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In Detail Joomla! is one of the most powerful open-source content management systems used to build websites and other powerful online applications. While Joomla! itself is inherently safe, misconfigurations, vulnerable components, poorly configured hosts, and weak passwords can all contribute to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Canavan, Tom
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., ©2008.
Colección:From technologies to solutions.
Temas:
Joomla! (Computer file)
Web sites > Security measures.
Computer networks > Security measures.
Web sites > Authoring programs.
Web site development.
Sites Web > Sécurité > Mesures.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Sécurité > Mesures.
Sites Web > Systèmes-auteur.
Sites Web > Développement.
COMPUTERS > Internet > Security.
COMPUTERS > Networking > Security.
COMPUTERS > Security > General.
Computer networks > Security measures
Web site development
Web sites > Authoring programs
Web sites > Security measures
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Let's Get Started; Introduction; Common Terminology; Hosting-Selection and Unique Needs; What Is a Host?; Choosing a Host; Questions to Ask a Prospective Host; Facilities; Things to Ask Your Host about Facility Security; Environmental Questions about the Facility; Site Monitoring and Protection; Patching and Security; Shared Hosting; Dedicated Hosting; Architecting for a Successful Site; What Is the Purpose of Your Site?; Eleven Steps to Successful Site Architecture; Downloading Joomla!; Settings; .htaccess; Permissions; User Management
  • Common Trip UpsFailure to Check Vulnerability List First; Register Globals, Again; Permissions; Poor Documentation; Got Backups?; Setting Up Security Metrics; Summary; Chapter 2: Test and Development; Welcome to the Laboratory!; Test and Development Environment; What Does This Have to Do with Security?; The Evil Hamster Wheel of Upgrades; Determine the Need for Upgrade; Developing Your Test Plan; Essential Parameters for a Successful Test; Using Your Test and Development Site for Disaster Planning; Updating Your Disaster Recovery Documentation
  • Make DR Testing a Part of Your Upgrade/Rollout CycleCrafting Good Documentation; Using a Software Development Management System; Tour of Lighthouse from Artifact Software; Reporting; Using the Ravenswood Joomla! Server; Roll-out; Summary; Chapter 3: Tools; Introduction; Tools, Tools, and More Tools; HISA; Installation Check; Web-Server Environment; Required Settings for Joomla!; Recommended Settings; Joomla Tools Suite with Services; How's Our Health?; NMAP-Network Mapping Tool from insecure.org; Wireshark; Metasploit-The Penetration Testers Tool Set; Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
  • Why You Need NessusSummary; Chapter 4: Vulnerabilities; Introduction; Importance of Patching is Paramount; What is a Vulnerability?; Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities; SQL Injections; Command Injection Attacks; Attack Example; Why do Vulnerabilities Exist?; What Can be Done to Prevent Vulnerabilities?; Developers; Poor Testing and Planning; Forbidden; Improper Variable Sanitization and Dangerous Inputs; Not Testing in a Broad Enough Environment; Testing for Various Versions of SQL; Interactions with Other Third-Party Extensions; End Users; Social Engineering; Poor Patching and Updating

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