In this course we will talk about different aspects of security to make our Joomla site a safer place. We will discuss the aspects that we should never neglect on our website, as well as small tips that will save us more than one headache.
Updating our updated Joomla
Updating our Joomla! is essential, since the main cause of web infections is not complying with this point. Vulnerability errors that are public are reported daily. Allowing different bots to try to exploit them and compromise our site.
Trusted extensions
It is important to choose a trusted website to download extensions and templates for our Joomla! as it is possible that when installing them, they may include malicious code. Nobody likes to install a module and end up with another administrator user :P
Choosing a secure password
Choosing a secure password is essential and just like in our house we try to place a secure lock, in our Joomla!, we have to try to do the same.
That is why we are going to indicate different aspects to make our control panel more secure:
Choose a secure password, preferably with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and a special character.
Restrict access to the control panel through a protected directory or from htaccess itself to allow only our IP.
Choosing a hosting that cares about security
Web hosting also plays an essential role in the security of our page, since it depends on whether or not it has anti-hacking measures.
That is why at Profesional Hosting, in addition to updating our servers, we have also implemented our own Mod Security rules to protect directories and files that may be sensitive to infections.
