One of the most depressing things in the internet world is when you discover your website has been hacked. The uncertainty and mistrust can terrify administrators and worse - your customers. For that purpose we created this guide. It aims to provide simple rules for protecting your Joomla! websites.

This guide is the first of a series of security guides, and it’s written with blood, sweat and tears. The series is translated from Hebrew to help advanced users and especially beginners in the Joomla! world protect their websites from the greatest web fear - your site being hacked. This series was created after analyzing hacked websites in Israel, and how the hackers did it.

The series starts with the easy steps and goes on to the hard rules in the next installments. The hard rules are sometimes difficult to implement, but they are worth the payoff (and pain).

Tip: Before deploying a website, it is recommended to go over these security guidelines to avoid releasing an unsecured website.