CMS Security Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide for WordPress®, Joomla!®, Drupal™, and Plone®

Overview of the Book and Technology

Today, cyber-crime has evolved from the typically introverted teenager stereotype into a billion-dollar crime business. Wherever there's that much money, organized crime gets involved.

Today's average website is under constant assault, with many of those attacks resulting in great successes for the hackers. Likewise, the number of vulnerabilities continues to grow, but website owners practicing good patch management are not keeping pace.

This book focuses on the open source CMSs that offer many free add-ons from developers. Often, the add-ons, the core CMSs, and even the web servers will become vulnerable or be misconfigured. This can lead to small or medium businesses being hacked, suffering the loss of customers through reputation damage and much more. This book addresses all the needs of the non-technical business owner to help you understand why you must shore up your CMS or web server defenses, and how to establish your information security policy.

The following technologies are covered in this book:

• Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress, and Plone CMSs
• Linux security
• Wireless security
• Security tools such as Nessus, Nmap, and WireShark

Following are operational topics covered in this book:

• Choosing the right hosting company for your needs
• Starting with the right CMS for your business needs
• Building a baseline for your site
• Establishing a password policy
• Learning to read and use your web server logs
• Establishing a disaster-recovery plan
• Applying ...