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UPDATE: We have published a new report on this vulnerability here: DNN install wizard vulnerability resurfaces, users encouraged to address immediately. This week, DNN published information about a potential vulnerability in the Install Wizard feature of DNN. While it will be fully addressed with the release of DNN 7.4.1, the DNN Software Team decided to act proactively and inform the community about this issue ahead of the patch. Cathal Connolly, writing on behalf of DNN...

Critical security patches released by Microsoft must be applied immediately Microsoft has released a bundle of emergency maintenance updates for a large swath of Windows Server. Microsoft releases its updates on the second Tuesday of the month, which is known as “Patch Tuesday” within the industry. Frequently these updates are released without any issue or fanfare. However, this week saw a larger-than-normal release of updates by Microsoft. Within these patches is a major...

What: Monthly Microsoft Windows Updates Start Time: Monday, April 20, 2015 @ 11:00 PM in the Server's Time Zone End Time: Friday, April 24, 2015 @ 6:00 AM in the Server's Time Zone Duration: Approximately 30 minutes within the maintenance window What is being done? Whenever new Microsoft updates are released, the servers will automatically apply the patches within a patch window of 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the server's time zone (based on the server zone you have chosen to be in)...

If you use the WordPress SEO plugin Yoast, you should update it immediately A vulnerability has been found in the popular WordPress SEO plugin “WordPress SEO by Yoast.” The makers of Yoast describe their product as a “leading web analytics plugin for WordPress.” Yoast is recognized as a very popular SEO plugin for WordPress, and with more than 14 million downloads, many outdated sites are potentially at risk from the vulnerability. Discovered by WPScan Vulnerability Database...

SY Holdings Inc. sees Managed.com as a perfect fit for its customer support oriented business models OMAHA, Neb. (February 20, 2015) — SY Holdings Inc., a holding company that has more than 25 years of experience with software businesses and personal high-end support centers, has acquired Managed.com. Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., Managed.com is a leading provider of content management system (CMS) optimized platforms for small businesses and enterprise-level clients. Started by Tony...

What: Monthly Microsoft Windows Updates Start Time: Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 11:00 PM in the Server's Time Zone End Time: Friday, March 20, 2015 @ 4:00 AM in the Server's Time Zone Duration: Approximately 30 minutes within the maintenance window What is being done? Whenever new Microsoft updates are released, the servers will automatically apply the patches within a patch window of 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the server's time zone (based on the server zone you have chosen to be in)...

A newly discovered vulnerability in the Xen hypervisor has been making industry headlines. As with any case where data security becomes an issue, it’s understandable to wonder if this affects your website. The Xen security vulnerability has led to several large cloud providers needing to implement emergency security maintenance and server reboots to protect their customers. This, in turn, fuels more speculation and attention grabbing headlines that can lead to worry. The Xen...

If you use the WordPress plugin Slimstat, you should update it immediately A vulnerability has been found in the popular WordPress plugin WP-Slimstat. The makers of Slimstat describe their product as a “leading web analytics plugin for WordPress,” and with more than 1.3 million downloads, it’s hard to argue that they have taken a decent chunk of this market. However, that also means more than 1.3 million sites are potentially at risk from the vulnerability discovered in the plugin. ...

What: Monthly Microsoft Windows Updates Start Time: Monday, February 16, 2015 @ 11:00 PM in the Server's Time Zone End Time: Friday, February 20, 2015 @ 4:00 AM in the Server's Time Zone Duration: Approximately 30 minutes within the maintenance window What is being done? Whenever new Microsoft updates are released, the servers will automatically apply the patches within a patch window of 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the server's time zone (based on the server zone you have chosen to be...

A vulnerability has been found in the popular WordPress plugin FancyBox. With more than 600,000 downloads from the WordPress plugin directory, the vulnerability in FancyBox has potential to impact a large amount of WordPress sites if left unaddressed. Rooted out by Sucuri (the same security company that identified Heartbleed and, more recently, SoakSoak), the vulnerability in FancyBox could allow for malicious code injections. Writing for Sucuri, Daniel Cid said his team ran a...