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Microsoft Releases Out-of Band Patch

MBorsick's picture
Today Microsoft released an out of band patch which affects all Windows operating systems, but only addresses current supported editions. This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Shell. Specifically, this vulnerability addresses how the Windows Shell processes LNK and PIF files which are found in nearly all Windows operating systems from Windows 1 to Windows 7.

Laptop Security

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I thought I'd pass along these guidelines that I read recently from the Security Awareness email from the SANs Institute: 

1. Make sure your security software has not expired. If it has expired, renew or replace it immediately.

Needless to say, Some Significant Patches are Needed Now

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I thought I'd take a minute to update people on a couple of items that are of interest in the computing community:

Combining Embossing Powder with an Inkjet Printer

Irene Kraus's picture

Within the crafting world, one of the hottest trends has been the combination of rubber-stamping, inks, and embossing powders. I think who ever came up with this method was inspired by something everyone did in grade school, were something was traced with a bead of glue and then had glitter dumped all over it. The excess glitter was then knocked off, leaving the traced object enhanced by the glitter. When using rubber-stamps, the process is quite similar. Slow-drying inks, usually labeled as suitable for embossing, are applied to the stamp and then the paper.