You have got between 8 and 48 hours after an announcement by The Joomla! Project of a Joomla! CMS Security Fix before the hackers launch an attack on your website.
This was the view of AKEEBA, developer of the Admin Tools extension, back in 2016. Source: Akeeba Admin Tools.
And we have no reason to believe things have changed since then.
If anything the hackers will probably get to your website even quicker now!
So you had better act fast when news is announced of a Joomla! Security Release!
Knowledge is power - so it is important to be on the look out for Joomla! Updates.
Follow these Steps to Stay Informed
Follow these steps to learn about new releases as soon as they become available.
Frequently sign into your Joomla! website's control panel
When you do you will be reminded if there has been a new release of the Joomla! CMS and most popular extensions since you last signed in.
Regularly visit the Official Joomla! website to check for new releases of the Joomla! CMS.
Subscribe to Joomla! Project RSS News Feeds
Visit the link below for latest RSS News Feed links provided by The Joomla! Project, including:
- Security Announcements,
- Joomla! Announcements, and
- Community Magazine.
Read more: Joomla! Project RSS News Feeds.
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When you subscribe to one of our Joomla! CMS Support packages we will update your website for you.