tigertech-announce Mailing List: A reminder to keep your scripts updated

[Tiger Technologies (support]

This is a message for Tiger Technologies Web hosting customers who 
install any custom script software on their Web site.

We'd like to remind you that if you do install any custom scripts, it's 
very important to keep that software up-to-date.

Older versions of many scripts contain security flaws -- programming 
errors that can allow "hackers" to modify your Web site files or install 
malicious software. Security flaws are present in older versions of many 
different scripts, including blogs, message boards and photo galleries.

As these kinds of security flaws are discovered, the author of a script 
will release new versions that fix the problem. If you install any 
scripts yourself, you should keep your Web site secure by regularly 
checking that you're using the latest version and updating your software 
when necessary.

The best way to keep informed of security flaws in any software you 
install is to join the announcement mailing list run by the author of 
the script. The author's Web site will usually have more information and 
explain how to join the mailing list.

We should emphasize that we already make sure that any software we 
install and provide -- that is, the software that runs our servers -- is 
not vulnerable to security problems. However, we usually can't check for 
flaws in software you install yourself. While we occasionally send 
messages directly to customers running outdated and vulnerable versions 
of a popular script, that's relatively rare. To protect your site from 
hackers, you should make sure that you know when you need to update any 
software you have installed.

We hope you find this reminder useful. Please let us know if you have 
any questions. We appreciate your business!

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Tiger Technologies