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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 15151 Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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Posted: Wed May 17, 17 2:58 pm Post subject: Content management systems and security. |
 
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Am having a discussion with a friend about discussion fora and he says that forums are a kind of Content Management system, and all CMS are just a big mess of security holes, so he won't touch them with a long pole.
Should I be worried, or how can I allay his concerns? |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 34742 Location: yes
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Posted: Wed May 17, 17 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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never post bank , security, personal, or political details and all will be fine
if it must be written a single sheet on a glass surface is usually ok
a one use slice of universal background radiation is a good place to start for a decent cypher
nowt is really secure and that includes humans
and traffic analysis can give context to those who watch. |
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jema Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 26626 Location: escaped from Swindon
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Posted: Thu May 18, 17 6:23 am Post subject: |
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The truth is complicated. CMS's have a poor rep, forums slightly less poor.
Most of the risk comes through third party add ons.
myff has not been hacked ever in over 10 years.
The basic point in a way is that if you are not going to use a CMS, then what the heck are you going to use to fill the role of a CMS? |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 15151 Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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Posted: Thu May 18, 17 7:30 am Post subject: |
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jema wrote: |
The basic point in a way is that if you are not going to use a CMS, then what the heck are you going to use to fill the role of a CMS? |
It seems we've fallen out over it & he's not talking to me now. Ah well. |
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