Publisher:  Packt Publishing Ltd

This is “a must” read book for all people that care about the security of a website. The book offers an excellent primer on basic web-security. It is written for the person who has not yet mastered the skills needed to properly secure a website.

For the Joomla user it covers many issues specific to the Joomla versions 1.0.x and 1.5.x. The book is written in simple language so that a non-tech person can understand the concepts. As a skilled and experienced Joomla user and host provider, I found many tips that can help me in monitoring the security of systems I administer.

The coverage of tools available and the appendix is worth the price alone.

Too often sever and site security is not appreciated. Because of the simplicity of setting up a website, it is often assumed that everything is secure. That is not the case and the person managing a website needs to know what to look for. The coverage of the less obvious of security issues when two secure extensions cause a breach is excellent.

Again I would make this required reading for any person running Joomla.

Scott Wolpow is President of Prebilt Hosting and an active participant of the JoomlaNYC group.

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