Angus
06-02-2006, 08:00 PM
In the past we have made posts regarding insecure scripts and the need for you to constantly check and update any script you are running on a site
The reason for this is hackers spend their entire lives trying to find their way through scripts
It is for this reason any script author must constantly be updating their script to stay one step ahead
When you put a web site on the internet you have a responsibility to all
In particular this means the other people who have sites hosted on the same server as you
It is NOT sufficient to upload a site and then sit back for years and accept orders. emails etc through for example a formmail script on your site
As I have already mentioned these scripts are being constantly probed and exploited by hackers and spammers
It is for this reason the authors of scripts are constantly updating their "secure" version and posting them on their sites
It is YOUR obligation to constantly check that any script running on your site is the latest secure version
This includes (and I do not list them all) php, cgi, oscommerce, formmail etc etc
In other words anything you have installed on your site
As a result of people not doing this we have had to arbitrarily suspend a number of sites
We have done this without prior nortification to the sites' owners for the reasons stated above.
It is not our responsibility to see you have the latest and secure version of a script
It is our responsibility to ensure the integrity of a server for every other site hosted on it
If you find one of your sites is no longer accessible due to our actions please submit a ticket through the help desk
Please feel free to post any general queries or concerns here especially if you are unsure about what I am referring to above
Regards
Angus
The reason for this is hackers spend their entire lives trying to find their way through scripts
It is for this reason any script author must constantly be updating their script to stay one step ahead
When you put a web site on the internet you have a responsibility to all
In particular this means the other people who have sites hosted on the same server as you
It is NOT sufficient to upload a site and then sit back for years and accept orders. emails etc through for example a formmail script on your site
As I have already mentioned these scripts are being constantly probed and exploited by hackers and spammers
It is for this reason the authors of scripts are constantly updating their "secure" version and posting them on their sites
It is YOUR obligation to constantly check that any script running on your site is the latest secure version
This includes (and I do not list them all) php, cgi, oscommerce, formmail etc etc
In other words anything you have installed on your site
As a result of people not doing this we have had to arbitrarily suspend a number of sites
We have done this without prior nortification to the sites' owners for the reasons stated above.
It is not our responsibility to see you have the latest and secure version of a script
It is our responsibility to ensure the integrity of a server for every other site hosted on it
If you find one of your sites is no longer accessible due to our actions please submit a ticket through the help desk
Please feel free to post any general queries or concerns here especially if you are unsure about what I am referring to above
Regards
Angus