Category Security

In this section you can read Alledia blog posts about web security issues.

Serious IDevAffiliate Security Hole

This is an worrying security update that affects the Joomla world. Up until now iDevAffiliate – the system used by almost every Joomla affiliate program – has stored passwords and Social Security numbers UNENCRYPTED in the database. That means if…

An Early Warning System for Hacked Sites

After Joomla’s recent security issues, people have been double-checking their sites. In some cases it’s easy to tell if your site has been hacked (the large Turkish flag and blaring music are strong hints) and on other occasions, the hackers…

Are You Selling Fear or Solutions?

We received an email this morning from Phil-Taylor.com listing security holes in various Joomla components. I have an awful lot of respect for Phil and his work developing Mambo and now his components. However, I think the tone of the…