Windows 8 Action Center says spyware and firewall protection are turned off- more info please

Hello, I saw the post of the same name and it said that there would be an update posted. That was two months ago. I have had this issue on and off for a while and it seems to clear itself during a reboot. However, it is not always a convient time to do this and it is embarrasing when I have a client for them to think that I don't have a basic firewall/antivirus. Saying 'o that's ok, Norton frequently crashes like that, just ignore the red flag.' isn't exactly something sells Norton products!

 

Thank you.