https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/Website security and search news for UK businesses.en-gbhttps://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/wordpress-7-1-4-security-update/https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/wordpress-7-1-4-security-update/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000SecurityWordPress has released an update that fixes 22 security holes, and one of them could let a stranger take over a website without a password. Attackers started hunting for it within minutes. If your website runs on WordPress, check today that it is on version 7.1.4 (or the fixed version for older sites), or ask whoever looks after your website to check for you.https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/opt-out-google-ai-overviews/https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/opt-out-google-ai-overviews/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000Search & AIGoogle now lets any website choose to stay out of the answers its AI writes in search results, after a ruling by a UK regulator. Google says this will not change your place in its normal results, but you lose any visits those AI answers would have sent you. Most small businesses that sell a service should stay in for now and watch the numbers.https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/fake-reviews-law-uk-small-business/https://securewebstudio.co.uk/blog/fake-reviews-law-uk-small-business/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000Law & complianceSince April 2025, UK law has banned fake reviews, reviews that were secretly rewarded, and showing reviews in a misleading way, with fines of up to 10% of a business's worldwide sales. In October 2026 the regulator said it is still investigating five well-known firms over reviews. Asking staff to write reviews, rewarding only five-star reviews or showing only your best reviews can all break the rules.