The Easyspace Blog

PHP 8 introduced several new features, improvements, and optimizations compared to its predecessor, PHP 7. Here are some reasons why you might want to use PHP 8: Performance Improvements: PHP 8 includes numerous performance improvements, making it faster and more efficient than previous versions. This can lead to reduced server resource usage and faster response […]

Just a quick post to make you aware of a rather annoying and concerning set of SPAM and Phishing emails that are doing the rounds amongst domain name registrars including Easyspace. These emails are not from Easyspace.  This bunch are basically phishing for your bank and card details, and not only will your domain name […]

**Update & Congratulations** Its give us tremendous pleasure to congratulate the team on their 16th Scottish Women’s’ League Championship – after beating Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. To say the match was “squeaky bum time” would be an understatement, Lauren Davidson popped up in the 92nd minute with the only goal of the game as […]

From Microsoft. Source:https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2023/01/05/consistent-global-pricing-for-the-microsoft-cloud/ Begins: Today, we are announcing that Microsoft is taking several steps to align the pricing of our Microsoft Cloud products globally, meaning customers will have consistent pricing reflecting the exchange rate of the local currency to the US dollar (USD). Starting April 1, 2023, pricing for Microsoft Cloud products will be adjusted […]

One thing that would drive us to fall off the wagon in January at Easyspace would be to find our servers have been compromised due to out-of-date software and patchier than patchy patching. For those who self-manage your dedicated & cloud server security, this should be at the forefront of your mind. You know this […]

A zero-day flaw in a WordPress plugin called BackupBuddy is being actively exploited, WordPress security company Wordfence has disclosed. “This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated users to download arbitrary files from the affected site which can include sensitive information,” it said. The vulnerability affects versions 8.5.8.0 to 8.7.4.1, The BackupBuddy plugin for WordPress is […]

What is a Phishing email? Phishing is when attackers attempt to trick users into doing ‘the wrong thing’, such as clicking a bad link in an email that will download malware or direct them to a fake website.   The senders of these emails want to de-fraud you, either by asking you for details or by […]

We’re getting in touch to tell you about a vulnerability discovered in the Log4J logging library on Friday 10th December 2021. The Log4j vulnerability is a zero-day vulnerability. What do I need to do? Domain Names, Shared Web Hosting and Email customers. Our teams have been busy in the background, ensuring our Shared products and […]

As part of our focus on Security and Control, we recently upgraded our payment platform.  This was in preparation for changes coming in March 2022 and relates to big improvements in how we all process & use credit/payment cards in the UK and Europe. Say what now? From March 2022, SCA (Secure Card Authentication) will […]