Joomla! Web Security

Author/creator Canavan, Tom Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBirmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited
Description300 p.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Summary Annotation 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. This book covers Joomla! 1.0.x as well as 1.5.x.<br /><br />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 set-up.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781847194886
ISBN1847194885 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Stock number01201872

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