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 Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject: Hacked bya lameass script kiddie! |
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My site got hacked by some lameass script kiddy for the second time and I'm using PHPnuke which is updated to the latest version.. so what I'm asking is which content management system is the best to use? i.e. most secure etc?
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| rhinoian |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, I think most systems wil have weaknesses that can be exploited, just look at XP, Word & IE 
Keeping upto date with the latest version, making sure file permissions are as tight as possible, password protecting with a strong password the admin files and regular checking of the site are about as good as you can get.
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| NetHosted - Andrew |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Speaking from experience of mopping up issues keep clear of PHP-Nuke and Mambo.
I can't comment on why these two are the biggest causes of headaches. It could be due to bad coding, it could be due to them being attractive targets as they are very popular etc
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| UserFriendly |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Can't comment on it's security other than the fact that my site hasn't been hacked (went live Nov 05) and that the developers seem keen on keeping it secure, but I'm very happy with Drupal (http://drupal.org ).
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| Mike T |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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It seems like using mod_rewrite is a good way to secure sites, too (and a feature of Drupal if I'm not mistaken).
I manage to keep my sites relatively secure by coding them myself... Ofcourse that only means that I can protect them from threats that I know about myself. |
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| magsiesss |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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As long as you don't forget what gates you have placed to protect yourself ...
Me - I even forget where I hide £10 for emergencies ....
Seriously though, sometimes these problems can really dishearten you - I came to Nethosted because my old ISP kept having problems with cgi (with no backups whatsoever) ... then I installed Mambo and then lost it 
I'll have a look at mod_rewrite ... eventually once I get that energy to look at the whole of my site again
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