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Original thinking from SPAWN.LONDON on website security, AI transformation, software architecture, database design, web performance and secure engineering. Ideas we’ve built, tested and released, written up so others can use them. Latest first.

Paul Emerton
Founder, SPAWN.LONDON
Website Security PHP WordPress
Security Alert · PHP2Shell · Action Needed

No Password Needed: Attackers Could Take Control of YOUR Server and Website With the New PHP Vulnerability

Newly disclosed critical flaws in PHP itself can let attackers run their own code on a web server without a password, even behind an up-to-date WordPress, Drupal or Joomla site. Patching closes the hole but may not remove a backdoor already planted. What it means for your business, the two websites we converted to PHP-free HTML overnight, and the conversion vouchers we’re offering affected businesses and charities.

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Paul Emerton
Founder, SPAWN.LONDON
AI Transformation AI Governance Training
Insight · AI Transformation · ISO 42001

AI Transformation Starts With the Work You Already Do

Whatever you call it, AI or super-intelligence, businesses that don’t embrace it now will struggle to match the cost base of competitors who do. Paul Emerton sets out what AI transformation really means: identify repeatable processes, integrate useful AI, measure the result. Includes on-premises RAG case studies for accountants and solicitors, ISO/IEC 42001 consultancy and AI training for staff and leadership.

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Paul Emerton
Founder, SPAWN.LONDON
Static Websites SEO & AIO Web Performance
Insight · Web Development · SEO

Could Your CMS Be Holding You Back? Why Static HTML Websites Now Beat WordPress

No database to hammer, no plugins to patch, no page builder to fight. Static HTML and JavaScript sites load faster, rank better, read more cleanly to AI answer engines, and with SPAWN.LONDON keeping your code on file, they’re now as quick to update as WordPress. Already on a CMS? We migrate what you have rather than charging for a rebuild.

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Paul Emerton
Founder, SPAWN.LONDON
Database Architecture Temporal Data Audit & Compliance
Announcement · White Paper · Open Source

SITAC Released: The Stable-Identity Temporal Audit Chain

Most of the applications we now build require ISO 27001 levels of auditability, traceability and record protection. SITAC is our answer: a database specification where every record retains its permanent UUID while carrying a complete, attributable history of every change. No repointing relationships. No chasing changes through application logs. Today we publish the white paper and release the source under the MIT license, with the sitac-core package available on npm.

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White Paper (PDF) github.com/verifie/sitac npm install sitac-core

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