Make this as a case study by pointing out the following in your paper.
1. Narrate what were the specific problem(s) encountered related to information security.
I have been using Joomla for years now and still love it. My site was hacked recently and no real damage was done just an homepage redirect and site title changed.
To be honest my Joomla was kept pretty clean, the only addons I had were a contact form, calendar, and forum. They were updated too!
Here is what the hacker left.
The disturbing thing is this guy is out to destroy Joomla, take a look what happens when I type his name () in google.
The only thing I am unsure about was the file settings I assigned to files in "htdocs" with FTP. For instance I set permissions to some folders to 777, but didn't think that effected web users.
Anyway Just thought I'd put his name or so called name on this forum so we have a note of him.
2. Who were the person(s) involved and their responsibilities and how they contributed to the problem.
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3. How would you able to solve the problem if your are an information analyst....
Security is an ever growing concern for website owners, especially websites that use Content Management Systems such as Joomla. Content Management Systems give you the power to manage a website with ease, giving you access to a wide number of files that you put within your website (at