Security

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The Future of WordPress Security in 2025 and Beyond

Chris Grant (he/him) April 16, 2025 0 Comments
Navigating the Potential Shutdown of the CVE Program In today’s digital-first business landscape, maintaining a secure website is as vital as having a reliable internet connection. For millions of businesses powered by WordPress — the platform that runs over 60% of all websites — security has always relied on a silent hero: the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system. But that...
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Beware of QR Code Scams: How to Stay Safe

Chris Grant (he/him) March 03, 2025 0 Comments
QR codes have become an essential part of our everyday lives. From scanning menus at restaurants to making payments or logging into apps, they offer a quick and convenient way to access information. However, with the increasing reliance on QR codes, cybercriminals have found ways to exploit them for scams, fraud, and malware distribution. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into the dangers of...
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Your Website’s Security: How O’Brien Media Keeps You Protected

Andrei Ghimpu January 14, 2025 0 Comments
At O’Brien Media, safeguarding your website is our top priority. Recently, a critical vulnerability was discovered in a popular WordPress plugin, UpdraftPlus, a backup solution installed on over 3 million websites globally. This vulnerability, if exploited, could have allowed unauthorised individuals to access sensitive website backup files, exposing valuable data such as passwords,...
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Microsoft IT Outage – O’Brien Media Services Unaffected

Chris Grant (he/him) July 19, 2024 0 Comments
In the wake of the global IT outage linked to Microsoft and CrowdStrike, businesses and services across the UK have experienced significant disruptions. The issues, which began early on July 19th, 2024, and resulted in Sky News being unable to broadcast on TV and livetreams, have also impacted major airlines, banks, and public services including the NHS, causing widespread delays and operational...
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HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: The New Threat Looming Over the Web

Chris Grant (he/him) October 11, 2023 0 Comments
In the ever-evolving world of web security, a new threat has emerged that has the potential to wreak havoc on virtually every website. This threat, known as the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset vulnerability, has been publicly announced by tech giants like Cloudflare, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google. Understanding the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Exploit The vulnerability primarily targets the HTTP/2 and HTTP/3...
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Going Beyond the Padlock Icon: Best Practices for Ensuring Online Security

Chris Grant (he/him) May 09, 2023 0 Comments
As a web design and development company, we recognise the significance of online security for our clients and their customers. One of the most familiar visual cues for online security is the padlock icon that appears in web browsers. However, recent research has revealed that this symbol may not be as reliable as it appears. What does the padlock mean? The padlock icon is intended to indicate...
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Keep Your Website Safe with O’Brien Media’s Elementor Update

Chris Grant (he/him) April 04, 2023 0 Comments
At O'Brien Media, we understand that website security is not something that every customer is familiar with. That's why we take it upon ourselves to ensure that our customers' websites are always up to date with the latest software releases and security patches, such as the recent Elementor 3.11.7 update that resolves a security vulnerability. This vulnerability affected previous versions of...
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Upcoming Changes to the Cyber Essentials Scheme

Chris Grant (he/him) March 25, 2023 0 Comments
The Cyber Essentials scheme is an essential part of the UK’s efforts to protect against cyber-attacks. It provides businesses of all sizes with a framework of security controls that they can implement to reduce the risk of a cyber breach. On 23rd January 2023, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published an updated set of requirements for the Cyber Essentials scheme, version 3.1, which...
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Keep Your Custom Post Types Safe: Update to Toolset Types 3.4.18

Chris Grant (he/him) March 09, 2023 0 Comments
Toolset Types, a popular WordPress plugin, has released a minor security update to version 3.4.18. This update addresses a security vulnerability in the plugin, and users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible. The security vulnerability, which affects versions 3.4.17 and earlier, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable website. This could result...
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GDPR and The Importance of Website Software Updates

Chris Grant (he/him) March 08, 2023 0 Comments
In today's digital landscape, keeping your website software up to date has become more important than ever, especially with the introduction of GDPR. GDPR, or the General Data Protection Regulation, is a regulation introduced by the European Union that came into effect on 25th May 2018. This regulation imposes strict requirements on businesses that collect and process personal data from EU...
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