"I Have to Upgrade My Website? What?" Your website is actually running software if you are using a Content Management System or any kind of script (versus just having static, HTML pages) - even if there's just a tiny script that just sends you an email from a form. This includes websites running WordPress, Joomla, […]
Need a WordPress Hack Cleanup? There seems to be a pretty widespread hack going around WordPress websites. If you upgrade to the latest version, you should be safe: WordPress 3.1 is Out I helped clean up 2 hacked WP sites this last weekend. The hack wasn't too bad. It involved the hacker inserting an iframe […]
If your website is using VirtueMart and you host with us, we will be upgrading your site with a patch: VirtueMart "search_category" SQL Injection Vulnerability Description Andrea Fabrizi has discovered a vulnerability in VirtueMart, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks. Input passed via the "search_category" parameter to index.php (when […]
There was an upgrade done on our web2 server last night. We did try to make sure that everything would work properly before the upgrade happened but with all upgrades, there could be some problems. If you experience anything unusual, please let us know. -Tony
One question we often hear people ask if they can update everything on their website. Our answer is yes but there's a bit of an asterisk with that and it has to do with security. The more you open up a website through a web interface (a Content Management System), the more you risk with […]
Recent attacks on government sites: Cyber attackers target South Korea and US (www.guardian.co.uk) All software has holes in it. It's all hackable. The question is, do you want to make it easy for hackers to hack your site or difficult? Make sure all software running your website is up to date. This includes your CMS, […]
