Major Internet Security Flaw Puts Millions of Websites at Risk

Major internet security flaw puts millions of websites at risk

An internet security flaw affecting software used across much of the web has triggered a worldwide scramble to protect vulnerable websites, with organisations taking services offline as they work to prevent potential cyberattacks, Cape {town} Etc reports. WordPress, Wikipedia and online shops among platforms at risk The vulnerability affects PHP, a programming language used to run websites and process information... Read more →

The PHP2Shell Security Scare

This week, two critical flaws in PHP, the programming language that quietly runs most of the web, put website owners, hosts and governments on high alert. The issue was nicknamed PHP2Shell, and it was serious enough for the UK National Cyber Security Centre to issue an alert and for some organisations to take their websites […] The post PHP2Shell: what the biggest PHP security scare in years means for your website appeared first on Intelligency …

PHP security flaw hits property websites and technology

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged its regulated community, and others, to “take action” in the wake of an issue with the PHP programming language used by many websites and technology companies.  A critical cybersecurity flaw in the programming language has triggered widespread global internet disruption with thousands of websites being taken offline as a precautionary measure to deploy emergency security patches. According to…

PHP Security Scare: Are Websites Still at Risk from Hackers?

Website owners are being urged to check their security as warnings over serious PHP software vulnerabilities raise questions about how many sites remain exposed to attack.   The recent PHP security scare has prompted some organisations to take websites offline or restrict access while they investigate the risks.