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A recent penetration test revealed that our permissions were not as clear as they could be. Especially when it came to access via our API. So, we reworked them to provide greater clarity about who has access to what.<\/p>\n

Now, when you add or edit a person in Resources<\/strong>, you will see the following.<\/p>\n

\"User<\/p>\n

Apart from the visual changes, everything should continue to work as expected. We’re always monitoring security and this has tightened things up a notch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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