As many of you have likely heard, an incredibly serious and widespread security vulnerability, Heartbleed, was recently reported in OpenSSL, an important cryptographic software library used on many servers. OpenSSL is used to secure large swaths of internet communications and thus the Heartbleed weakness allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, Read more…
On Friday, the developer of the popular Breezing Forms add-on for Joomla announced a serious vulnerability affecting version 1.7.5 (build 762) and earlier. Based on our research, we expect that about 1 in every 20 Joomla websites is affected by this vulnerability. This is the second serious extension vulnerability reported for Joomla in Read more…
Yesterday we were informed of a very serious security vulnerability in eXtplorer — a popular file management utility for Joomla. Unlike the recent security issues in the Joomla core, this vulnerability is in an extension. After some research, we now know that on up to 1 in every 10 Joomla websites may be Read more…
The Joomla project has announced fixes for an urgent Joomla security issue affecting version 1.5 and greater. These updates follow on from a similar security announcement in the Spring. So, if you have maintained a Joomla site built within the last six or seven years, you likely have an urgent security issue to fix. Read on Read more…
After returning from J and Beyond, the annual Joomla conference, we’ll officially release Watchful client version 1.5.6. One of the most exciting new features in this release is the ability to update Akeeba Backup and Admin Tools — both the Free and Pro versions — right from the Watchful dashboard. If Read more…
What Joomla upgrade is right for me? Last week saw a flurry of activity as the Joomla project released the much anticipated Joomla 3.1 with system-wide tags on Wednesday as well as security updates for both Joomla 3.0 and 2.5. Some technical complications saw two more releases late on Friday. Read more…
One of the central features of Watchful is the ability to monitor critical files in your Joomla web site. Modifications to these files might indicate the presence of an intruder or unauthorized access. Watchful can now scan Joomla sites for malware. This is the second part in a 3-part series Read more…