Joomla! Web Security by Tom Canavan
Publisher: P-Pu (October 15, 2026) | 264 pages | ISBN: 1847194885 | PDF | 10.7 MB

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

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