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Security
Chris O'Brien

Upgrade today WordPress, Drupal websites

On the 25th of December 2016, a security researcher disclosed a critical remote code execution flaw within a popular programme used to send emails from websites and web applications including systems such as WordPress and Drupal. If you are unfamiliar with security vulnerabilities a RCE, or remote code execution vulnerability is the worst-case-scenario. They allow an attacker to execute their own code on a victim website and thereby take control of the website.

Secure your website

A secure version of PHPMailer has now been released (as of the 11th January 2017) and updated versions of WordPress, and affected Drupal modules, have been made available and we are asking all customers who do not have support agreements in place to ensure that these updates are installed as soon as possible to ensure that your website remains secure.

If you need assistance installing these updates on your WordPress or Drupal based website please email [email protected] with your website details. If you have a monthly support agreement in place we will be installing the relevant updates on the 12th January 2017 and will issue confirmation emails once updates have been installed.

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Chris O'Brien 12th January 2017 12:42 am
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Microsoft
Jenny Howell

Windows 10 Mail App Bug: Reply-To Address is Ignored

We're seeing more and more of the bug (I'm sure Microsoft see it as a feature) where if a user is using the Windows 10 Mail App and they reply to an email with a "Reply-To" address (where the sender specifies a different email address for replies to be sent to, in place of the "From" address, Windows 10 Mail ignores the "reply-to" address resulting in emails going to the wrong address.

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Jenny Howell 9th January 2017 2:47 pm
If you'd like a free appraisal of your website, with advice on how it could be improved and a no-obligation quote to bring it up to date just drop us a line on hello@obrienmedia.co.uk or call freephone 0800 327 7540 (or 01793 230654 if you prefer!).
Design
Chris O'Brien

Kick-start the year with a new or updated website for your business #NewYearNewWebsite

With 2017 upon us now is a great time to take stock of your website and ask yourself if it is still working as hard for your business as you'd like?

Customers like to see that businesses are keeping up with the latest digital trends, if your website feels dated to a customer there's a big risk they might go elsewhere!

If you'd like a free appraisal of your website, with advice on how it could be improved and a no-obligation quote to bring it up to date just drop us a line on [email protected] or call freephone 0800 327 7540 (or 01793 230654 if you prefer!).

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Chris O'Brien 5th January 2017 4:43 pm
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Security
Jenny Howell

Important announcement about your online security

As you may now be aware, an increasing number of websites and online services have recently revealed breaches in their cyber security. In many cases, a user’s email address, username, and password are obtained from one website, and then used to access other websites and services. This is because people tend to use the same username and password for multiple online accounts.

To be clear, we have no evidence to suggest there has been any breach of O'Brien Media Limited systems.

Whilst it’s unlikely you have been impacted, we are now advising all customers to take the following precautionary steps to secure your information…

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Jenny Howell 15th December 2016 8:55 pm

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