Security questions

[pg35]

What security features should I enable in simple machines forum.

Paranoid about being hacked.

Still learning cpanel.

I enabled hotlink protection on cpanel.

I upgraded to the latest version of simple machines (2.0.13)

I chose a complicated password.

I enabled the spam and bot controls to prevent spambots.

Is there anything else I should do?

My forum has no important files or financial transactions I don't plan on it being big plus there is no financial information stored.


-Thx

[Kindred]

first of all...   CAPTCHA and security questions do not protect against hacking...    they protect against spammers.

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Spam_-_my_forum_is_flooded_with_spam,_what_can_I_do

as for protection from hackers... just keep up-to date.

[ziycon]

If your running the server yourself, make sure to keep your OS up to date and also lock down any ports that aren't being used.

[Jailer]

And if your self hosting I would be more concerned about server and php configuration than I would SMF. If you're on managed hosting then don't sweat it your host will handle it.