Joomla! 1.5: Developing Secure Sites

Covers simple steps that can be taken to minimize a web site's risk to common exploits.In Joomla! 1.5: Developing Secure Sites, author Kenneth Crowder covers key steps to secure against data loss and minimize vulnerability to attack. The course covers simple, yet effective best practices that will minimize the risk of a Joomla! web site from being compromised or hacked, as well as what to do if a vulnerability in the core Joomla! code or a third-party extension is found. Topics include: Keeping Joomla! up to date Managing extensions Creating super administrators Setting up and resetting passwords Understanding the jos_ prefix Managing user permissions Using SEF URLs Using .htaccess and robots.txt files Finding and reporting site vulnerabilities Auditing web sites and web servers