We subscribe to The Hacker News Newsletter and recommend you do the same to keep abreast of news about cyber threats to your organisation.
From time to time The Hacker News includes useful concise guides which address how to reduce the risk of succumbing to cyber attacks.
This week they published an article entitled "How one bad password ended a 158 year old business".
Its focus: how to build a more resilient defence against ransomware attacks.
Read more: How one bad password ended a 158 year old business
Building resilient defenses
"If the destruction of a 158-year-old company by a single guessed password gives you an awful feeling in the pit of your stomach, it should: cybersecurity failures have real-world consequences."
The Hacker News article recommends four steps to reduce the risk of falling victim to ransomware attacks.
- Implement strong password policies,
- Enable multi-factor authentication,
- Implement zero-trust architecture and least privilege access control, and
- Perform regular backup testing and recovery.
Below we identify how the Joomla! CMS enables you to address each of the above steps.
Implement strong password policies
The Joomla! CMS enables you to stipulate strict minimum password requirements when creating user accounts for yourself and website contributors.
We address what is meant by a 'unique complex password' in our Joomla! CMS User Guide.
Enable multi-factor authentication
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) adds an extra layer of security for website users with special permissions when they sign into a Joomla! CMS website.
Learn more about MFA in our Joomla! CMS User Guide.
Implement zero-trust architecture and least privilege access control
The Joomla! CMS enables you to assign priveleges to individual users by group and access level required.
The third party application ACL Manager facilitates more granular control when installed.
Learn more about access control in our Joomla! CMS User Guide.
Perform regular backup testing and recovery
We recommend that you periodically perform a full back up of your Joomla! CMS website (files and database).
This should be easy to do via the Hosting Control Panel (example: cPanel) provided by your website's hosting provider.
You may also wish to consider installiing third party application Akeeba Backup PRO.
Learn more about backing up your website in our Joomla! CMS User Guide.
About The Hacker News
"The Hacker News (THN) stands as a top and reliable source for the latest updates in cybersecurity. As an independent outlet, we offer balanced and thorough insights into the cybersecurity sector, trusted by professionals and enthusiasts alike."
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More about WYNCHCO Solutions
Our Mission
Ken Edwards - Company Founder
We help and support managers responsible for Joomla! CMS websites in UK business and third sector organisations which subscribe to WYNCHCO Joomla! CMS Help and Support.
We support organisations in Cheshire, Manchester, Merseyside, and the North West region from our office in Warrington. If you are based in the UK but outside the North West, we can still help.
Our Mission is to put you in control of your website.
We enjoy keeping up-to-date with the latest Joomla! developments, trends and best practices and sharing our expertise with you to help you more effectively manage your Joomla! CMS website.
We work hard to develop and maintain long-lasting customer relationships.
The WYNCHCO Customer Care Code
We aim to deliver excellent support to our customers at all times.
We pride ourselves on building long-standing close-working relationships with our customers.
Key words
- Collaboration.
- Flexibility.
- Shared Purpose.
- Trust.
Our commitment
To provide you with:
- accurate and up-to-date product information,
- helpful solutions to support requests,
- transparent invoicing,
- SSL encryption when you visit our website.
To monitor our services to ensure optimal performance.
To safeguard your personal data.
To resolve your concerns promptly and professionally.
To pay our suppliers promptly and in return ask that our customers do the same.
