Our website is temporarily offline
We are sorry that the AWCC website is currently unavailable. We have taken it offline as a precaution while our hosting provider, IONOS, applies urgent security updates.
Why has the website been closed?
Two serious security vulnerabilities have been identified in PHP, a technology used by many websites, including ours. Following UK cyber security guidance, we have temporarily suspended access to the AWCC website while the underlying hosting software is updated.
What about members' information?
We have no indication that AWCC members' information has been accessed or compromised. This is a preventative closure, not a response to a known data breach involving AWCC. Protecting members' information is important to us, and we will check the website before returning it to service.
When will the website be available again?
We hope the interruption will be brief. The site will reopen once our hosting provider has confirmed the necessary security updates and we have completed our checks. Normal AWCC email communications are unaffected by the website closure.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. No action is required from members in connection with this temporary closure. Please check back later.
For more information about the wider PHP security issue, see the UK National Cyber Security Centre advisory.