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Use only secure third party extensions and keep them updated
Most times when people say their Joomla website has been hacked, the security problem has nothing to do with Joomla itself. In most of the cases, the hacker came in through an unsecure third party extension that the site owner installed. Check this list for vulnerable 3rd party/non Joomla! extensions.
All Joomla Security Info articles:
- Use the latest Joomla security update
- Use only secure third party plugins and keep them updated
- Use secure username and password for administrators
- Use an SEF component that makes your Joomla more secure
- Use a secure web host / secure server configuration
- Don’t tell everyone about your configuration
- Write-protect your Joomla configuration file (make unwriteable)
- Delete Joomla templates that you do not use
