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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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This book is not good if you know how to make a backup in joomla, because this books only shows forms, forms and forms to make backups. And when i say forms i mean a paper with lot of lines for you to fill in.
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I have been a web designer for many years. But I had never thought too deeply about security and getting hacked until a lot of my friends started experiencing those problems. I got nervous and read everything that I could on the net to try to make my site more secure. However, I NEVER thought about what I would do if the bad guys ever got in anyway. This book SERIOUSLY WOKE ME UP! This book makes you develop an action plan in case you are attacked. Setting up your site is one thing but having a plan in place to get it back was something I never thought of until I read this book. Dodging the Bullets is just that! When the bullets are flying your way, what are you going to do to keep from getting hit in your vital organs? Thanks Tom.
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If you have a website, then security should be a consideration during its development. Dodging the Bullets is a very useful reference for webmasters grappling with the security of their Joomla powered site.
For smaller sites, the book does a great job at explaining two important aspects of making your site secure, the all important htaccess file and folder and file permissions.
For sites of larger organizations, the book really comes into its own. Many of the later chapters deal with the process of setting up protocols within your organization to ensure stability of your site. Forms are usefully provided to help webmasters document and distribute the responsibility of uptime.
For any webmaster of a Joomla site for a larger organization, such as a school or municipality, Dodging the Bullets is an important bookshelf reference.
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Overall, I was very impressed by Tom's book. If you use Joomla to run your personal blog, you might not need it, although the early chapters help explain a great deal about basic site security.
However, the real target of the book is larger businesses for whom a site outage will hit income hard. If you're using Joomla in a corporate / enterprise environment and don't have a thorough back-up plan, this book will give you a jump-start.
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This book is light on content, with little or no valuable information and in many cases only referenced to third party web sites. It has very little on Joomla and is full of 'filler' white space and generic risk management type forms - most of which are not relevant. It even gives you a form for how to take your backup CD/Tape to the fireproof storage area!! Has this guy even heard of the Internet? Don't waste your money - I did.
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