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Do not updated to Drupal 7.58

Chris Grant (he/him) April 14, 2018 0 Comments
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, 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...
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WordPress a good move to keep things simple

Chris O'Brien March 24, 2018 0 Comments
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. WordPress is far less complicated than Drupal This is the number one reason to choose...
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Security of Drupal 8.5 or below.

Chris O'Brien March 21, 2018 0 Comments
This post contains important, time sensitive information about the security of your website if you're running Drupal version 7.57 or below or Drupal 8.5 or below. If you're an O'Brien Media client with a Drupal website you'll probably be familiar with the periodic Drupal update emails we send out regarding how important it is to keep up to date with security patches and other updates for your...
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Malicious website password reset requests on the rise from Russia

Important: Malicious website password reset requests on the rise from Russia

Chris O'Brien February 02, 2018 0 Comments
With all the interest in Russian hackers and a certain presidential campaign you'd be forgiven for thinking that only high-profile websites and individuals are targets for hackers. Not so. Over the past week we’ve seen a 1900% (yes one thousand nine hundred) percent increase in the number of malicious login attempts to websites hosted on our servers. And we’re not alone. Across the...
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Is your website software up to date?

Jenny O'Brien September 08, 2017 0 Comments
Firstly, it's important to understand that the reason hackers and cyber criminals want to exploit vulnerabilities in content management systems (CMS) and websites isn't necessarily just to steal all your user account, contact form, and other data, but also to infect your website visitors and users with malware. Once the unsuspecting user is infected with malware they are quickly added to...
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Drupal 7.56 and Drupal 8.3.4 – Security updates now available

Jenny O'Brien June 21, 2017 0 Comments
Security releases for Drupal (Drupal 8 version 8.3.4 and Drupal 7 version 7.56) which contain fixes for security vulnerabilities are now available and it's advisable that any websites using earlier Drupal versions are upgraded as soon as possible to keep them secure and prevent hacks and unauthorised access, including information disclosure. We can upgrade your Drupal website for you with...
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