Tech Alert: HP Power Adapter Safety Warning

Hewlett-Packard has recalled 5,577,000 notebook computer AC power cords in the US due to a problem with the AC Power Cord. The cord can overheat posing a potential fire and burn hazard. Per the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): This recall involves...

WordPress 4.0 “Benny” Released!

Named after Jazz great, Benny Goodman, WordPress 4.o was released this week and brings with it a number of great new features to your Post, Page, and Media management experience! All ESC! Technologies Group clients who subscribe to one of our WordPress Maintenance...

WordPress Security: Slider Revolution Patch

WordPress Plugins A serious vulnerability has been discovered in an outdated release of the excellent Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress. An unpatched version of the plugin may allow a hacker to download any file from your system including critical WordPress core...

WordPress Security: Core & Plugin Patches

WordPress Update An important security update was released for WordPress Core this week when version 3.9.2 was made available to patch a possible denial of service issue in PHP’s XML processing. In addition, several other vulnerabilities were patched including: Fixes...

Tech!Alert: Microsoft Patches IE Zero Day Exploit

Long-time Windows users know to be on the lookout for security updates from Microsoft the second Tuesday of every month. However, this month’s payload of patches includes a fix for an Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild....