NYCPHP Meetup

[Matt Thomas]

Take a look at
http://docs.joomla.org/Security_Checklist/Hosting_and_Server_Setup for some
other good tips when choosing a provider.

Best,

Matt Thomas
Founder betweenbrain <http://betweenbrain.com/>™
Lead Developer Construct Template Development
Framework<http://construct-framework.com/>
Phone: 203.632.9322
Twitter: @betweenbrain
Github: https://github.com/betweenbrain



On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Laura Gordon <rytech123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Use a GOOD HOST...
>
> Call you host ahead of time and ask, 'do you support joomla', also find
> out their backup procedures...how many backups do they keep, how easy is it
> to restore?  All companies handle this very differently, some may charge
> you $15 others $150, and others it can be backups by the hour, and you can
> just select one...
>
>
> -- Laura
>
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Geoffrey Schaller <gjschaller at psi-13.com>wrote:
>
>> As someone who has yet to be hacked (knock on wood), I'd like to ask the
>> group - what is best practice to prevent this sort of thing?
>>
>>    - I already have Akeeba Backup and Admin Tools installed
>>    - I run backups on a daily (DB) and weekly (whole site / server)
>>    basis, and store them offsite.
>>    - I've used Admin Tools to secure the ID of the default Admin / Super
>>    User account.
>>    - All of my extensions are up to date, and none are on the Vulnrable
>>    Extensions list.
>>
>> I've seen a few anti-hacking tools on the JED - are they needed?  Is
>> there something else I should be installing, or a specific option I should
>> use when configuring my Joomla sites?
>>
>> -Geoffrey
>>
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