We're reaching out to you today to ensure that you are up to date regarding the latest security issues that may be affecting your website.

The Joomla team released a serious security vulnerability affecting all Joomla versions from 3.4.4 and up. If you’re using one of these versions of Joomla, you’re encouraged to update immediately.

The vulnerability has a high severity as it allows anyone to create a user remotely and specify the desired group permission to it, including administrator.

Click here to read more: https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/10/joomla-account-creation-vulnerability.html?utm_campaign=Vulnerability+Alerts&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=36450502&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9NYVdn2yeLDjfanPlHeZ-Yg_ah3xXAXsnJbTDniu1fLp5KWwkVWDHaqJ_Otd12pzLLRYHQsLyRwNjPZfXEmSC0Av0SIA&_hsmi=36450502

Location: FADC, San Diego, CA 92123

Purpose: EPhost Web Administrators will be working on the EPhost Network performing a mail server upgrade.

Window Start: 10/23/2016 - 7:00pm PST
Window End: 10/23/2016 - 8:00pm PST

Service Impact: This work is not expected to be web service impacting, but will effect mail service intermittently during the allotted maintenance window. During this time sending email will be disabled. Delivery of email will be delayed and Email servers will retry sending again within the hour.

Schedule: The window for Mail Server maintenance is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm on Sunday October 23rd, and end at 8:00pm on Sunday October 23rd. Should additional time be required, notice will be provided and the work window will be expanded.

Testing & Planning: All testing and planning being conducted during this window is part of a pre-defined checklist designed by the EPhost Web Administrator team.

Regression Planning: The EPhost Web Administrator team will be on-site managing this window. As with any Mail Server maintenance, while highly unlikely, there is a possibility that something unexpected may occur during the work process. Should any issues arise, all equipment will be placed back into standard operation and the work will be postponed until the issue is resolved.

Type of Work: Applying downloaded Windows Updates and Security Patches

Location: EPhost Office, San Diego, CA 92123

Purpose: EPhost Web Administrators will be working on the EPhost Network performing Windows Updates on all Windows servers.

Window Start: 10/9/2016 - 8:00pm PST
Window End: 10/9/2016 - 12:00am PST

Service Impact: This work is expected to take approximately 4 hours and you may experience intermittent access to your website during the maintenance window.

Schedule: The window for Network Maintenance is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm on Sunday, October 9th, 2016, and end at 12:00am on Monday, October 10th, 2016. Should additional time be required, notice will be provided and the work window will be expanded.

Testing & Planning: All testing and planning being conducted during this window is part of a pre-defined checklist designed by the EPhost Web Administrator team.

Regression Planning: The EPhost Web Administrator team will be on-site managing this window. As with any Network Maintenance, while highly unlikely, there is a possibility that something unexpected may occur during the work process. Should any issues arise, all equipment will be placed back into standard operation and the work will be postponed until the issue is resolved.

Type of Work: Applying downloaded Windows Updates and Security Patches

Location: EPhost Office, San Diego, CA 92123

Purpose: EPhost Web Administrators will be working on the EPhost Network performing Windows Updates on all Windows servers.

Window Start: 9/11/2016 - 8:00pm PST
Window End: 9/11/2016 - 12:00am PST

Service Impact: This work is expected to take approximately 4 hours and you may experience intermittent access to your website during the maintenance window.

Schedule: The window for Network Maintenance is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm on Sunday, September 11th, 2016, and end at 12:00am on Monday, September 12th, 2016. Should additional time be required, notice will be provided and the work window will be expanded.

Testing & Planning: All testing and planning being conducted during this window is part of a pre-defined checklist designed by the EPhost Web Administrator team.

Regression Planning: The EPhost Web Administrator team will be on-site managing this window. As with any Network Maintenance, while highly unlikely, there is a possibility that something unexpected may occur during the work process. Should any issues arise, all equipment will be placed back into standard operation and the work will be postponed until the issue is resolved.

It has come to our attention that a company called iDNS (Internet Domain Name Services) has been sending out mail notices in the falsely claiming that domains are expiring and soliciting people for outrageous amounts of money. Please DISREGARD these notices. EPHost does not send anything in paper form or anything through the mail.

Type of Work: Applying downloaded Windows Updates and Security Patches

Location: EPhost Office, San Diego, CA 92123

Purpose: EPhost Web Administrators will be working on the EPhost Network performing Windows Updates on all Windows servers.

Window Start: 8/14/2015 - 8:00pm PST
Window End: 8/14/2015 - 12:00am PST

Service Impact: This work is expected to take approximately 4 hours and you may experience intermittent access to your website during the maintenance window.

Schedule: The window for Network Maintenance is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm on Sunday, August 14th, 2016, and end at 12:00am on Monday, August 15th, 2016. Should additional time be required, notice will be provided and the work window will be expanded.

Testing & Planning: All testing and planning being conducted during this window is part of a pre-defined checklist designed by the EPhost Web Administrator team.

Regression Planning: The EPhost Web Administrator team will be on-site managing this window. As with any Network Maintenance, while highly unlikely, there is a possibility that something unexpected may occur during the work process. Should any issues arise, all equipment will be placed back into standard operation and the work will be postponed until the issue is resolved.