Be ready, March 18: CiviCRM Security Update

CiviCRM has announced a security update to be released on the evening of March 18.

Security updates are important. You don’t want to let this slide.

If you’ll be handling this update yourself, now would be a good time to prepare:

• Review the official documentation on upgrades, including the specifics for your CMS (Drupal, WordPress, Backdrop, etc), and make sure you understand it.

• Ensure you understand how to perform a full site backup — and how to restore your site from a backup if needed.

• If this is your first time, block out a couple of hours for the actual upgrade.

If you’re a subscriber to Joinery’s Operational Assurance plan for ongoing support, and/or a Joinery hosting subscriber, we’ll be handling this upgrade for you, including full pre-upgrade backups and post-upgrade verification.

If you need help preparing for or conducting the upgrade, consider booking a coaching call so we can discuss your particular situation and ensure you have a good plan in place.

Whatever you do, don’t put this off.

• A security release is a great fix for issues you probably don’t even know you have.

• But just as importantly, it’s an announcement to the world that all un-upgraded sites have a specific set of security vulnerabilities. You don’t want to be one of those.

All the best,
A.