One of the key principles of GDPR is informed consent, and one of the main changes you’ll probably need to make to your website ahead of the 25th May implementation date of GDPR is add storage and processing consent check-boxes to your website contact forms.
As of the 25th of May 2018, data protection laws are changing from the 1998 Data Protection Act to the new EU GDPR and there are several changes that the team at O’Brien Media have made that some website and business owners may not be aware they have to make too.
Following an increasing number of web design and development projects for clients based in the Greater London area we’ve now got a presence in Shoreditch, on Paul Street, EC2A.
Once again, the developers of Drupal are releasing an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability in the popular CMS. The critical security advisory issued on Monday indicates another patch will be released between 16:00 – 18:00 UTC on April 25th, 2018.
It’s been long overdue for a makeover, and after 2 months of development we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website.
Following the remote code execution vulnerability discovered in all versions of Drupal released prior to 28th March 2018, and patched in Drupal 7.58 and Drupal 8.5.1, websites may have been hacked if they have not been updated to Drupal 7.58 (or 8.5.1) by Wednesday, 11th April 2018, may have been hacked after the Drupal security team became aware of automated attacks attempting to compromise Drupal 7 and 8 websites using the vulnerability.
When we’re developing websites and apps our goal is to create value innovation. This happens in creating something better than the current solutions at a lower price.
While switching from Drupal to WordPress means you may need to give up certain features and functionality, but those things don’t matter if they complicate your ability to maintain and manage your website, to add improvements, or to complete software updates without the help (and costs) of a web developer.
