and an analyst urging Nokia and Microsoft to form a Windows Phone 7 partnership.
Our latest Top 10 was also popular, this time looking at the best and worst chief executive positions, as was the news that IBM is backing the Android and BlackBerry platforms.


Egypt's internet block causes huge spam drop
Sophos research shows extent to which internet communications are down in the region

London Stock Exchange under cyber attack
Report suggests hackers are trying to disrupt UK's critical infrastructure

Microsoft warns of zero-day Windows vulnerability
Flaw could allow cross-site scripting attack

Dell Venue Pro set to ship on Wednesday
Expansys lists SIM-free handset at £439.99

Mozilla adds opt-in privacy to new Firefox builds
Company confirms inclusion of anti-tracking feature in version four

Wyse unveils powerful thin client based on AMD Fusion
Z90 is designed to handle video and unified communications in VDI environments

Analyst urges Nokia-Microsoft Windows Phone 7 partnership
Major announcement expected from Nokia at Mobile World Congress

Last ISP in Egypt goes dark
Noor Group shuts down leaving the country with little access to the outside digital world

Top 10 best and worst chief executive positions
Golden crowns and poisoned chalices

IBM backing Android and BlackBerry platforms
Tablets and smartphones to become primary devices for the enterprise, says IBM

Source: Newz for 

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