The Tech Diary of an IT support geek

First check if your plugins are listed in the exploitable list: http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List MUST HAVE PLUGINS: 1. http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/site-protection/13233 2. http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/site-protection/14087 1. Keep Joomla up-to-date: Keep Joomla up-to-date, particularly when a … [Read more...]

MUST HAVE PLUGINS:  http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-wp-security/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/timthumb-vulnerability-scanner/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tac/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exploit-scanner/ As a matter of necessity the above plugins must be installed and run/used at least once a week to … [Read more...]

 This is no longer news that more than 3,000 joomla & wordpress hosted sites get hacked weekly by some malicious individual who derive great pleasure in dis-annulling people efforts . While there is no known permanent means to stopping hackers from penetrating your site there are security measure you must apply if you are to use joomla or wordpress for your site or client … [Read more...]

 The exchange of information in Internet is made by the "client - server" model. A client sends a request (what files he needs) and a server sends a reply (required files). For close cooperation (full understanding) between a client and a server the client sends additional information about itself: a version and a name of an operating system, configuration of a browser (including its … [Read more...]