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Computerworld Virus & Vulnerability Roundup
July 14, 2008
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In this issue:
* Microsoft confirms WSUS patch problem
* Should 'spam king' Soloway pay the price for worse?
* Marriott takes disaster recovery, virtualization underground
* Security Manager's Journal: Frustrations mount from lack of resources
* $90,169 buys a lot of iPhones
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* IT Blogwatch: Sizable spammer Soloway's sentencing story
* Tech Dispenser: WordPress for iPhone App
* Shark Bait: On my life, I swear...
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Microsoft confirms WSUS patch problem
Microsoft may have to re-release a recent patch for a flaw that has hindered
some users' ability to grab security patches through Windows Server Update
Services.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125758/2/
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Should 'spam king' Soloway pay the price for worse?
Prosecution and defense in the case of Robert Soloway have two days to present
their versions of sentencing for the "spam king." Soloway's attorneys are
pursuing a variety of creative efforts to get him out from under the
government's requested nine-year sentence.
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Marriott takes disaster recovery, virtualization underground
Next year Marriott expects to complete a new "in-sourced" Recovery and
Development Center in 12,500 square feet of space leased on a long-term basis
from Iron Mountain. Marriott anticipates it will slash recovery time for
business systems to within four hours.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125761/2/
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Security Manager's Journal: Frustrations mount from lack of resources
The frustrations of slashed budgets and inadequate manpower come to a head. Is
it time for a change?
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125762/2/
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Sizable spammer Soloway's sentencing story
It's IT Blogwatch: in which a major convicted spammer, Robert Soloway, is
facing sentence in federal court. Not to mention more fun times ahoy!...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125742/2/
Tech Dispenser: WordPress for iPhone App
WordPress for iPhone: Big news from the Automattic team yesterday. They
released a first look at their iPhone App that works on both WordPress.com and
WordPress.org blogs ...
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125519/2/
Shark Bait: On my life, I swear...
Pilot Fish; So I am standing around by someone's cube, waiting to get access to
a small office (the lady was in there talking to someone). I am glancing around
and I notice a pull-out tab thingy on one of the staplers that is a little more
heavy-duty ...
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3355178/1691691/125518/2/
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