We have been advised that the Display Widgets plugin includes backdoor hacking code. This has been automatically removed from all WordPress sites containing the plugin. For further info see: ... Read More »
The Petya Ransomware has gone global this morning, affecting critical systems globally. You don’t need to click on anything or take any action for to infect your computer as it can spread into your system through the network. Read the following from https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/06/petya-ransomware/ and take immediate steps to patch ... Read More »
A reminder that WordPress 4.7.5 is now available. This is a security and maintenance release for all previous versions of WordPress, fixing six security vulnerabilities, as detailed at https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/. We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. Unless you have disabled automatic updates, or ... Read More »
A massive global ransomware attack on machines running the Windows operating system is underway and spreading quickly. See the WordFence public service announcement and ensure that you are protected.
A reminder that WordPress 4.7.4 is now available. This is a maintenance release for all previous versions of WordPress (fixing 47 bugs from WordPress 4.7.4). We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
A reminder that WordPress 4.7.3 is now available. This is a security and maintenance release for all previous versions of WordPress (fixing six major security issues). We strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
If you don't have automatic WordPress core updates enabled on your WordPress site, you should update your site to WordPress 4.7.2 as soon as possible. It includes important security updates. See https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/02/reminder-to-update-to-wordpress-4-7-2-and-check-your-site/ for more info.
All Magento 2 on-demand training courses are FREE until January 31, 2017. See https://u.magento.com/.
An update has been released for MailChimp for WordPress. The latestest version of this plugin includes a security patch. Update to version 4.0.11 immediately to keep your WordPress site secure.
Thank you to Eat Me Supplements for always being one of the first to patch their site when new security updates are released. No questions asked. Grateful that we don't have to chase them and explain the importance of security.