Blogs require attention

Posted by marlene on October 5, 2009 under Technical Talk | Be the First to Comment

Not only do blogs need to be kept up-to-date (in terms of content), but is it is your responsibility to make sure that you are running the latest software version. Security best practices dictate making software upgrades as they become available–especially for onsite blogs. The reason: updates usually fix an exploit that is out there. Exploits are nearly always driven by an entity with not so nice intentions (i.e. spammer, mischief maker, or other). You can usually see what version your onsite blog is running once you login. It will clearly say — Version xxx; latest version available xxx. If you compare the two version numbers, you’ll be able to discern if you are up-to-date. If you pay attention now, you can avoid problems later.