Presenter: Andy Thornton
Drupalcamp Atlanta 2011 

Website security is always a concern with any project you put online. As part of your planning, it pays to have a security plan in place so you can effectively respond to any issues and minimise risk to your website and brand.

This session is for anyone running a website and and covers common security concerns, how to recover from a break in and best practices for ongoing assessment. From a small website on a shared hosting service to a dedicated server in a datacenter, having an understanding of how to manage your security policies can reduce downtime in the event of a security breach. This session is aimed at both Drupal developers and website managers.

Topics covered

• Overview of Common Security Issues.
• Drupal Best Practices.
• Open Source Testing Tools.
• Web Application Firewalls
• Tiger Teams.
• Planning and Policies.
• Managing a security breach.

Session attendees will have a better understanding on how to prevent security issues and how to effectively handle a security breach and minimise the effects on your website and organisation.

Andy Thornton is a Drupal Architect for Mediacurrent.com

Follow him at @BohemianPixel