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Your network is constantly under attack from spam, trojans, viruses, phishing, bots, hackers and more.  Here are just some of the solutions that we use to keep our client's networks safe.

Microsoft Patches Windows Shell Vulnerability

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Microsoft on Monday released an emergency patch against the Windows shortcut link (.LNK), aka Windows Shell, vulnerability.  With the out-of-band release, Microsoft also disclosed Office documents at risk from the "no user input required" shortcut icon attack.

All "supported" editions of Windows got a patch, "including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2," according to Christopher Budd, senior security response communications manager at Microsoft. He recommends companies deploy the update "as soon as possible, to help protect their computers from criminal attacks seeking to exploit the .LNK vulnerability."

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Citi: iPhone Banking App Contains Security Flaw

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Citigroup Inc. has warned customers that a Citi iPhone app used for bank transactions has a security flaw and they should upgrade to a new version of the iPhone app released to Apple (NSDQ:AAPL)'s App Store.

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Symantec Takes $370 Million Plunge Into Encryption Market

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Acquisitions of PGP, GuardianEdge will make security giant an immediate player, experts say.

Symantec has placed a $370 million bet that encryption will play a key role in solving enterprises' future security problems.

In a single announcement, the security giant said it is acquiring PGP Corp. -- one of the industry's oldest and best-known enterprise email and data encryption tool vendors -- as well as GuardianEdge, which makes encryption tools for endpoint devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and portable storage devices.

Symantec will pay $300 million in cash for PGP and $70 million in cash for GuardianEdge.

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Security Fixes for all Browsers

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Whatever you use to surf the Web needs a fix. Developers of all five major browsers--Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera--recently released important security patches.

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Malwarebytes and Sunbelt Software announce partnership

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Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Malwarebytes, the makers of malware cleaning tools to increase the security of the Internet.

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