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  • Joomla! Web Security

    About The File:
    File Format | PDF
    File Size | 9.82 MB
    Pages | 264
    Language | English
    Category | Programming Web
    Description:  Joomla! is one of the most powerful open-source content management systems used to build websites and other powerful online applications. While Joomla! itself is inherently safe, misconfigurations, vulnerable components, poorly configured hosts, and weak passwords can all contribute to the downfall of your site. So, you need to know how to secure your website from security threats.
    Today every website needs to take security into consideration. Using the knowledge here, your Joomla! site can be ahead of the security threats so prevalent today.
    This book will take you all the way from the most basic steps of preparation to the nuts and bolts of actual protection. It is packed full of relevant and real-world topics such as security tools, configuration suggestions, setting up your test and development environment, reading and interpreting log files, and techniques used by bad hackers on the Internet. In addition to this you will learn how to respond to a site emergency should one occur and how to collect the evidence needed to pursue law enforcement action. The book provides a concise overview of all the parts needed to construct a defence-in-depth strategy for your Joomla! site.
    At the end of the book you will have a solid security foundation to take your Joomla! website to a higher level of security than the basic site setup.

    What you will learn from this book
    This book covers:
    Implementing steps for successful Joomla! website architecture
    Setting up metrics to measure security
    Exploring the test and development environment; developing your test plan to make sure everything will work as planned
    Utilizing your test and development site for disaster recovery
    Measuring the performance of your software development projects using a software development management system
    Exploring several tools to help protect your website
    Diving into security vulnerabilities: why they exist; some typical counter measures
    Exploring SQL Injections - how they can hurt you and how to prevent them
    Mastering the two important security layers - php.ini and .htaccess
    Reading and analyzing logs relevant to protecting your Joomla! site
    Handling Security Incidents in a professional manner
    Blocking nuisance IP addresses

    Approach
    This book will give you a strong, hands-on approach to security. It starts out with the most basic of considerations such as choosing the right hosting sites then moves quickly into securing the Joomla! site and servers. This is a security handbook for Joomla! sites. It is an easy-to-use guide that will take you step by step into the world of secured websites.
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